Sentences with phrase «question established truth»

It was regarded with great suspicion, particularly when it dared to question established truth, and in the popular mind it could not be clearly distinguished from the practices of the magician, which were rightly frowned upon by the church.

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It also led to the ascendance of biblical criticism (relativizing, to a certain extent, the Holy Scriptures), which in turn had negative influences on theology, generating a questioning attitude about the objectivity of established truth and the usefulness of defending ecclesial traditions and institutions.

@Chad, Begging the question is a type of logical fallacy in which a proposition relies on an implicit premise within itself to establish the truth of that same proposition.

By their reasoning, the discernment of the truth on which the Christian community established the university in question is trumped by presumably superior criteria of truth, discerned individually.

The story of continuity also ties to perceptions of impunity — no one in Burundi has thus far been prosecuted for political murder -, to lack of progress on questions of justice and memory, lack of trust in the newly established Truth and Reconciliation Commission (which interestingly only appeared on the scene months before the election, in December 2014), and perceptions of corruption, abuse of office, the sense of being «used» by those in authority (people speak of being their «bridge» to other objectives).

A co-worker at the agency claimed he had overheard Wilson's supervisor saying that she should not be placed on jobs because of her complaint, so Zevin had the co-worker undergo questioning about the incident during a brain scan by Cephos, one of several American companies that claim they can reliably use fMRI to establish whether somebody is telling the truth or lying.

No question about it, that's a long - established and lamentable truth.

Artists like Martha Wilson dared to question and challenge the established norms and truths of their time — something which younger generations like my own have benefited greatly from.

Originally established to uphold moral authority and political - religious power, this venue offers a new context for Maclean's work, to question notions of truth, conscience and power in the 21st century.

The Fifth Circuit held that the press release in question was not sufficient to satisfy the requirements to establish loss causation because «although the stock price dropped dramatically on the day of the 1 August 2006 press release, no new facts concerning Cyberonics» stock - option accounting were disclosed in that release which demonstrated that the «truth became known» about Cyberonics» challenged financial statements.»