Sentences with phrase «only valid interpretation»

But Graham says that since fiction lets you know exactly what's going on in the mind of a character — which you can't in real life — and persuades you to take a character's painstakingly edited interpretation of an event as the only valid interpretation, it can be troublesome to take a novel - reading mentality into reality.

It is God's divine word in print and therefore has the only valid interpretation.

Not exact matches

My leadership in the past has used the book (not trying to be disrespectful), and specifically their interpretation as the only valid one, to remove my freedom to think for myself.

The question of can it prevent some singular instance of violence is also a valid interpretation — but not the only one.

I agree that this is a valid interpretation but it is not the only one.

Your own interpretation of the Bible is only as valid as the pastor who interprets it for you from the pulpit.

Look, we can respect Spencer's position and understand where he's coming from (even though he doesn't return such civility to people that disagree with him), but just like Kenneth Ham and the ICR he's lifting up his interpretation as the only valid one.