Sentences with phrase «sceptical of»

So as you can hear, I tend to agree with Alfie Kohn, and therefore am sceptical of Diana Baumrind's strong emphasis on the firm control.

But the best researchers work very hard to remain sceptical of everything (including their own work and experiences), and they try to disprove competing theories to see which ones can withstand scrutiny the best.

Many couples are also sceptical of therapy, thinking that the therapist will not provide equal treatment or that they will be told to go on medication.

Since 2010, when the decision was made to raise the cap on tuition fees to # 9000 a year, the National Union of Students (NUS) has become increasingly sceptical of the government.

Judging by the statements of Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon, or Mohamed El - Erian, institutional capital tends to be sceptical of Bitcoin at best.

I would be very sceptical of this pre-mining because, if the wanted, they could sell the premined coins to the public, make money and go away dumping the project.

Personally, these acts of pumping the coin and being controlled by a few large miners make me sceptical of Bitcoin Cash — it just feels like it's going against the ideology of cryptocurrencies.

I have been sceptical of sound bars but experience with this and the Samsung Atmos have changed my opinion.

Many more in the Bitcoin community are highly sceptical of the SegWitX2 proposal.

Apple calls the new A9X chip inside the iPad Pro a «desktop - class» chip, and while you'd be right to be sceptical of the usual Apple hyperbole, this time it's probably justified; we'll need to test to make sure, but it's likely that this chip, combined with the rumoured 4 GB RAM, will make for a properly fast, capable device.

We have to say, we're a little sceptical of this rumour.

That is why so many are so sceptical of it, and others even outright hostile.

Still, it's worth being sceptical of data like this: As a self - selected sample, it's difficult to tell how rigorous this research actually is.

Conclusion Many people are still very sceptical of buying insurance from private life insurance companies.

CEOs of life insurance companies are turning increasingly sceptical of the huge sales being racked up by unit - linked insurance plans (ULIPs).

Be sceptical of the ones that promise you the moon as they may have hidden clauses and restrictions that an agent or financial adviser does not mention.

Normally I am sceptical of user comments, but in this case, I wouldn't buy insurance from Alliance even if my life depended on it — not because customer complaints, but purely due to the impersonal and insulting public display of apathy by the customer service team.

I'm a bit sceptical of this line of reasoning, given that the government has always been free to pick any of the qualified candidates proposed by the existing judicial appointment advisory committees.

And in case people are sceptical of the relevance of the law of the horse, here is The Court blog this week (yesterday, in fact) with a key decision about horses.

I suspect that lawyers are naturally sceptical of some of the more prescriptive parts of psychometrics, as they are of the content of Lexpert magazine.

It too is sceptical of online voting and says it should not be permitted except for people with serious accessibility issues.

(My earlier article refers to some other sources, including computer security experts, who are very sceptical of remote voting of any kind.)

Without any objective signs on a scan or test ICBC and other companies will be sceptical of accepting your claim, even if they pay you some money at the beginning.

I am usually sceptical of people who give this kind of thing as the motive for their work but, having read this book, I can not see any other reason why anyone would put up with it.

Until that day, I'll continue to be sceptical of much improvement.

He goes through how PKIs can work and what they should have in order to maximize credibility, including evidentiary issues (on which he is sceptical of a solution).

People who commented on the bill on the ULC - ECOMM list in the spring were sceptical of its benefits and of its practicality.

I would be sceptical of a survey showing that more people communicate through social networks than by standard email.

The newer and stranger the religion, the easier it is to be sceptical of claims of sincere belief.

Incredulity, such as Lawson's, is perfectly OK when initially confronting a claim that one is sceptical of; we can not all be informed on every topic.

THE PUBLIC are becoming ever more sceptical of climate change as they begin to ask «where is the global warming we were promised?»

Being sceptical of the climate consensus is in a completely different kettle of ball parks to rejecting the evidence for evolution.

E.M.H: While I am certainly somewhat sceptical of the AGW theory, I will openly admit that no statistically significant warming is not a valid talking point.

They added that it would allow those countries which are sceptical of climate change to «censor» the issue.

I am thrilled to see that you are being truly sceptical of both the science and the way that it is reported to the public.

While I am certainly somewhat sceptical of the AGW theory, I will openly admit that no statistically significant warming is not a valid talking point.

There are many concerned citizens who would not categorise their political views as being of «the Right», but they also would consider themselves to be sceptical of the claims being made about global warming.

I do remember them being sceptical of some approaches in climate science, though, and in the presentation of their results.

It's more striking that people were less sceptical of climate change policies a year before the Copenhagen summit than either during the run up to it, and since it.

I'm incredibly sceptical of any grand conspiracy theory but it does not prevent me also being sceptical of AGW.

I am also sceptical of the statement that clouds have a negligible effect on atmospheric temperatures.

At a country level, Scotland appears to be the least sceptical of man - made climate change, with only 12 % of people saying they agree human activity does not have a significant effect on the climate.

Respondents in the South - West were the least sceptical of all the government regions with 82 % of people disagreeing with the statement that humans don't cause climate change.

Far more Americans than Brits are sceptical of AGW, so it probably wouldn't.

But thanks Raff; I was sceptical of your second - hand info from Wiki so I went straight to the source.

I think that this is why a growing number of people are very sceptical of the notion that the so called trace gas CO2 «greenhouse effect» exists.

Real scientific sceptic, who knows history and philosophy of science, will become sceptical of anything as soon as it is ESTABLISHED.

You'll find plenty of people who are sceptical of adjustments which have erased the current pause in global temperatures.

Just how difficult do you think it is to publish papers sceptical of man - made warming?

You'll find a few people — myself included — who are sceptical of the IPCC AR5 attribution statement and a few more who are very sceptical of claims that all post industrial warming is anthropogenic.