Sentences with phrase «say about human nature»

If so, What does this say about human nature.

It's possible that it has something interesting to say about human nature.

What then can a Christian say about human nature?

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Human nature means growth, which we don't have to worry about, they say.

I believe this wise and nuanced document says something true about human nature; I'm afraid Mr. Smalling might label it «common bigotry.»

Jefferson said some critical things about religion and human nature - that were spot on... Martin Luther apparently actually hated a group of people to the point that he wanted them gone.

I'm not sure the research polls say so much about Christians as it does about human nature, and our tendency to rationalize certain behaviors.

Using modern terms, we should say that the Bible records a development of thought about human nature in both its sociological and psychological aspects.

That is to say, human nature is not taken as a static entity, a fixed substance, about which predications may be made with equal fixity.

This perspective was captured beautifully by the English poet Thomas Hardy, who in the face of romanticism about nature said that human fulfillment could not ultimately be found among rocks and vines and trees.

Again, I think that it has had a lot to say, including some very important insights about the physical universe, human nature, history, and about our knowledge of all of these.

About Heidegger's view of human nature in particular, Cassirer says the following:

Later, in our discussion of human nature, we shall have more to say about this.

If we engage in the «de-mythologizing» of the Revelation to St. John the Divine, as we must also «de-mythologize» the creation stories in the book Genesis in the Old Testament, we realize that what is being said is that as human existence and the world in which that existence is set has its origin in the circumambient, everlasting, faithful Love that is nothing other than God — we recall Wesley's hymn, quoted a few paragraphs back, that «his nature and his Name is Love», and Dante's great closing line in The Divine Comedy about «the Love that moves the sun and the other stars» — so also the «end» toward which all creaturely existence moves is that very same Love.

It could be said that almost all of human nature is here, yet the writer tackles her subject with charity, attempting to be fair to everybody, while being honest about the problems.

Prof. Carlin goes on to discuss what Darwinism, or Darwin's audience, has to say about the ontological rank of human nature.

But, as I say, much more needs to be included about the nature of the human body and the reasons why the marital context is the morallycorrect context within which sexual intimacy is expressed.

Our deep grammar of discontent: human nature saying infinite sentences about this and that: because & affect — the age of Reasons Why & why not?

More must now be said about why, conceptually, it is important to see that religious commitment involves making serious claims as to the nature of things, what the setting of human life is like, as well as serious claims as to how human persons should behave in that setting.

The Corporeal Nature of Freedom and its Sphere Before speaking of the existence of freedom and in freedom something will have to be said about the specifically human creatureliness of freedom which will clarify the dialectical character of our relation to our own and other people's freedom.

For our survival and well - being, Wilson says, we need a consensus about our origins, our nature as human beings, our place in the natural world and our purpose, or what it is that makes life worth living.

Then we have looked at public prayer, saying a great deal about its congruity with human nature and human life and attempting to show that it is both a duty and a privilege for anyone who would call himself a Christian in any serious sense of the term.

It is taken from something he says about the relationship between human suffering and human depravity in his essay «On Human Nature.&rhuman suffering and human depravity in his essay «On Human Nature.&rhuman depravity in his essay «On Human Nature.&rHuman Nature.»

Jeremy good message and quite relevant for today God is still looking at our hearts and motives for serving him or are we serving our own agenda as Jonah was.He did nt feel compassionate towards his enemies and who could blame him they had cruelly killed many Jews it was a question of life or death to his own people.The Jewish nation was no more deserving of Gods grace than the other nations that is revealed by sending Jonah to preach a message of hope and life.Ultimately God calls all by faith in him and is willing to be merciful to all nations and peoples that do not not deserve it just like us it is by grace that we all are forgiven.I am pleased that God is sovereign and knows whats best he is merciful to us.Our human nature is that it is better to kill our enemies before they can kill us and that is essentially Jonahs message that is why he struggled to be obedient to Gods will.Gods message is to forgive those that trespass against us and show mercy.Its complicated and it is natural to protect ourselves and our families from those who would seek to destroy them but ultimately its about trusting God with everything easier said than done.If it comes to a choice we will have to trust God and ask for his strength because we cant do it in ours.As Christ laid down his life for us are we ready to lay our lives and the lives of our families as a sacrifice for him.To me that is where the story of Jonah is leading to we have the choice to fight our enemies or to love them as God loves them.brentnz

When this belief was coupled with the notion of a last judgement which would not occur until God «had accomplished the number of his elect», in words from still another prayer, it said something about the corporate nature of human life, the equally corporate nature of whatever destiny men have, and the need for patient waiting until our fellowmen have found their capacity for fulfillment along with us.

As you say, Marx appears to talk about ideas that are good, and you don't notice the essential elements that are missing from his ideologies — such as the rightful place of humans under God and in relation to one another — the recognition of imperfect and sinful nature of humanity, the inherent dignity of created things.

living a life of delusion is AWESOME until REALITY BIOTCH slaps you in the face and pops the sheltered bubble of the priveledged happy life you live and heaps misery onto you and your loved ones and all you can do / say / think is... god has a plan... yup a plan to make you suffer for a reason you can't understand... from my VAST knowledge of the world and human nature i know how to make choices that avoid MOST of the misery and suffering the rest of you shlubs endure, can't avoid everything, but instead of wasting time with religious b and s i think about avoiding misery and suffering... 35 years and so far sooooooo goooood...

«I have spoken out clearly about the dignity of all human life and the nature of holy matrimony as designed by God and will continue to do so whenever the situation warrants,» Tobin said.

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«Contrary to the prevailing scientific opinion about the biological effects of nitrite and nitrate, our data support the view that humans may require these dietary components from birth — from nature's most perfect food,» said Norman G. Hord, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., the study's lead author and an associate professor of food science and human nutrition at Michigan State University (MSU).

For your whole life you've heard the voices of the dominant culture saying negative things about human nature, children, teenagers, siblings, parents, and parenting.

They have significant things to say about therapy and the nature of human consciousness.

When pushed on whether it was appropriate or not, DioGuardi said, «Human nature being what it is, what we see we like to talk about.»

Residents have complained about the bad nature of roads particularly in the capital, which they say has worsened human and vehicular traffic.

«I learnt more in 5 days about human nature than in the past 12 months,» she says.

«A critical strength of our approach,» said Joshua Abbott, a contributing author from ASU, «is that it combines natural science about resources and social science about human behavior to account for benefits derived from nature.

«I interpret the term «designer nature» as more about envisaging a new nature that we like through personal preference where the objective is very human centred,» says Possingham.

The findings weigh in on theoretical debates about the nature of human consciousness, the researchers say.

Sarah Rigg, a career management consultant at Randstad, says that when you have little information about a person, it's human nature to make assumptions based on presentation and body language.

But the whole film is a missed opportunity because the situations repeatedly defy credibility, and the humor never says anything remotely fresh about human nature or the world we live in.

«We are honored that the Environmental Film Festival and The Nature Conservancy have chosen to support our story of a remarkable, self - sustaining people who can help illuminate our past while teaching us unexpected lessons about how humans might better live cooperatively in the future,» said Bill Benenson.

Despite the lack of discipline, Apatow is trying to stretch himself, to say something about human nature: his insight here is less about comedy than about adult life as a succession of equivocations and betrayals.

It was a film that set the bar for the decade that followed, creating film - makers that essentially said «Screw You» to the Hollywood system, going on the make movies that said something about the ever evolving world, showing the ugly side of human nature and how man was really capable of behaving.

Rodriguez says lots of research already exists about the nature and science of learning — the learning brain — but there is very little on why and how humans teach.

Han says the question that haunted her while writing The Vegetarian was about the nature of human beings, about human innocence and human violence.

She influenced the logo for Prestigious Pooch, and as Cora says, taught her more about human nature than any human could ever do.

District 9's Wikus says a great deal about the grim side of human nature...

Thater's video and installation work frequently explores how humans interact with the natural world, but, she said, «Even though my work is all about nature, I'm not a nature girl.»

«I realised that it's all about human nature,» he said.

«I'd always done stuff about nature,» he said, «and I wanted to smash up, mash up those two elements — the human and nature — and do something about our relationship to nature.»