Sentences with phrase «psychological facts of»

Moreover, the general psychological fact of perceptual supplementation renders it impossible in concrete to distinguish sharply between what we have seen and what we have inferred.

Not exact matches

Perhaps because it is a well - known psychological fact that it's the most incompetent who are the most confident of their abilities and the most intelligent who are full of doubt.

But you can't discount the fact that price discovery likely played some role in the fall of bitcoin through the introduction of futures, even if it was only from a psychological level.

A necessary fact in freeing ones mind and spirit from these psychological parasites of religious proselytizing.

I realize that it gives you a certain amount of psychological comfort to think that atheists are just as deluded and close - minded as you are, but the simple fact of the matter is that we're all perfectly willing to consider any evidence you can come up with.

These various affirmations are matters of belief, based on misinterpretation of facts, misunderstanding of psychological and sociological discoveries, and, finally, on popular, commonly held notions.

The intuitional evidence for belief in Allah, the belief based upon the recognition of Allah by our inner consciousness, is brought to our attention in the Qur» an by pointing out the important psychological fact that there is an instinctive feeling of faith in Almighty Allah, the Creator of the universe, which comes to men when they are free from inclinations, or the distractions of dull routines, or when surprised by the question of the origin of the universe, or when faced with hardships or misfortunes which they can not overcome by themselves.

To combat communist propaganda by «good propaganda» is in fact to fall victim to the psychological violence of the enemy.

The naïve moralism in this area can be maintained only by ignoring the facts that inebriety is as much a symptom as a cause of the disturbed interpersonal life of the alcoholic, that alcoholism is a complex disease involving physical, cultural, and socio - psychological as well as moral factors, and that homelessness is in itself a complex phenomenon, not the simple product of excessive drinking.

Nevertheless, I believe that a nondefensive openness to psychological and sociological knowledge, as well as to the natural sciences is more faithful to Wesley, despite the fact that the consequences of such openness may lead to ideas that were foreign to him.

The psychological dynamics of this examination are further complicated by the fact that any of these three stages may be further enmeshed in a triadic collusion between (1) our flesh, which is already prone to sin, (2) a superpersonal demonic power, «the enemy,» and (3) our own will, fully determined by us.

For example, let us begin with this one: «If you start from the immediate facts of our psychological experience, as surely an empiricist should begin, you are at once led to the organic conception of nature (SMW 107).

Freedom of will is not, therefore, a purely natural state of affairs, an indubitable psychological fact.

The disingenuity of, for instance, the American Psychological Association in claiming that it does not advocate the acceptance or legitimation of homosexuality is all too clear from its membership in the «Just the Facts Coalition,» along with the National Education Association and other groups.

Lifton makes the unusual argument (unusual for a psychiatrist) that the psychological trauma of the Vietnam war can be found in the fact that it frustrated this immortalizing impulse of our soldiers.

Given the fact that psychological models have been a prominent part of many other enterprises in theology, it may seem surprising that in the biblical field efforts are disparate and scattered.

This is the very best demonstration of our god - almighty - ness which simply comes from the fact we think we have invented everything psychological; that nothing would be done if we did not do it.

With that discovery it becomes impossible even for a moment to take seriously either a realistic metaphysics according to which metaphysical propositions state our empirical knowledge of the categorical characteristics of reality, or an idealistic or psychological metaphysics according to which these depend upon the way in which the human mind as such is always and everywhere constructed... We must start again at the beginning and construct a new metaphysical theory which will face the facts revealed by history.

It has also generally required that they show evidence of the fact that they have been chosen for the task by the divine bestowal upon them, through birth and experience, of the intellectual, moral, physical and psychological gifts necessary for the work of the ministry.

In fact, the prevailing psychological tone seems better captured in the resignation of the ancient Chinese proverbial curse «May you live in interesting times.»

But the fact that the form in which this treatise is clothed is what it is, is at least the result of due reflection, and at all events it is certainly correct from a psychological point of view.

All of these psychological facts are variously muddled and exploited by religious belief systems.

I was simply arguing that that accidental fact should not constitute an essential psychological identity for anyone, and that the frequent occurrence of this identity could never ground a proscription against same - sex sodomy anyway.

It begins with Richard Rorty's vision of the achievement of our country, followed by Allan Bloom's more negative and today's libertarians» different and more positive and productive spin on roughly the same understanding of today's psychological facts.

Furthermore, we need to recognize the plain fact that a good deal of physical and, even more obviously, of psychological suffering is made possible through exactly the same human (and other) conditioning that makes it possible to enjoy the sense of well - being, even of joy.

This strange roomer got into and established himself in the living room of church practice in roughly the following way: that people do worship God is an observable fact; and every fact is permeable to psychological inquiry.

Martha's case raises broader issues: the availability of assisted suicide to physically sound but depressed individuals; the «quick» solution of death for the elderly when they feel useless; thinking of death as a «right» rather than a fact; and too much social concern with the legal rather than the psychological condition of those contemplating suicide.

Let us stress that this initial acceptance is not based upon the fact that this person represents a «type of psychological problem,» or is to be seen as a case for experimentation.

He said: «The subtle shift from viewing transgender people as «depraved sinners» to «unfortunate victims of psychological pressures and mental illness» camouflages the fact that, in the end, as numbers of trans people have learned to their cost, the environment it creates is just as toxic for them.»

If, abstracting altogether from the question of their value for the future spiritual life of the individual, we take them on their psychological side exclusively, so many peculiarities in them remind us of what we find outside of conversion that we are tempted to class them along with other automatisms, and to suspect that what makes the difference between a sudden and a gradual convert is not necessarily the presence of divine miracle in the care of one and of something less divine in that of the other, but rather a simple psychological peculiarity, the fact, namely, that in the recipient of the more instantaneous grace we have one of those Subjects who are in possession of a large region in which mental work can go on subliminally, and from which invasive experiences, abruptly upsetting the equilibrium of the primary consciousness, may come.

The fact that nobody got up and pointed out this «man of God» was essentially proposing to put people in concentration camps is proof that we need psychological evaluations to be mandatory for all employees (paid or unpaid) of churches if they want to keep their tax exempt status.

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.

But when confronted with the fact that the vast majority of Christians find more psychological appeal in traditional theism than in the process variety, he quickly retreats to an imaginary situation in which, he opines, process theism would be found to be more appealing.

Akin to his claim for the primacy of happiness in human motivation, then, Mill offers as yet another assertion of psychological fact, another «principle of human nature,» the claim that the happiness of others is a desire of each person and an important part of each person's happiness.

To reduce the parental bond to its affective and educative aspects is to overlook the fact that the parent — child bond is a psychological vector of fundamental importance for the child's sense of identity.

In fact, the distinction rests upon a highly questionable concatenation of social theories, political postures, logical fallacies, and psychological assumptions, and a comprehensive rejection of historical social practices.

To reduce the parental bond to its affective and educative aspects is to overlook the fact that the parent - child bond is a psychological vector of fundamental importance for the child's sense of identity.

Mr. Myers for the first time proposed as a general psychological problem the exploration of the subliminal region of consciousness throughout its whole extent, and made the first methodical steps in its topography by treating as a natural series a mass of subliminal facts hitherto considered only as curious isolated facts, and subjecting them to a systematized nomenclature.

Although the fact can not be denied that this was only a pre-season game, the victory does give a psychological edge to United, as was the case last season, when the Red Devils beat Chelsea and then went on to win three out of four games during the season en - route to winning the League as well as knocking the Blues out of the Champions League.

And, in fact, one of the chief insights that the neurobiological research provides is that the behavior of young people, especially young people who have experienced significant adversity, is often under the sway of emotional and psychological and hormonal forces within them that are far from rational.

After the fact, I am now convinced of an unexpected bonus: that the pain of labor is IMMENSELY reduced by laboring and delivering at home due to innumerable comfort measures (both physical and psychological); I have much more respect for all the women who manage their labors in a hospital - kudos to you, ladies!

Luthar found significant psychological problems at the high end of the income spectrum, and in fact in one study she found higher rates of depression and substance abuse in high - income adolescents than low - income adolescents.

So what of the fact that early potty training could cause psychological damage?

Just like breastfeeding mothers on TV are often used as punchlines or morality tales, so are breastfeeding children and regardless of the fact that studies have shown prolonged breastfeeding has no psychological effects.

In fact, thanks to a flurry of studies on spanking, we know that corporal punishment has a host of negative psychological consequences for kids.

In fact, in a 2001 review of the father's love, researchers Rohner and Veneziano concluded, «Overall, father love appears to be as heavily implicated as mother love in offsprings» psychological wellbeing and health, as well as in an array of psychological and behavioral problems.»

I hope that your baby will soon make the transition from nursing with the shield to nursing without, but regardless of when (or if) that happens, you can feel good about the fact that in spite of the challenges you encountered in the beginning, you are continuing to provide him with the many nutritional, immunological, and psychological benefits of breastfeeding.

In fact, in his research summary for the National Home Education Research Institute, Dr. Brian Ray says, «The home - educated are doing well, typically above average, on measures of social, emotional, and psychological development.

It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle.

A myriad of problems which inludes cases of school dropout, marital misunderstandings and collapse, psychological traumas and its related health challenges have not been discussed, in fact the revelations are so damning