Sentences with phrase «of skeptical voices»

Spinning data to conceal contrary evidence, avoiding freedom of information requests, purging the profession of skeptical voices.

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«I am confident that the Russians meddled in this election, as is the entire intelligence community,» CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Thursday, with a note of agitation in his voice in the face of skeptical questioning.

But with the impact on Africa of China's downturn and a growing trade imbalance — China exported $ 102 billion to Africa last year but imported only $ 67 billion from the continent — skeptical voices are increasing.

Great ones become touchstones for our self - understanding: Ivan Karamozov, the voice of our skeptical nihilism; Jay Gatsby, an emblem for our self - invention.

This is why the voices of the logical and sharp - minded and skeptical need to be heard when we hear of unbelievable things like demon possession and exorcisms.

Even though the voice's enthusiasm for the world of higher motion seems to have suspended my own doubts, it is disturbing to think how easily a skeptical oyster could argue from all this that ballerinas do not exist, but rather are nothing more than a distracting hypothesis invented by oysters who can not face the grimness of existence without flinching.

I'm very skeptical of most of the public voices who are loudly in favor of budget cuts now, because too many of them were the same people praising the Bush tax cuts that blew the deficit through the roof (nice work that, turning surplus into record - setting deficit in just a handful of years).

Local voices from places such as Putumayo, Arauca, Catatumbo and La Guajira, some of the country's most neglected regions, all remain skeptical that the government will be able to meet its promises.

State Senator Diane Savino (D - Staten Island), sponsor of New York State's medical marijuana law, was originally skeptical of the plan, but has since voiced her support.

One more skeptical voice came from graduate student Juan Pablo Ruiz of Bethesda, who asked whether NIH's abandonment of the GSI — which many young scientists supported — was a response to complaints from senior scientists.

See Skeptical Science's profile of John Christy for a through explanation of why he is not a credible voice in the scientific community studying climate change, using peer - reviewed climate research as refutation.

So this is the first Lego game to release with actual spoken voice acting and as a big fan of these games I was skeptical at first as to whether speaking would work or not.

I was a bit skeptical that one actor could make multiple personalities come to life without sounding or acting the same for each, but McAvoy sure did a great job separating and exploring each of voices in his head.

As the influence of this international assessment administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has increased, so have the skeptical voices denouncing the nature and consequences of this test.

I was skeptical at first that a white southern boy could write in the voice of black slave women but he truly did an amazing job

While the first commenter (cdreimer) echoed the sentiment that Amazon's KDP Select resulted in fewer sales numbers «for no reason last year» and the Smashwords ones grew, the second voice (Darren G. Burton) introduced a skeptical series of questions how authors could afford to lose their low profit margin.

Skeptical of the national mood of celebration and nostalgia, Andrews worried about whether the voices of contemporary African Americans would be included as part of the planning.

He lauded me for having some skeptical Web sites on the blogroll here, as evidence that at least one mainstream reporter paid attention to the full range of voices on the causes and consequences of climate change.

We can therefore anticipate that a stronger cultural cohesion could make it even harder for ideas that challenge existing worldviews to be voiced or accepted - creating even further obstacles for the acceptance of climate change in societies that are currently skeptical.

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change gives a voice — backed by statistics, real - life stories, and incontrovertible evidence — to the millions of «deplorable» Americans skeptical about the multibillion dollar «climate change» complex, whose claims have time and time again been proven wrong.

«The chorus of skeptical scientific voices grew louder in 2008 as a steady stream of peer - reviewed studies, analyses, real world data and inconvenient developments challenged the UN's and former Vice President Al Gore's claims that the «science is settled.»»

In conclusion, we can say that from our sample, there is little evidence for much difference in the percentage of articles containing skeptical voices between left - leaning and right - leaning or centrist newspapers in Brazil, France and India.

So, despite the high number of articles in the Indian and Brazilian press covering the issue, a very low percentage of these included skeptical voices.

There are people who believe evolution on the internet who go nuts on creationists as soon as they start talking, so for the sake of not speaking for every extreme example, let's stick to how the serious academic community has acted with regards to skeptical voices regarding a specific scientific issues.

And, though I am skeptical about a process in which those most interested in preservation of the status quo have formulated the questions designed to stimulate the discussion about what the future will look like, I am confident that there are strong voices and big thinkers engaged in the process, which is cause for optimism.