Sentences with phrase «of erroneous beliefs»

For decades, fire investigators relied on a set of erroneous beliefs and assumptions, akin to folklore, about what were thought to be the telltale signs of arson that were passed down from one generation to the next and accepted at face value.

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«There is a widespread and completely erroneous belief out there that there is some sort of legal duty that corporate managers have to «maximize profits» or «maximize shareholder value,»» said Cornell law professor Lynn Stout, author of «The Shareholder Value Myth.»

The use by the respondents of the aforesaid false, misleading and deceptive statements, representations and practices has had, and now has, the capacity and tendency to mislead members of the public into the erroneous and mistaken belief that said statements and representations were and are true and into the investment of substantial sums of money to participate in the respondents» multilevel marketing program and the purchase of substantial quantities of respondents» products by reason of said erroneous and mistaken belief.

Use of the term leads to the erroneous belief that applicants and petitioners, rather than the American people, are whom we ultimately serve.

In thus arguing, Hartshorne omits the main point, which is that if one mind is part of another, then the former must be included as it is, with all its actively erroneous beliefs.

I claim that most of us are involved in the daily tweaking of erroneous thought and naive belief.

God's present awareness is sufficiently complete to encompass all of our experience and the way in which we experience it, and although God does not believe our erroneous beliefs, God does «suffer» them, and in that sense «contains» all of our experiences as we experience them.

So, a bunch of people on this planet are under the erroneous belief that they «own» the planet since they have appointed themselves «heirs».

God knows — period; we — partially, uncertainly, vaguely; and much of what we can hardly avoid taking as knowledge is erroneous belief.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt early on, even though every single person I have encountered, who is of the Reformed persuasion, has proven to be extremely capable of pointing out to everyone else where everyone else is wrong, and can do it in such a way as to give you the impression that, not only do they want to correct your erroneous beliefs, but also want to make sure you feel very, very bad about being completely wrong.

In The Miracle of Dialogue, Reuel L. Howe speaks of the «monological illusion» — the erroneous belief that communication occurs when people are told what they ought to know.

Change starts on the inside, and belief in external causes as either the source or the solution of the problem is dangerously erroneous thinking....

Prime... You choose to be ignorant of who and what I am, and you choose to make all sorts of erroneous assumptions about my beliefs and background.

So «the actively erroneous beliefs are «included in» God but are God's only in the sense of beliefs he includes, not those he believes.»

You say over and over that if there is belief — say some erroneous belief of mine in God, then he believes an erroneous belief.

In this way Catholic beliefs gradually destroyed the erroneous physics of Aristotle that hadprevented the development of science for two thousand years.

This is an erroneous and completely unnatural belief that originated in unfounded psychological principles of 1920.

Interestingly, it seemed to replicate some of the biggest weaknesses in the Corbyn camp: media ineptness and an erroneous belief that simply being left - wing is enough.

«Adoption of public financing would not prevent this type of abuse and thus the commission should not endorse it on the erroneous belief it would be a solution,» the dissenters write.

According to him, this erroneous belief has deceived the public and some reputable Yoruba leaders into believing that the State Governor is capable of protecting the interest of the Yoruba nation like the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo whereas the reverse is the case.

Hook up gif This list of common misconceptions corrects erroneous beliefs that are currently widely held about notable topics.

Bullying Myths Erroneous beliefs about bullying downplay the seriousness of the problem, and keep caring adults from taking the necessary action to stop it.

You have to learnto let go of your beliefs when they areproved to be erroneous, and not let yourpride and other factors get in the way.You have to learn to admit when you «rewrong about something, like, «Theinformation I gathered is wrong, andwe're all going to use this other information, because it is better.»

Their anti-public education stance and their erroneous philosophical beliefs are evident as Governors Malloy, Cuomo and Christie have all appointed commissioners of education in their states who support and promote privatization practices.

Two crucial misconceptions have framed recent efforts to improve the quality of U.S. schools: (1) the conflation of achievement with learning accompanied by the misuse of achievement data, and (2) the erroneous belief that meaningful changes in school quality can be coerced through a national regimen of testing and accountability.

But the erroneous belief that digital is forever is a bit of a peeve of mine.

(Struvite is also occasionally referred to as «Triple Phosphate» due to an old erroneous belief that the phosphate ion was bonded to 3 positive ions instead of just magnesium and ammonium.)

One can see a number of basic flaws here; the complete lack of appreciation of the importance of natural variability on short time scales, the common but erroneous belief that any attribution of past climate change to solar or other forcing means that CO2 has no radiative effect, and a hopeless lack of familiarity of the basic science of detection and attribution.

«The erroneous belief that stabilizing emissions would quickly stabilize the climate supports wait - and - see policies but violates basic laws of physics,» Dr. Sterman concluded.

[Dr. Carling has] the complete lack of appreciation of the importance of natural variability on short time scales, the -LSB-...] erroneous belief that any attribution of past climate change to -LSB-...] other [than CO2] forcing means that CO2 has no radiative effect, and a hopeless lack of familiarity of the basic science of detection and attribution.

The Government also argues that any shift of industry off - shore would be worse for the environment.19 Apart from recycling the erroneous belief that all developing countries are dirty, polluted and inefficient, just which firms is the Government talking about?

Correcting misperceptions about the scientific consensus on climate change: Exploring the role of providing an explanation for the erroneous belief.

Re: # 4 and similar comments which repeat the erroneous belief that there is no concern with the abrupt start of the next ice age, due to insolation similarities of the current period to ice age cycle 11.

First, individuals are more likely to abandon erroneous beliefs if they are engaged in an open exchange of ideas.

Third - Party Liability It is a commonly held but erroneous belief that your only source of recompense when you've been injured on the job is Workers» Compensation.

Possibly as a result of the general juristic neglect of the doctrine of contributory negligence, many erroneous beliefs about it have flourished.

Knowledge — A relationship can fall out of balance because one or both partners hold erroneous beliefs or are unaware of what a relationship requires.

The treatment of depression often then involved exploring, examining, and disputing, some of the erroneous patterns of thinking, beliefs, interpretations, that we hold, and that which bring on common depression.

We've compiled a list of questions we're frequently asked («FAQ» or «FAQ's»), and also some common but erroneous beliefs, about divorce, family law and parenting mediation (mediation «myths» — we call them).