Sentences with phrase «rules of the universe which»

Nevertheless, just as in science there are some overarching governing rules of the universe which tend to be active in all situations and events, so also in trying to understand some of the bad things that happen in life, there seem to be some overarching rules which guide and govern these actions.

Though there are large, governing rules of the universe which tend to guide all actions and behaviors (such as the laws of gravity and entropy), the nearly infinite number of other variables can often lead to unforeseen outcomes and unexpected results.

Not exact matches

In his fourth catechetical lecture, entitled «He upholds the Universe by His Word and Power,» the Cardinal discusses our understanding of God's action in the world, the Providence by which He rules the universe.

Well, to be fair, it would only apply to the gods said to have played a role in the creation of the universe, which would rule out plenty of those.

As a constant, the universe itself must be subject to infinite evolution, evolution being a rule necessary for constants that can not be proven to exist always in the same state, which our universe can't be, because we just know we're only 14 billion years old or so in this genesis (that we scientifically pretend that the facts of this genesis of our universe apply also to the infinite universal possibilities subject to evolution absent of creation is a bit strange to me, but I digress).

When the religious thought of the ancient world from Mesopotamia to Palestine, and from Palestine to Egypt, required terms to express that ultimate unity of direction in the universe, upon which all order depends, and which gives meaning to importance, they could find no better way to express themselves than by borrowing the characteristics of the touchy, vain, imperious tyrants who ruled the empires of the world.

Alternatively, and in contrast to the first two positions, there is the view that value is rooted in a «moral universe» which can be at least fairly well known and approximated by man through his rational capacities; this moral universe participates in, yet in its fullness transcends, the actual shape of culture, history and human will; and the task of moral agents is to discover and act on the principles, laws and rules that this universe contains and reveals to the discerning moral conscience.

The suggestion is that all societies, including the most democratic ones, are parts of an all - inclusive monarchic society, namely, the whole universe which is ordered by a single ruling member.43 Little examination is required to discern that the single ruling member of the universal organism or society is what Hartshorne understands God to be.

But also quite general problems of human society, such as marriage rules and incest, or even the organization of nature and the universe, may be the subject of [myths];... it is only philosophical interest, both ancient and modern, that tends to isolate the myths of origin and cosmogony, which in their proper setting usually have some practical reference to the institutions of a city or a clan.

An answer that takes into account all the myriad variables — adjust for weight of ball, quality of service, heaviness of shirt, generosity of officiating, variation in rules, weather in Stoke — which exist, in a theoretical sense, since the great unknowable equations of the universe click along, even if they're out of sight.

In a fascinating and potentially far - reaching judgement, the judges ruled: «Religion could be described as a belief system going beyond sensory perception or scientific data held by a group of adherents, which claims to explain mankind's place in the universe and to teach its adherents how they are to live their lives in conformity with the belief system.»

In addition to his scientific research, Hawking, a professor at the University of Cambridge, was known for his popular science books, including the best - selling A Brief History of Time, which captivated readers with lucid explanations of the universe's birth and the physical laws that rule the cosmos.

A non-zero charge would have meant that the antiproton in the nucleus and the positron buzzing around it have slightly different charges, which would violate the rules of the Standard Model of particle physics and possibly provide an explanation for the dominance of matter over antimatter in the universe.

The universe described by quantum field theory is subject to the stringent constraint of a certain rule - set, or symmetry, known as Lorentz symmetry, which is characteristic of high - energy particles.

It was in exploring those interstitial domains that Albrecht stumbled on his clock ambiguity, which may have uncovered a fatal flaw: Even if string theory works, it is not clear how to use it to predict the kind of universe that would unfold from its rules.

Kasdan said that Calrissian «doesn't make any hard and fast rules» in terms of a potential partner, which in the Star Wars universe includes women, men and droids.

Greek director and co-writer Yorgos Lanthimos has created an alternate universe in which finding a romantic partner is a societal mandate — where citizens must follow a strict set of rules in order to secure happiness within 45 days, or risk being turned into the animal of their choice for the rest of their lives.

Digging deep into the Marvel universe for some of its more obscure titles, Disney and Marvel pull out this comic which teams up 5 very unlikely heroes, including a talking raccoon and a walking / talking tree, who task themselves to save the galaxy from the likes of an evil alien who wants to rule it.

Over time there have been video games based off The Dark Eye which explore the lore of the universe and where combat utilizes the rules et of TDE.

The Campaigner has constructed a massive focusing array which he plans to use to magnify and pervert the power of the Chronoscepter in order to shatter the barriers between the ages and rule the universe.

«It kind of turns into a different game where you're essentially bending the rules of the universe to get what you want, which seems like it has nothing to do with cats, but it does.»

The work of Koen Taselaar (Rotterdam, 1986) is a unique universe in which only he determines the rules.

The designs will be assembled into a wallpaper decorating the gallery walls, turning the space into a «unique universe in which only he determines the rules» for the duration of the exhibition.

The Australian Government speaks so much humbug about greenhouse policies and the Kyoto Protocol that one could be excused for thinking that it operates in a parallel universe in which the normal rules of logic and evidence do not apply.

If courts value the universe of science, uphold the rule of law, and stay within the limits of their own authority, they should refuse to rule on climate science and refer scientific disputes back to the scientific community, which is where they belong.

The rules of the universe make them all the same except for the amount of energy in them which is determined by the pitcher (the object which emitted it).