Sentences with phrase «rather than fairy tales»

Give me evidence rather than fairy tales.

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I'd say rather than try to invent wish fulfillment with myth and fairy tales about the way we'd like things to be, why not just find our contentment in our present existence, make ours the best lives we can live and just enjoy the ride we have, rather than invent one to dream about.

Still amazes me how people are so willing to follow an idea, a religion, a dude telling fairy tales from a stage, rather than the things that they see before them every day, and in doing so, tie everyday natural occurrences into evidence for the validity of their fairy tales.

at the end of the day i'd rather have an agnostic or atheist as president than someone who believes in some fairy tale, or thinks that god tells people what to do, or that religion is necessary for morals.

It is indeed to be considered «free thinking» to always curiously trying to understand the origins of life and the universe through science rather than just accepting a 2,000 year old (or more) fairy tale.

I'd rather not know the answer, than believe in a fairy tale.

The overall style of Sleeping Beauty is also more modern than that of the older Disney fairy tales; both figures and backgrounds are somewhat sharp edged and angular, in the manner of 1950s commercial art, rather than softly rounded as in the earlier films.

Oh and additionally... you need to study REAL history concerning the crusades because the notion of converting Muslims to our faith by the sword is nothing but a fairy tale told by revisionist historians who desire to create a history that meets their agendas rather than report truthfully.

I'd rather see a President who makes decisions based on common sense and education rather than off of what some thousand - year - old fairy tale says he or she should do.

Maybe you could investigate and find the true facts rather than just jumping on some emotional bandwagon fairy tale along with the likes of «Remember Resource».

All this took place thousands of years before the emergence of myth and fairy tale and it arches over the site of dreams to confirm that the wonderful is possible rather than wishful.

It's always nice to see Disney movies taking place in our world, rather than a far away fairy tale place, instead bringing in the far - away from outer space.

Black Knight Sword is Suda 51's twisted interpretation of the princess fairy tale where, rather than saving the charming princess, The Black Knight must free the world from a dark princess» reign of terror.

It's a modern - day twist on a fairy tale, where the princess wishes to be a normal young girl, rather than the other way around.

Students examine three examples of revisionist fairy tales in which female characters act in empowered roles rather than behaving helpless and submissive.

The end result of fairy - tale expectations, whether you invest for yourself or with the help of a financial adviser, will be a huge shortfall in wealth late in life, and more years working rather than putting your feet up in retirement.

It can be difficult, as a jaded adult, to appreciate a great fairy tale — one where the hero always wins and naivety is a character strength rather than something to grow out of.

The issues in her work — behavior, cruelty, ecological disaster and manipulation of information emerge in quasi fairy - tale mode as paradoxes rather than assumptions.

Or that we prefer to be lulled into fatal complacency by the reassuring fairy tales of the «climate skeptics» rather than confronting the danger.

But rather than prepare for a change in our daily doings, such as rebuilding the railroad system or promoting walkable neighborhoods over suburban sprawl, we tell ourselves fairy tales about how the Bakken shale oil play will make America «energy independent» to provide the illusion that we can keep driving to WalMart forever.