Sentences with phrase «only reason for existence»

As the stars of SpikySnails new game their only reason for existence is to be hurled around -LSB-...]

However, having developed macular degeneration, I find I can no longer read my printed treasures... the sole and only reason for my existence!

It's fine, but it does cause one to wonder if the only reason for its existence is for that little Dolby symbol to grace the packaging.

@Chad, Are you asserting that Religion, and Christianity in particular, is the only reason for the existence of such laws?

@ME II «Are you asserting that Religion, and Christianity in particular, is the only reason for the existence of such laws?»

It is Christ's body, his continuing instrument whose only reason for existence is the doing of his work and the making available of wholeness of life in him.

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Well, the reason for that is because the wallet was hiding for an extended period of time, and because there is only a finite amount of Bitcoin Cash in existence, we made sure that it wouldn't have been lost forever.

I'm not sure what I said to lead you to believe that I am «throwing out the most proven and fundamental laws of science» since I'm pretty sure that none of the laws that you mention describe a need for the past to be gone and the future to not exist yet, and I was only forwarding a theoretical possibility with apparently good evidence as far as I can tell to address the question «Why would matter come into existence all by itself for no good reason?»

1) nothing in this physical universe is the reason for its own existence 2) A causal chain exists 3) no causal chain is of infinite length 4) Only the supernatural (that which exists outside of physical reality) can be the ultimate cause of all physical reality 5) That supernatural cause could not itself have a cause, because infinite causal chains do not exist 6) This eternal, supernatural enti.ty we call, God.

Theo: [«My position is simply that 1) nothing in this physical universe is the reason for its own existence 2) A causal chain exists 3) no causal chain is of infinite length 4) Only the supernatural (that which exists outside of physical reality) can be the ultimate cause of all physical reality etc, etc.»]

If saving faith is contingent upon belief only, then there would be no reason for the existence of verses that reference «the obedience of faith» (Rom 1:5; 16:26) and «faith working through love» (Gal 5:6).

One of the reasons is it is so critical to not only own up to the violence of Scripture, but also to have an answer for it, is because the violence of God in the Bible is one of the main reasons people today are rejecting Christianity and denying the existence of a good and loving God.

And the REASON they do so is because after considering the evidence, not proof but evidence, they have determined that this being revealed in scripture is by far the most plausible explanation for not only their own existence but also for that of the entire universe.

Privileging ethnic survival makes sense only when one understands that the survival of the Jewish people is not self - justifying: As a genuine task for Jews, survival requires a transcendent purpose and reason for existence, and a claim that without ethnic survival, Jews will sink into individual or collective nihilism.

Without the public teaching and practice of Torah, not only have the Jews lost their reason for existing but the whole world has lost its reason for existence.

Now, this is not only fully in accordance with the relationship between sin and suffering as understood by the Jews at the time of Jesus (John 9.2), but it is also the reason for the very existence of an exorcism - healing element in the ministry of Jesus.

not sure i said this before or not, i have been on cnn.com for over a year — anyway — i have been going to random churches, temples, really place that worships any form of the of abraham and others — i have yet to get anywhere but where i started from — which is what i am, what i am meant to be, and what i was... only this has been gained — gained is a gift of a word for i knew all of this before i started and so i view my time as wasted only for this the reason of getting somewhere — i did meet many great people with great views but all required the very real existence of god which was something lacking and why they had a constant failure yet what they called «keeping the faith» att itude type results... something was missing or missunderstood — your take?

Evidence for or against the existence of Thor or King Oberon would consist only in local facts, not universal truths of reason; it would be entirely empirical, episodic, psychological, personal, and hence elusive.

We have still to find the reason not only for the triumph of Christianity over its many rivals for the allegiance of the Roman Empire and of the Hellenistic world, but also for the birth and growth of the Church, for monasticism and its continuing vigor, for the existence and quality of the New Testament, and for the power that could bring about the mass conversions.

It is in this sense that our understanding of civil religions will be advanced even if only a plausible reason for their existence can be given.

Christianity, in contrast to ancient paganism and Asia's religions, has not only established a dualism of man and nature, but has also insisted that it is God's will that man exploit nature for his proper ends... Hence we shall continue to have a worsening ecological crisis until we reject the Christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence, save to serve man.

You have to bear in mind that another NYC DA pursued a felony gang assault charge against Renzo Gracie on exponentially more flimsy evidence for the scuffle at One Oak several years ago with video evidence in existence to contradict the DA's witnesses» false statements which is the only reason it abandoned those charges for a misdemeanor assault plea.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

On the contrary, in choosing to conceive, parents are taking the necessary first steps for their child to come into existence; provided they are not making these choices for selfish reasons, they are not treating their child as a means only and are acting permissibly.

I also have Carpal Tunnel, which two LLMD's are certain is a result of the Lyme, and probably the only reason my disability claim was finally approved, as it is so easy for medical doctors to deny the existence of chronic Lyme, even with positive IGeneX test results.

Questlove has become the go - to guy for pop - music perspective in music documentaries for a reason he proves once again here: He brings a musician's knowledge of why a piece of music is special (his analysis here of «Don't Stop «Til You Get Enough» is a mini-music class) as well as a fan's appreciation for what that music meant to millions of ordinary people — how Jackson's music during this era not only defined the time, but made the world a better place simply by its existence.

Shyamalan understands too well his own formula and with Signs, his third overtly supernatural film after The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, he displays an unbecoming self - consciousness that renders his ostensible subject allegorical subtext, with his own favourite issues (the father / son dynamic, the comic book spirituality) the only reason for the film's existence.

On the other hand, the one bright spot, the only reason for this film's existence, is Diego Luna's (Y Tu Mama Tambien) wonderfully conflicted performance as Rodrigo, the younger rook.

This entry ignores the existence of and events from the third and fourth movies (and, for some unknown reason, the outcome of Terminator 2: Judgment Day), and it takes us back not only to the basic premise of the franchise pre-Terminator Salvation but also to the events of The Terminator.

One of its strongest assets is its cast, with superior actors in the leading roles: Cumberbatch as Steven Strange, the brilliant and arrogant New York surgeon whose reason for existence is cut short by a horrific car crash... Tilda Swinton as a mystic known as the Ancient One who is willing to lead him to enlightenment in Kathmandu if only he will subjugate his inflated ego... Chiwetel Ejiofor as her faithful follower and right hand man... Benedict Wong as the guardian of the library where the accumulated secrets of their sect are stored... and Mads Mikkelsen as the brilliant student gone rogue who may soon destroy the earth, one major city at a time.

For reasons that I can discern only as an attempt to justify his own existence, said journalist is making the shifter out to be the worst thing since outboard fuel tanks, or possibly Felicity's short hair cut.

The only reason and very well known to the insiders for the existence of this large a number of schemes is — to peddle one or the other depending upon which one shows the best performance numbers.

He was created for the sole purpose of trying to get chicks — being a casanova is Larry's only real reason for existence.

Neither Kraus nor Rus still possess their respective objects, but the idea of their existence is told and retold, if only for the reason that someone keeps reading.

The only reason the sun seems stable enough for us to live with it is that in relation to astronomic timescales our whole existence as a species is but a flash of light in darkness.

Secondly, the existence of a statutory process for challenging the correctness of tax assessments should never be a reason for excluding judicial review on process grounds, including not only allegations of breach of natural justice but also cases where a taxpayer alleges that its legitimate expectations based on dealings with the Department have been frustrated.

The only reason for the Service's existence is to aid certain devices in performing gestures.