Sentences with phrase «preclude many»

Furthermore, the notion of perfection refers to a being that is unsurpassable, which does not preclude the idea that this being can not surpass itself.

The misplaced concreteness of mind language and body language and the impossibility of interaction between domains whose very definitions preclude causal relations, become clear in the teeth of all the theories and institutions based on a dualistic ontology, e.g., psychiatry versus neurology versus psychoanalysis versus a holistic view of humanity.

Of course, it does not preclude her thinking on her own outside the classroom.

From David: Given the possibility for postmortem salvation, your view, in principle at least, doesn't preclude universal reconciliation, does it?

Their position does not in fact preclude a concern for, or efforts to achieve, the common good, but it is a warning against supposing that there is one common way for all groups to relate to the nation and the common good of its people.

America must not in any way surrender its devotion to freedom and democracy, although it is always important for Americans to remind themselves that freedom does not mean license and that popular opinion does not preclude moral principle.

Though their level of sentience is much lower than that of higher animals, this does not preclude their having some degree of feeling, willing, and mentality.

To biblical theologians and followers of Charles Hartshorne alike, the structures of purposiveness preclude the notions of classical perfection and of the God who, in his eternal completeness, lacks nothing.

The presence of the cross does NOT preclude other faiths from including memorabilia of their choice.

The parable of the mustard seed in verses 30 - 32 has two points: (1) just as the tiny mustard seed can grow (in the Mediterranean area) into a fairly tall tree, so the humble start of the kingdom of God does not preclude a victorious ending; (2) the kingdom is now present, and all nations and peoples («birds of the air» was a phrase used by the rabbis to mean all people, including Gentiles) may now partake of it.

The American value honoring free speech doesn't preclude condemnation of the speech, only that there should be no legal punishment for it.

If we try, as it were, to force nature into certain conceptual moulds, we preclude the full use of other moulds.

There have been only several dozen posts reminding you that the presence of the cross in the museum does not preclude the presence of memorabilia from other faiths being added to it.

Placher cites Frei's Barthian - like emphasis on the factual historicity that the gospel narrative contains, and, with Lindbeck, Placher argues that the relativity of our understanding does not negate or preclude the reality of that which we seek to understand.

That would not preclude its calling on global institutions such as the United Nations for assistance, but what outside assistance is desired, and when, should be decided by Africans, not in Washington.

Generality does not preclude high concentration.

It does preclude the narrow pursuit of knowledge and skill without concern for their relevance to the whole pattern of truth and right.

Until we grasp this sense of God, so vividly portrayed in the preclude to the Ten Commandments, I do not believe that we can say we have ever experienced the biblical God.

That paraphrase, perhaps inadvertent, of what the Bible prescribes as the devotion due to God alone suggests an earnestness about ideas that might seem to preclude the intellectual highjinks, pervasive gossip, and boozy fun that, Podhoretz leaves no doubt, was also very much part of the life of The Family.

In the United States, IQ scores of «approximately 70» are generally considered to constitute a level of mental disability severe enough to preclude the death penalty — the idea being that the person in question's mental level is too underdeveloped for execution to constitute a proper «punishment.»

As we will see however, the ultimacy of the ontological principle does not preclude the ultimacy of other principles.

Likewise, chemistry and physics preclude the possibility that life evolved on earth.

This does not preclude Christianity's being compatible with local faiths.

@nepawoods: the gunman is not a Christian, true, but the list of books he cites does not preclude him from being a Christian.

I suspect that the revision committee hoped thereby not to preclude future acceptance of SCNT.

I first hooked into this with the work of Ilya Prigogine, where he showed that the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics didn't preclude natural evolution and characterized far from equilibrium thermodynamics.

The empathy that I'm calling for certainly does not preclude critique of Christian diet and fitness books.

Does accepting the importance of the chemicals in my brain preclude a more spiritual and thought?

For one, the Earth is not a closed system and for another, the 2LOT describes entropy overall, but does not preclude localized decreases.

As she puts it, «That blacks did not, in an important sense, cause their current predicament does not preclude charging them with alleviating it if nothing else will work.»

You only see abortion as wrong because your religious belief system has persuaded you to preclude logic with fairy tales.

And for the record, when I say the evidence out there supports creationism, I'm also not necessary saying all things were built by the will of some all knowing intelligent being though I don't preclude it as a possibility.

In fact Jesus» own words seem to preclude the possibility: «No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven - the Son of Man» (John 3:13).

Christian Scientists generally would agree that bringing prayer to bear on human tragedy and suffering does not preclude taking other practical steps to alleviate them.

Just because you can't think of a motive doesn't preclude, the answer of it did take place.

Honestly I have never been able to comprehend why they feel this way... considering such an extreme view would preclude most scientific research.

It is also evident that the concept of a fully active intentional subject would preclude the idea of objective immanence.

I know nothing in classical theism that would preclude accepting this principle despite its rarity in classical theism.

No doubt my way of seeking it is very different from process thought, such as that expressed in the writings of John B. Cobb, Jr., but this does not preclude the possibility that Cobb's di - polar theological understanding can not only challenge but also enrich a quest for total dialectical understanding and vision.

It is something else to submerge the metaphor of governor and thereby preclude discussion of these issues.

Perhaps they should, but that does not preclude their being morally objectionable.

Is hope in the historical future sufficient to preclude a final future of punishment for social injustice?

The reason that is flawed, and I can not stress this enough... there are an infinite number of possibilities... you keep focusing on the ones that include a god, which will NEVER yeild results because you preclude the possibility and even probablity that there are NO GODS.

The principle of ex opere operato - the effectiveness of the sacrament does not depend upon the spiritual state of the celebrant, but upon the proper performance of the rite in the Church - does not preclude the importance of a spiritual openness on the part of initiate and celebrant.

This is strikingly apposite to the thought of Jesus» saying, and the fact that it is in the Midrash Rabbah certainly does not preclude the possibility that the tradition goes back to the first century.

However, they argue, that does not preclude the idea that this being can not surpass itself.

Separation of church and state or «Congress shall make no laws prohibiting religion» DOES N'T preclude taxing them.

Of course, this did not preclude trade, but the trade he envisioned was between nations, both of which understand themselves to profit from the trade.

For instance, male clergy are accustomed to ways of functioning as pastors which preclude, or at least discourage, the priesthood of all believers.

That you may see no reason why «anyone in their right mind» would want to read the book that does not preclude those reasons from existing.