Sentences with phrase «senseless if»

If we emphasize the claim to validity, a putative moral prescription is meta - ethically senseless if an agent to whom it is said to apply can not choose in a manner that expresses dissent, that is, expresses her or his decision that the prescription is not valid.

A putative moral prescription is meta - ethically senseless if the alternatives of an agent to whom it is said to apply do not include the required action.

Not exact matches

Jesus prays to me, and I respond in a random, senseless way so that Jesus is never sure if I exist or not.

And in the wake of so many acts of senseless violence like those of Aurora, Colorado, Sandy Hook and the Boston Marathon, we worry that we're never truly safe anymore — that we're vulnerable to tragedy at any second, that so much could be lost if we only find ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.

If Paul really means that those who are dead in sin can not believe in Jesus, then the rest of his argument in the chapter and the letter become meaningless and senseless.

You state: If there is no higher force, and the universe itself is not a conscious, higher force, then the universe is by definition «senseless».

If your thoughts are the result of a senseless universe, then you can not trust your own thoughts.

It gets much worse when you consider the problem of evil: If God really exists, and he is really all powerful, and really morally perfect, then why do so many horrible, senseless things happen?

It follows that a putative moral prescription is meta - ethically senseless and thus can not be valid if the individuals to whom it is said to apply can not act as it requires and do so because the prescription is valid.

I am particularly perplexed by the statement «The problem with this thinking is that the problem of senseless suffering does not go away if you abandon belief in God.».

If he believes that God is at the beginning as well as at the end, the Alpha as well as the Omega; if his hope for the future arises out of his faith in God's eternal presence; it is because he discerns the manner of God's presence and the way of his working in the strange person of Jesus of Nazareth, in his life and teaching, and not least in the bitter and apparently senseless tragedy of his deatIf he believes that God is at the beginning as well as at the end, the Alpha as well as the Omega; if his hope for the future arises out of his faith in God's eternal presence; it is because he discerns the manner of God's presence and the way of his working in the strange person of Jesus of Nazareth, in his life and teaching, and not least in the bitter and apparently senseless tragedy of his deatif his hope for the future arises out of his faith in God's eternal presence; it is because he discerns the manner of God's presence and the way of his working in the strange person of Jesus of Nazareth, in his life and teaching, and not least in the bitter and apparently senseless tragedy of his death.

If we want to do something constructive to reduce new senseless killings and suffering in the future - act to control guns, better identify and treat mental illness, etc..

If you really believe that the universe is not created, that there is no God, then concepts like «love, goodness, honesty, peace, integrity, etc» HAVE to erode into senseless drivel - remember, if everything is random, then EVERYTHING is randoIf you really believe that the universe is not created, that there is no God, then concepts like «love, goodness, honesty, peace, integrity, etc» HAVE to erode into senseless drivel - remember, if everything is random, then EVERYTHING is randoif everything is random, then EVERYTHING is random.

«It seems senseless to turn to Him who, if He is here, will not trouble Himself about us; it seems hopeless to will to penetrate to Him who may... perhaps be the soul of the universe but not our Father.»

A crucial UN fisheries meeting is happening in 48 hours — and it could be the turning point in the fight against senseless ocean destruction, but only if enough of us speak out now.

I don't care if a stranger thinks ai have a simple mind, I just won't waste money on anyone who says things that are senseless to me.

Jesus is indignant that the scribes and Pharisees (1) will not enter the kingdom of heaven themselves and stand in the way of others entering it as well; (2) will do almost anything to win a proselyte only to make that proselyte twice as much a child of hell as they are; (3) confuse people by senseless oaths, telling them that if they swear by the Temple, their oath is not binding, but if they swear by the gold of the Temple, it is binding - the fools ought to realize, Jesus says, that the Temple includes all that is in it; (4) tithe some of their money but neglect justice and mercy and faith, which are weightier moral matters, when they ought both to tithe and perform these greater acts of righteousness as well; (5) are careful about outward cleanliness but careless about the inward disposition, so that they are filled with extortion and greed; (6) appear righteous but really are hypocrites, because their appearance hides all manner of iniquity inside; (7) pretend to revere the prophets of history whom their parents killed but continue to practice the evil of their parents by rejecting those whom God sends to them now (Matt.

If we want to reduce the number of senseless tragedies like we saw in Connecticut we need to stop blaming law abiding citizens.

I find it childish and senseless and rarely read his posts, even if short (which they rarely are).

Truth consists in the conformity of mind and reality (being)- if the human mind can not know reality, thinking is senseless - but the mind can not grasp individuality as such.

«Look around you, and tell me if what you see is truly good, war is madness, poverty is mayhem, perversion, and greed is ramped, and so is senseless killing, etc. etc..

Well if he's shameless enough to play the «god card» when his poll numbers drop, I guess he'd be a president willin'to start another avoidable or senseless war just to boost his ratings.

Take any character you most admire, and is not his arrival so great a marvel that you feel his survival is inevitable, if creation is not utterly senseless, aimless, meaningless?

The problem with this thinking is that the problem of senseless suffering does not go away if you abandon belief in God.

If God had prevented World War I — a senseless war, the only real accomplishment of which was to plant the seeds for World War II — the overall balance of good and evil would have been greatly affected for the millions of people who lost sons, husbands, brothers, or friends in that war.

If there is a God, there is reason for suffering, and therefore WHAT??? You and I both predict that senseless suffering will exist.

Some vague and ghostly continuation was granted, in at least some if not all biblical writers; but this continuation was an insignificant and senseless shadow of real life.

If we want a better world with fewer senseless acts, we have to actually work towards that goal.

If they want to truly stop senseless suffering, they should put down their holy book and pick up a science textbook.

The whole lot of them are to blame Wenger, Gazidis, Kroenke, Dick Law etc because it's clear they all agree on this senseless transfer policy that Arsenal are using, Arsenal are a very rich club but they refuse to spend money on the players we need, our spine of CF and CB is not strong and if Coquelin gets injured no one else can play the DM role like him!

Senseless idiot he is, I have been very respectfull towards him for the past 3 years keeping in mind his age, as we in India respect our elders even if they are outright wrong.

you nailed it, i am an akb but this wenger haters always think that the akb's wouldnt critisize wenger but thats just bullshit, its just annoying if the whole team / wenger gets torn apart after every single game and not even with constructive criticism but with irrelevant and senseless posts like whippet / fool etc

Slimkid, if we can't find common ground somewhere, then its just senseless bashing, you aren't going anywhere and i'm not going anywhere, but we love the same team and I hope we want the same endgame, just disagree on how we get there I suppose.

That story is of course already familiar to many, including those from well beyond Tyneside: the «Entertainers» tag, new signings Les Ferdinand and David Ginola combining with existing talent to play scintillating football, the 12 - point lead in early January, the 4 — 3 defeat at Anfield still regularly hailed (rightly or wrongly) as the best game the Premier League has ever seen, Kevin Keegan's «I will love it if we beat them» rant, a Cantona - and - Schmeichel - powered Man United scenting blood and recording a relentless series of 1 — 0 wins (including one at St James» Park in which we battered them senseless) to claim the title with all the remorselessness of a lion tracking down a wounded gazelle.

If I could have one wish, I would time travel to that moment and beat younger self senseless, toss him on a private jet and dump him at my best friends» house for a proper intervention.

If CPS had checked on the mom, or offered the baby's biological mother the help she needed to keep him, this senseless violence could have been avoided.

It quoted the message on the Facebook page as «Children of God, here is a 75 years old man walking in the snow without cardigan just to rescue the battered economic status of Nigeria and some of you senseless people feel he travels too much, as if he travels for partying or merry making.

The governor tweeted: «I am directing @nyspolice to coordinate with NYPD + FBI to determine if the senseless murder of Timothy Caughman is part of larger pattern.»

Senseless killing is like cancer and if not quickly checked, the situation can lead to a complete breakdown of law and order because Nigerians have the right to defend themselves.

«A picture of President Buhari, with snowflakes all over him, and being welcomed to a foreign country was used, alongside this message, «Children of God, here is a 75 years old man walking in the snow without cardigan just to rescue the battered economic status of Nigeria and some of you senseless people feel he travels too much, as if he travels for partying or merry making.

One trillion nerve cells, from motor neuron to sensory neuron, purkinje cell to retinal ganglion cell, must grow right way and link in the right way if the nervous system is to be more than a senseless scramble.

And when it comes to things they write (chats and postings on blogs), it is mostly unstructured and casual (if not outright senseless).

They really deserve to be called the Eighth World Wonder, and if you ever meet these wonderful Russian women, you will have a chance to see that it is true and to leave your senseless life behind you.

If you're looking for a senseless good time that goes a long way in terms of keeping you entertained, then this Piranha package may just be everything you've been hoping to sink your teeth into.

it's hard to tell if we've learned anything and the war machine goes on as brutal and senseless as ever.

If you're going to a horror movie, it's because you want to be scared senseless.

Shameless and senseless — if you can explain how Burnett knows the exact location of an important homing beacon in the last ten minutes, you'll probably appreciate the symbolism of the bad guys blowing a hole in the heart of a giant winged seraphim.

More than though it's a tough look at a mother's love, senseless loss and the hope that can be found, even if you only get to experience it in small pockets of time.

If the senseless deaths of innocent bystanders — staged for your entertainment — cause you no pangs of conscience, however, then sit back, relax, grab the popcorn, and enjoy the ride.

If not for the work of the ever - brilliant Hackman, the always - watchable Lindo, Rockwell, and Jay, and the underrated DeVito's turn as the no - account fence, Heist would be merely (instead of incidentally) a self - indulgent exercise in senseless word - love and misguided nepotism.