Sentences with phrase «only by common sense»

But this linguistic view is an un-reflected view, supported only by common sense.

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But not only was the Reaganite touting of America's innate decency and common - sense revealed to be quite naïve by the developments of 2005 - 2013, the Reaganite free - market philosophy was revealed in a number of ways to be deficient.
If for you your faith is only about «worshiping» the words in a book (which are written by man)... think about it... you might be wasting your time and not realize how distant you actually have become (from the true msg) worrying about trivialities or needing to reconcile scripture with science / common sense... simply because your book (and your self - imposed obligation to believe in the words) doesn't leave you another option.
All profoundly religions people are gripped by a vision of reality which is not only beyond the state but beyond the difficult lessons of experience, beyond the realistic analysis of social forces and societal needs, beyond the prudential calculations of common sense, and beyond the fragmented bits of data we get from daily life.
So by your logic only theists would be scared to die and all atheists would not be... how interesting that your theory would have not basis in science, logic, facts, or common sense... yet you reject Theism... why?
This could happen only if the guilty person were by nature endowed with extraordinary stupidity, and presumably by shouting in antistrophic and antiphonal song every time someone persuaded him that now was the beginning of a new era and a new epoch, had howled his head so empty of its original quantum satis of common sense as to have attained a state of ineffable bliss in what might be called the howling madness of the higher lunacy, recognizable by such symptoms as convulsive shouting; a constant reiteration of the words «era,» «epoch,» «era and epoch,» «epoch and era,» «the System»; an irrational exaltation of the spirits as if each day were not merely a quadrennial leap - year day, but one of those extraordinary days that come only once in a thousand years; the concept all the while like an acrobatic clown in the current circus season, every moment performing these everlasting dog - tricks of flopping over and over, until it flops over the man himself.
God's natural order can still be grasped at by the common sense of men of good will, but the full truth and meaning of creation, the separation of the sexes and of human nature, will only ever be in part and obscurely viewed when the determined and determining purpose of the mind of God is recognised in creation, holding all things relative to Himself — and to His plan to enter creation as its Lord and King.
The world students» design - science revolution may possibly result in a general reorientation of world society's awareness, common sense, and intelligence which, just «in the nick of time,» will bring mankind into conscious promulgation of the do - more - with - lessing invention revolution to be applied directly to gaining man's living advantage, which can accomplish the 100 percent physical success of all humanity in less than one - half the time it would take to occur only as the inadvertent by - product of further weapons detouring of human initiative.
Such language makes sense only if we assume that «the original principles in human nature» are seen to be good, that traces of a «common humanity» remain, that humans have genuine free will, and that intentional deviation by individuals from what is natural is culpable.
Nevertheless, the layman's common - sense view of reality is baffled by such conundrums as the nature of time and space, the reality of human freedom, quantum jumps in physics, or the claim of modern science that colors are not really present in the objects of perception but only in the mind of the beholder.
He also grants the common - sense view that a human corpse is a dead thing as a human body, but he still makes his panpsychistic point by insisting that even a corpse is composed of many living things and, as far as our knowledge runs, nothing else.29 In addition, he claims that his belief that there is only a relative and not an absolute distinction between mind and matter is given support by recent developments in physics that have shown that the differences between matter and various kinds of radiation are differences of degree and not of kind.
Peirce ends the paragraph by remarking that this «common sense idea of continuity» is not that found in «the calculus and theory of functions,» according to which continuity «is only a collection of independent points.
Men like Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo were producing theories which were not only not obvious, but which, in addition, seemed to be flatly contradicted by common - sense.
And this is the problem: the measures he proposes would and could only be enforced at the cost of massive violations of human rights, and by dismantling the fragile but promising structures of technological know - how, international law, trade, and communication by which we are building up a still - feeble sense of what it means to be a single humanity on a single globe, under God and responsible for a common world.
Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though
The only luck was clubs having to live by their means, that isn't even luck as it sounds like common sense and all is fair.
She makes the common sense argument that failing to pay for more healthful meals up front will only result in higher health care costs on the back end, and she considers a variety of ways to pay for universal lunch, such as a tax on soda or soda advertising, an increase in the capital gains tax, or by reducing income guarantees and price supports to producers of corn and soy.
«The current crisis can be overcome only by developing a sense of common purpose.
Elected houses have to pander to the public, the public are generally stupid; in return for a vote politicians set aside all petty considerations (like the law, morality, basic human decency and common sense) and pass stupid, kneejerk, dangerous laws (the only people to disagree with Her Majesty's government passing dangerous laws in the name of anti-terrorism were a bunch of out - of - touch 90 - year - old judges, who have been replaced by a tame political supreme court).
After you've done some simple research and found out for yourself that you're only eating 500 calories a day while on the hCG diet then your common sense will tell you that you'll lose weight fast basically by eating next to nothing everyday and that goes right into your next question...
A lot of trophy wives don't have a lot going for themselves by way of common sense or intelligence from the very beginning, which is why they end up in these traps after the kid is pushed out and hubby not only can't get it up anymore, but is saving his viagra for his 20 year old mistress, and suddenly Rodeo Drive isn't as fun anymore.
Jimmy winds up wearing a wire at times and places where common sense indicates it would be discovered, and is saved only by the Bathroom Rule, which indicates toilets in movies are never used for biological purposes, but only to dispose of wires, guns, evidence, etc..
According to a recent study by Common Sense Media, the average teen spends over an hour a day using social media, and only 3 percent of the time tweens and teens spend online is focused on creation vs. consumption.
Only onefourth of teenagers in households with less than $ 35,000 in annual income said they had their own laptops compared with 62 percent in households with annual incomes of $ 100,000 or more, according to the report, to be published on Tuesday by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit children's advocacy and media ratings group based in San Francisco.
I accept that there is a strong case for revamping the stakeholder model by making greater use of co-opted governors with insights gained from outside education such as business, social services, police, health etc but without sacrificing the common - sense and commitment made by local people, especially but not only parents, with a strong interest in their community's, not the academy trust's, schools.
Ever since she had set up this agency, armed only with a copy of Clovis Andersen's The Principles of Private Detection - and a great deal of common sense - scarcely a day had gone by without her encountering some problem which people had brought upon themselves.
It also lessens the likelihood of an active manager shooting himself or herself in the foot by selling the wrong thing at the wrong time because of a need to meet redemptions, or dare I suggest it, panic or depression overwhelm the manager's common sense in maintaining an investment position (which often hits short seller specialists more than long only investors, but that is another story for another day).
In addition, I would also recommend The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns by John C. Bogle.
pass it by is pretty much the only site which hasn't fallen for Smart's tricks and ignored him like anyone with common sense ought to.
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At the time, while I recognized in the installations in which Tonoshiki threw together and brought into dynamic coexistence waste lumber from demolished houses, driftage from the ocean, abandoned televisions and other domestic waste, and scrapped vehicles on the one hand and natural outdoor settings or orderly exhibition rooms in art museums on the other, a common spirit with the cyber-punk-like junk aesthetic that was then reaching its peak (see the work of Seiko Mikami, for example), the only thing I sensed Tonoshiki was stressing — particularly given that he had been influenced by the social sculpture of Joseph Beuys — was probably that the concept of «reversal» could be found in the act of almost violently recycling useless objects that had served their function and were merely waiting to be disposed.
But by the rules of common sense, the only reason a person hides something is because they have something to hide... so what's your guess about what the head of the EPA was hiding?
Common sense dictates that greater sensitivity translates into greater cost: For example, if sensitivity is low and sea levels rise by only 2 cm, damage will be relatively minimal (i.e., we lose a few meters of beach).
Customs relinquished the shipment only after an experienced legal team demonstrated that the seizure was not justified by either the law or common sense and the New York Times published an embarrassing expose.
The only reason your argument even seems plausible is that the numbers for DWLIR only exceed the solar energy by a little bit on earth; on Venus, they exceed it by such a huge amount that it would be immediately obvious that your common sense is not even close to correct.
Furthermore, Underhill LJ explained at § 23, «It seems to me a matter of common sense and common experience that the fact that a person supplying services is only doing so on an assignment - by - assignment basis may tend to indicate a degree of independence, or lack of subordination, in the relationship while at work which is incompatible with employee status even in the extended sense
There is therefore a justification for common sense in philosophy, but only as showing that our theoretical principles can not be quite correct so long as their consequences are condemned by an appeal to common sense which we feel to be irresistible.
We add to the subject by suggesting that it's only Common Sense to make sure that you have renters insurance.
When it comes to Xperia Z4's camera sensor, 20.7 - megapixel is a safe bet, not only according to the tipster but by common sense.
With cyber-attacks becoming increasingly common, it makes sense to store all of your precious passwords in a safe place — only accessible by fingerprint — less you risk compromising the business's security.
Psychologist MHPs tend to be trained to recognize and be rather publicly self - conscious [96] about acknowledging their own biases, but unfortunately many times this only results in absurd overcorrecting to the point at which they are in fact unable to exert common sense to make decisions or judgments that comport with generally accepted ideas about what is normal or healthy, or even what's realistically workable for the everyday lives of the individuals in question (except, of course, if those ideas have been placed into the popular discourse by the trade associations themselves, or happen to serve the MHP's own agenda).
Because of the wide divergence of values produced via due process by appraisers of dubious hands - on feeling for the market or for value other than that which they could only produce via number crunching via approved methods without any experiential, common - sense «feel» for the value of real estate.
I have no doubt that if your kind (those folks from the everyday trenches of Real Estate practice) were to be all of a sudden elevated into positions vacated by the entrenched, all - knowing bureaucrats, who only actually give lip service to common sense initiatives from front - liners, things would begin to change for the betterment of those who are paying the freight, those folks who CREA's fiduciary duties «ough» t to be geared toward.
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