Sentences with phrase «of lack of humility»

And this is the greatest danger of a lack of humility in the application of science to public policy.

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Mindfulness expert Gadadhara Pandit Dasa explains that humility, or a lack of ego, often is mistaken for weakness: «Generally, when we hear the term «humility,» we imagine an individual who lacks confidence, is weak and unsure of themselves and in general is a pushover.»

A degree of humility is appropriate given the lack of experience as to how markets will respond when economic conditions eventually cause investors to anticipate exit.

Saffo says Facebook suffers from a lack of humility.

I think our new Pope is just what the Church needs at this point — humility, self - sacrifice, lack of interest in «material» things!

He wasn't (although he rejected the term «atheist») He though anyone who was sure lacked any degree of humility.

The fundamental issue with the generational disconnect here is that millenials see church members as completely willing to call out the sins of others, but lacking in humility, compassion and the outward appearance of spiritual growth themselves.

Clearly most the of the skeptics are impudent fools LACKING HUMILITY who ask many questions but DO N'T pursue the answers lest they be proven wrong.

I don't believe in treating them with pitchforks or a with any lack of humility.

Their polemical use of humour shows a lack of humility.

Yet, it prevents him from using this as an alibi by adding that the factor which keeps the disease from being controlled is «alcoholic thinking» — selfishness, fear, resentment, lack of humility — matters for which the alcoholic is responsible.

You earlier offered gulliblenomore to HUMBLY present the Gospel message... in fact, as you've done so many times before in avoiding those questions asked of you, you continue to display a complete lack of honesty, integrity and humility.

You said, «I suppose humility isn't your strong suit, as evidenced by your lack of belief in the Creator.»

Then we could be redeemed from our grim failures of Christian instruction in sin and humility — from an excess or lack of humility that makes us illusion - prone disciples.

This to me is the most urgent problem: The way they are behaving seems consistent with an idea of authority, power, entitlement and privilege that allows for a lack of accountability, transparency, honesty and humility.

This humility will get interpreted by some as a lack of faith or as a lack of conviction and certainty.

he insists IT IS harder for a Rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven because of all the «stumbling blocks» that are «part and parcel» of being rich (Greed, lack of humility, trust in wealth for protection, etc, etc, etc).

TC look who's talking about lack of humility and maturity LOL, you should read your comments out loud so you can hear them, I don't call people names but you seem to be a radical religionist, like the muslims I fought in both wars.

The lack of humility in his writings is gross.

Religion's main problem is often a total lack of humility.

We're not pumping them full of self - empowering ideas of changing the world for the sake of fame and fortune (the direction of many youth enterprises, which lack humility).

The lack of humility among conservative Christian Protestants is appalling.

«I think the devil loves believers who lack humility, so because I want to follow someone who is faithful and pure of heart, I'm trying to be that someone.

Whatever questions / doubts he may have had about the Old Testament and the Bible it is basically human pride or lack of humility that fuels unbelief.

Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their SELF - IMPOSED worship, their FALSE humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.»

It requires a humility and a trust most of us lack to risk not having this control, to be willing to participate in sharing a matter that is bigger than speaker or hearer and which they can only explore together in wonder, humility, and gratitude.

It is impossible to reason with one who lacks all semblance of honesty and / or humility of thought.

But we must be honest, and not interpret this lack of courage as humility, since it is really pride, whereas the courage of faith is the only humble courage.

The problem some people have with AA has a lot less to do with God, and a lot more to do with a lack of humility.

The point from my perspective is that whether you are a believer or non-believer, trying to convince others to accept your belief may indicate a lack of humility which means, get back to working on yourself.

This is exactly what I mean by a lack of humility.

Many of the stories we hear from the region are about a dire lack; but they are also connected by a sense of the pride that people have in relation to the food of their home country, as well as the humility and hospitality that goes into making and sharing it.

It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of DVD and streaming and the price changes.

That a blog aimed at docs treating their patients with a little more respect and having a little more humility gets dropped for lack of interest?

It is all the worse for Cameron than for the others because of his abundant lack of humility, and the Bullingdon Boy picture that lurks in the back of too many people's consciousnesses.

It isn't disrespectful to embrace God in a confusing way; to do otherwise could be seen as showing a lack of humility.

In a stinging summary, the committee wrote: «Dr. Obokata's actions and sloppy data management lead us to the conclusion that she sorely lacks, not only a sense of research ethics, but also integrity and humility as a scientific researcher.»

While the riches - to - rags narrative has its merit in themes of humility, the limited strengths of the film are ultimately too adrift and can not resuscitate the lack of engaging entertainment.

What Maguire lacks in humility he makes up for in dry wit («This is Times Square... Burbank»), and for all his movie - star petulance (sustained grudges about the day they made a cast of his torso and the unreliability of the Spidey costume's zipper), he redeems himself in such pithy summaries of his good fortune as his closing statement: «It's cool to play Spider - Man.»

My takeaway is this: in education — and in all areas of public policy — we should be leery of adopting worldviews that lack humility.

«I see,» said the Israeli, though the Belgian found that his visitor's tone lacked the humility adopted by most civil servants when confronted by men of great wealth.

The industry has discipline and grit — but its lack of humility has been its undoing.

The lack of humility, consideration and understanding on her behalf was shocking, and I was really disappointed to find people supporting her point of view.

curryja - When I hear a panel of the nation's leading neuro - scientists admit that they know so very little about the human mind and are not ashamed to express some humility about their lack of complete knowledge, and then I read how so many climatologists use such absolutist terms in what is going on with our climate, it stretches credulity.

Intellectual humility (knowing what you don't know) is an important critical thinking skill that I see lacking in many of the publications and discussions, both by AGW believers and skeptics.

What bothers me is the lack of humility and self - awareness.

Does Climategate reveal arrogance and a lack of humility among «mainstream» climate scientists?

But the subtext will be how man's lack of humility always gets in the way of clear thinking.

There is also a frightening lack of humility, exhibited by the certitude of claims that nuclear is not necessary.

In two of the examples here the behaviour could perhaps be better described as indicating a lack of humility than as an example of arrogance.