Not exact matches
MacDonald was an extraordinary and
often eccentric Scot who passionately embraced the Christian «
myth»
as the truth about a universal human destiny.
(2) Evolution has
often been taught with the implication that it was a rejection of the biblical creation account, by ignoring or dismissing the creation stories
as prescientific
myths surpassed by superior modern versions.
The modern individual has too
often subjugated the spontaneous to the orderly, the possible to the necessary, the enthusiastic to the reasonable, the wonderful to the regular.9 In yet another description, Keen identifies our current «dis - ease»
as our inability to view life
as a «story,» to integrate past, present, and future into a meaningful whole.10 The metaphysical
myths of our tradition no longer confer identity upon us today.
The
myth that gay and lesbian people are child molesters
often goes unchallenged when spread from the pulpit, and in the 80s and 90s, many Christians refused to support efforts to curb the HIV / AIDS crisis
as they believed it to be a «curse from God» that gay people deserved.
As has
often been pointed out, the resurrection narratives in the gospels — like the infancy narratives — have the characteristics of
myth, while the tradition in Luke and John that the first resurrection appearances were in Jerusalem can not satisfactorily be combined with the Galilee tradition of Mark and Matthew.
Scholars who have doubted that Gnostic redeemer
myths could have influenced the Gospel of John's Imagery of Jesus
as the heavenly redeemer
often cite European scholar Carsten Colpe
as having debunked the thesis soundly in 1960.
But it does lie within our capacity at least to challenge the dogmas of scientific materialism that rule out any point of contact between our
myths of hope and the apparently unsympathetic world of nature that is
often presented to us
as the necessary consequent of a scientific approach to reality.
As noted, it is a
myth that it naturally contains B12, but this vitamin is
often added in.
While no one would promote divorce
as being some sort of wonderful event, although it
often is the route out of dysfunctional or abusive relationships and can lead to amazing transformations, what these answers illustrate is that perhaps, finally, people are taking off the rose - colored glasses about the institution
as well
as busting the fairy - tale romantic
myths we keep perpetuating about it.
Western society
often views these practices
as myths, but is that all they are?
Politics is too
often thought about purely in «rational» terms,
as a function of interests — the concept of «
myth» is helpful to understand what role memory, imagination, and passion can also play in politics.
This aim was
often openly expressed
as you will no doubt recall, or has that become a
myth?
In this book, award - winning journalist Szalavitz dispels a range of common
myths about drug abuse and presents an altogether fresh take: addiction, she maintains, is not a moral failing or even a medical disease,
as it is so
often portrayed.
After Tacitus's account resurfaced in the 15th century, German nationalists resurrected the
myth of Arminius, who is
often depicted
as a blond, muscular young chieftain and known
as Hermann.
In my book The
Myth of Martyrdom, I present evidence that far from being normal, these self - destructive killers have
often suffered from serious mental trauma and always demonstrate at least a few behaviours on the continuum of suicidality, such
as suicide ideation, a suicide plan or previous suicide attempts.
As the case
often with
myths and «urban legends,» many of the these are based on facts that have been misunderstood and twisted.
For people with Low T, testosterone replacement therapy
myths such
as this
often prevent the receipt of crucial treatment.
These
myths have been repeated so
often that they are
often perceived
as infallible truths.
As someone who often hears supplements such as creatine being demonised based on myths perpetrated in the media, I hope this article helps to educate people about the truth surrounding this remarkable supplemen
As someone who
often hears supplements such
as creatine being demonised based on myths perpetrated in the media, I hope this article helps to educate people about the truth surrounding this remarkable supplemen
as creatine being demonised based on
myths perpetrated in the media, I hope this article helps to educate people about the truth surrounding this remarkable supplement.
All humans beings irrespective of their various temperaments desire to feel loved though at times people with disabilities are
often discouraged from dating
as they are told they will end up getting more hurt and frustrated but today we'll get to talk about disability people dating and shatter the
myth that has for a long -LSB-...]
All humans beings irrespective of their various temperaments desire to feel loved though at times people with disabilities are
often discouraged from dating
as they are told they will end up getting more hurt and frustrated but today we'll get to talk about disability people dating and shatter the
myth that has for a long time prevented a large number of disabled people from dating.
Lincoln
often appears in the film
as the irresistible monument to folksy decency that we know from the simplified
myths of our school history books, and Spielberg exploits these scenes for all their iconic worth,
often visualizing the president
as a ghostly totem burdened by the secret knowledge of his pivotal destiny in the story of American reform.
However, upon its first release, critics were lapping up the chance to condemn it before the public got their hands on it, suggesting that,
as can
often happen with cult films, the reality of the film's quality is more of a
myth.
The film also dispels many
myths about food production, while also revealing some shocking facts, such
as how farmers are
often mistreated by the five major «big chicken» corporations.
When movies aren't perpetuating the saccharine
myth of the «magic» of childbirth, they
often present everyday, mid-life domesticity
as something to be escaped, usually via flight to some exotic location or through the sexual reawakening of an extramarital affair.
Strange starts out thoroughly humbled
as the bumbling tyro among smarter, less lippy disciples; then,
as so
often happens in these apprenticeship
myths, the dunce becomes the star pupil, the Sorcerer Supreme, no less.
This ability to tap into
myth and symbology is always powerful — and
often poetic and beautiful
as Martin Luther King, Jr. showed us.
It's
often been met with nervousness,
as well
as a few unfounded
myths that have made remaining Windows 7 seem the better option.
As I suspect is
often the case, some concerns were exaggerated or
myth, but others were not, and the school needed radical change.
That communities are profoundly dissatisfied with public schools is one of the
myths used to champion policies that are wrapped in euphemisms such
as «choice» and «competition» but have, where they have taken hold,
often exacerbated the financial plight of rural schools.
As Stanford business school professor Jeffrey Pfeiffer notes in «Six Dangerous
Myths About Pay,» performance incentives not only «absorb vast amounts of management time and resources,» they
often «actually decrease performance in tasks that require creativity and innovation.»
There is a touch of Hemingway in the story's structure, more of Cormac McCarthy
as it turns a cold eye toward the violence, all laced with spare stark sentences shaping images from our history too
often obscured by
myth.
Here is what you'll learn inside this book: - Busting the
myths as you conquer the pain - The 6 most serious signals of back pain, and how they pile on the agony - The 10 symptoms accompanying spinal pain that people
often overlook - The importance of ruling out cancer in lower back pain - Tips to rehabilitating spinal injuries and treating lower back pain - The holistic alternatives for healing back pain - Groundbreaking findings of Professor John E Sarno in rehabilitative pain therapy - And More!
The book is
often assumed to be the most authoritative and important medium, but that's only because we've all been led to believe that (through a culture that has created The
Myth about the author
as authority).
As it is, certain myths and misinformation have led some cardholders to treat these offers as licenses to spend irresponsibly, while other consumers — often those who could most benefit — are afraid to touch the
As it is, certain
myths and misinformation have led some cardholders to treat these offers
as licenses to spend irresponsibly, while other consumers — often those who could most benefit — are afraid to touch the
as licenses to spend irresponsibly, while other consumers —
often those who could most benefit — are afraid to touch them.
Thanks to longstanding
myths portraying cats
as independent pets requiring minimal care, our beloved kitties
often don't get everything they need in order to be truly happy cats.
It is no surprise, when seeing other
myths that we are discussing in this article, that pit bull terriers
often get the reputation that they have a bad temperament when it comes to their behavior
as well.
This is an
often perpetuated
myth by registries and those in the humane care community that do not support the Pit Bull breed and others that do not understand the Pit Bull's well established history
as a pure breed or what it takes to meet the standard of a pure breed line.
As is
often the case, there are several accounts of the ancestry of these elegant and gentle cats and
myths abound.
Perhaps this story is not entirely
myth as the Portuguese Water Dog is
often suggested
as part of the Kerry's make up.
Unfortunately, so many
myths and untruths surround feral cat colonies that caregivers
often need to undertake community education at outreach at the same time
as the hands - on caring for the cats.
Unfortunately, there are some common
myths (
often perpetuated by vets) about reducing stress and,
as a result, a loved feline's pain and anxiety can remain unresolved, leading to longer term medical issues.
Pit Bulls do not have a «locking jaw» — this
myth is prevalent and
often cited
as a reason to keep them from socializing with other animals.
It is one of the enduring
myths that only the most contemptible and boasting toughs strut around with these «dangerous» dogs or, more
often, keep them
as chained up, captive prisoners.
As it's the 30th anniversary of this
myth's beginning, I think it's about time we give Pit his due and look back at a game
often overlooked when compared to its compatriots.
Tomlinson's themes are substantial and implore us to search our memories and connections to
myth as well
as to reality, but they are executed with an elegant surface treatment that
often belies the anguish & emotions that lie deep in the layers of the work.
At the same time the themes that continue to shape her work —
myth as a conduit to the subjective and social unconscious; the holistic yet destructive relations of humans with other species; the fragility of the natural environment; and the creativity of play —
often represented by children — make her work of vital relevance to the 21st century.
Often associated throughout art history with the Jackson Pollock
myth of the individual male painter expressing his physical prowess on the canvas, Abstract Expressionism has been recently reassessed by casting a new light on female artists who played an important role in the movement such
as Lee Krasner or Grace Hartigan.
That Helen of Troy had a face beautiful enough to launch a thousand ships is a
myth so
often reiterated that it may
as well be true.
Twombly
often quoted the poets
as Stéphane Mallarmé, Rainer Maria Rilke and John Keats,
as well
as many classical
myths and allegories in his works.