Sentences with phrase «of appearances to the contrary»

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If, to the contrary, the difference between humans and some sub-humans were slight (if, for instance, humans were only slightly superior to nonhuman primates, so that human existence were a species belonging to what we now call the nonhuman animal world), it would not be clear that the appearance of humans represents the maximal importance of subhuman existence as such.

(RM 20) Despite appearances to the contrary, there is good reason to suspect that Whitehead at bottom was a twice - born soul, and I suspect that those di - polar theologians who are once - born or healthy - minded souls are at least in part responsible for a fundamental distortion of Whitehead's theological meaning.

It's a not unfamiliar complaint (see, for example, this month's correspondence), and one that I — and the other editors of First Things — take seriously, any possible appearances to the contrary notwithstanding.

The determinism of so many apocalyptic narratives serves to assure the believer that, despite all appearance to the contrary, all these new things that are happening are not out of God's hand.

As I wrote earlier, the hearings «should be either canceled or reworked to avoid the appearance that the U.S. Congress — whose members are 90 percent Christian — is using its power, contrary to clear meaning of the establishment clause of the First Amendment, to promote Christianity at the expense of other religions.»

Contrary to all outer appearances, they are fortunate, because God's rule means taking care of them.

Also contrary to Jones» conclusion is Richard L. Brougham's recent attempt to save Whitehead from this dilemma by accusing Bergson of over-emphasizing continuity while Whitehead's kinder, gentler notion of «simplification» could provide us with a thoughtful and pragmatic account of experience that did nor have to reduce discontinuities to «mere appearances.»

On the contrary, what goes on in the world is a genuine manifestation of the living process which is his own nature; and it also makes a difference to him, for it makes possible the novelty of adaptation, the emergence of new actualities, and the appearance of real possibilities, which otherwise would not be available to him.

I maintained that, contrary to the commonly expressed or tacitly accepted view, the era of active evolution did not end with the appearance of the human zoological type: for by virtue of his acquirement of the gift of individual reflection Man displays the extraordinary quality of being able to totalize himself collectively upon himself, thus extending on a planetary scale the fundamental vital process which causes matter, under Certain conditions, to organize itself in elements which are ever more complex physically, and psychologically ever more centrated.

Despite all appearances to the contrary and misunderstandings about the nature of the church, members are looking for God.

For in the earliest round of the debate, Griffin remarked on how forced, unnecessarily cautious, or simply unnatural are Ford's readings of relevant passages in Science and the Modern World and Religion in the Making — readings claiming that panpsychism is not truly found in either book, and that the appearance to the contrary is due to our reading into them ideas derived from the canonical portions of Process and Reality (REWM 194 - 201).

We studied one of their texts in a Government course, unpacking the way the author crossed every t and dotted every i with his overriding paranoid theory, if it may be called that, that the Communists and their dupes ran everything, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding.

But, appearances to the contrary, if it does, it does so by its own power and not because of their «importance,» for it rests with the objective data.

In a recent New Republic article, Dr. Jen Gunter informs us that despite all appearances to the contrary, the Center for Medical Progress did not catch Planned Parenthood in the act of selling baby parts.

His «scholastic realism,» despite appearances to the contrary, hardly represents a return to pre-Kantian modes of thought.

And do observe in Ezekiel that (1) Yahweh's ways, if sometimes unfathomable, are deemed to be just and right; (2) history, even in its anguish, is interpreted in terms of Yahweh's concerned, purposeful impingement upon it; (3) Yahweh's ultimate purpose is confidently assumed to be redemptive — to recreate by resurrection a people who will be his people and (certainly implicitly) will yet fulfill themselves as his people; and (4) the bold faith that despite any appearances to the contrary, the Word of Yahweh is accomplishing itself and can not in any future be thwarted.

Similarly, the framework of nature and history is profane, and it is only in the light of the word of proclamation that nature and history become for the believer, contrary to all appearance, the field of the divine activity.

Not all of them whom he had chosen have, despite the appearance to the contrary, really chosen him.

But the reverent pondering of his earlier years was carried over into his mature manhood as a firm assurance that, despite all appearances to the contrary, the Lord is mindful of his own.

Appearances to the contrary, femininity was never about being some kind of delicate flower; it was tactical: a way of securing resources and positioning women as advantageously as possible on an uneven playing field, given the historical inequalities and anatomical disparities that make up the wonderful female condition.

The lack of ideas about how to respond to Russia is demonstrative of how unlike the Cold War this is, despite appearances to the contrary.

«Indeed, the transactions appear contrary to the intent and spirit of the laws that impose candidate contribution limits, laws which are meant to prevent «corruption and the appearance of corruption» in the campaign finance process.»

«Indeed, the transactions appear contrary to the intent and spirit of the laws... which are meant to prevent «corruption and the appearance of corruption.»»

Contrary to appearances, they are not trying to catch up on the reading they've put off for 3 years but are just desperate to get out of the lab before cabin fever sets in.

But appearances to the contrary, Seung is an expert on the web of neurons that make up the brain.

Contrary to popular belief, cellulite is not related to obesity, and the appearance of cellulite is not always reduced by weight loss.

Richard Slotkin, at the conclusion of his magisterial three - volume study of the West in the American imagination, notes that the western, appearances to the contrary, doesn't have a fixed ideological meaning.

The sweetly spooky Paranorman may just be the best animated feature in recent years, Teddy Bear mimics the tenderness of its name despite appearances to the contrary, and The Sessions mixes stellar performances from John Hawkes and Helen Hunt with a stirring true story.

Contrary to appearances, we're quickly informed, presidents are not really the source of most national policy decisions.

Speaking recently with ScreenCrush, Fantastic Four actor Miles Teller implied that, despite appearances to the contrary, the FF would indeed be donning a version of their traditional costumes in the film, though he stops somewhat short of stating it definitively.

Since his very first appearance in the first season, it seemed that — despite the protestations of the producers to the contrary — that Gotham was positioning Cameron Monaghan's Jerome Valeska as the show's version of The Joker.

Working in the Ministry for all of these very serious ladies can wear a guy out, but Justin keeps himself entertained with a private project of his own: to investigate whether, contrary to appearances, liberated women actually do have a sense of humor.

However, recent crises have brought into sharp relief the lack of diversification of many investment portfolios, despite appearances to the contrary.

Contrary to popular belief, the physical appearance of horses does not accurately determine which horses have high or low parasite levels.

Out of all the breeds, I suggest that Great Danes, contrary to physical size and appearance, are quite fragile.

Contrary to popular belief, this is his not first North American playable appearance, as he was playable in the Cranky's Dojo minigame in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 3.

The modern artist, on the contrary, is attracted to those possibilities of form which include a considerable randomness, variability and disorder, whether he finds them in the world or while improvising with his brush, or in looking at spots and marks, or in playing freely with shapes — inverting, adjusting, cutting, varying, reshaping, regrouping, so as to maximize the appearance of randomness.

It was thought that it was contrary to this spirit of «full faith and credit» (in Morguard's words, sort of) and administrative simplicity to allow defendants to wait in the bushes while the original court held a trial — even in default of appearance — and then attack jurisdiction only when the judgment came to be enforced in a place where the defendant had assets.

(2) Any certificate purporting to be under the seal of the Minister and signed by a person authorized by or under subsection (1), or any certified copy, shall be received in evidence in any prosecution or other proceeding as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts so certified without personal appearance to prove the seal, the signature or the official position of the person appearing to have signed the certificate.