Sentences with phrase «skeptical view of»

Some hotel experts take a skeptical view of the big pipeline.

Dineen is a problem in some respects in that she is spot - on when it comes to her analyses of MHP science and related issues, but she decidedly skews her focus toward an antagonism against women's rights - type therapists without similarly critiquing «the other side», and toward an overly heavy - handedly skeptical view of sex abuse and domestic violence accusations, without any indication of a balanced consideration of the many MHP abuses on «the other side».

A consideration of the facts of the Imperial Tobacco case supports this skeptical view of McLachlin C.J.'s attempt to rehabilitate the policy / operational distinction.

Theories are falsifiable, not one's skeptical view of a theory.

Geoff — see the book Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo for a recent skeptical view of aid unsurprisingly hated by the aid community.

In the end, the ARDAY's offer of 90 minutes for me to present the skeptical view of man - made global warming after Cameron's debate cancellation revealed itself to be essentially disingenuous.

Bate countered environmentalists» global warming assertions with a skeptical view of the science [2].

If you read what Girma says, then you ought to realize that the skeptical view of CAGW is based on observed data, NOT «dubious» assumptions.

(06/02/03) Industry Promotes Skeptical View Of Global Warming JEFF NESMITH [email protected] Cox News Service

It would appear that the vigorous conservative campaign against climate - change advocates (especially Al Gore) has contributed to leaders of the Republican Party adopting a highly skeptical view of global warming.

«While I have a skeptical view of certain climate issues, I consider myself «green» in many ways,» Watts notes in the «About» section of WUWT.

For those who believe we must embrace low - emissions technology (i.e. all of us who recognize the reality of anthropogenic climate change) the manifesto is oddly selective, dismissing many large - scale renewable energy technologies (especially wind power and biomass), and taking a skeptical view of solar energy's potential.

Until the science can understand to a great degree all of these factors, I will have a skeptical view of «definitive» or «incontravertible» statements concerning climate change.

Just when he needed still brighter lights and a more skeptical view of the course of empire, he plopped down in Venice.

Space is too short to highlight every noteworthy feature, but here are a few that have stood time's test: E. D. Hirsch's placement of progressive education within the Romantic tradition (first issue), Joel Best's skeptical view of school violence (2002), Michael Podgursky's discovery of the well - paid teacher (2003), Bruno Manno's and Bryan Hassel's takes on the charter movement (2003), Brian Jacob and Steve Levitt's technique for catching teachers who cheat (2004), Barry Garelick's jeremiad against progressive math (2005), Frederick Hess and Martin West's exposé of school «strike phobia» (2006), Roland Fryer's identification of «acting white» (2006), Clay Christiansen and Michael Horn's vision for virtual learning (2008), and Milton Gaither's authoritative look at home schooling (2009).

Other researchers take a skeptical view of Graecopithecus as a possible hominid.

But the board took a more skeptical view of the Christian Science Reading Room project, which its developers, Peter and Rebecca McCauley, already estimate will generate a nearly 11 percent return on their investment without any tax breaks, and a nearly 28 percent return if the IDA approves the $ 35,000 in incentives they are seeking.

What I * thought * I might encounter in this post was a bona fide skeptical view of the ideas presented by the researchers interviewed in the film.

Hmmm: Recode, by the way, takes a skeptical view of Google's announcement: «Google and Facebook can't help publishers, because they're built to defeat publishers.»

What's more, rank - and - file Republicans appear to share Trump's skeptical view of trade.

Not exact matches

I myself am skeptical of this view, but it's good to see high - level policymakers like Cha thinking about North Koreans» everyday lives, not just the behavior of their government.

«Almost all of Netflix's future growth will come from international... Investors who were already skeptical (or bullish) on int» l growth will remain so — but Disney's U.S. non-renewal should have no effect on that view,» analyst Todd Juenger said in a note to clients.

Investors are not particularly skeptical of proposals by unions and public pensions, but appear to view proposals by individual «gadfly» shareholders as value - destroying.

Page doesn't like Musk's skeptical - to - paranoid view of a future full of autonomous and intelligent robots.

Changing the views of many skeptical young Koreans could depend on whether Lee and others implicated in the scandal are in fact held accountable for any criminal wrongdoing in a trial that some have deemed to be a test for rule of law [6] in South Korea, or whether they will continue to enjoy the status of being untouchable.

But the hawkish rhetoric of the campaign has given way to more measured statements on trade from the administration that track more closely with the stance of many congressional Republicans, who are avid promoters of free trade and deeply skeptical of policies they view as restrictive or protectionist.

Some investors view this as a smart, risk - avoidance strategy: If they don't recognize the names of foreign companies and aren't sure of their business model, they're skeptical.

Further, I am always skeptical of people who contend to have a monopoly on the truth, while refusing to consider other peoples points of view.

Rather than conclude his ethical theory with insoluble problems of skeptical denial, I invoke a richer epistemology from Russell on which to base a constructive view of the virtues.

It was only by virtue of their skeptical mood that the Hebrew thinkers were able to attain a view of the world that still shapes our outlook.

A liberal education, Freedman went on to say, «ought to make a person independent of mind, skeptical of authority and received views, prepared to forge an identity for himself or herself, and capable of becoming an individual not bent upon copying other persons — even persons as persuasive and influential as one's father.»

Deservedly celebrated is Frederick Crews of the University of California who, in the New York Review of Books and in his book Skeptical Engagements, has been smiting Freudians hip and thigh, no doubt putting many psychoanalysts back on the couch to dream of the days when their declining business was viewed as a science.

I am very skeptical of this idea, in part for reasons which it seems to me are closely related to some of Hall's own views.

Inconsistencies in fact and point of view and the duplication of episodes are apparent even to the casual reader; and detailed analysis of the text is easily accessible in any standard Introduction to the Old Testament.1 We are skeptical of some of the common criteria of literary priority, however; and we reject the view that the «later» sources (often late only editorially, not in substance) are necessarily less accurate, less dependable.

Without casting Enlightenment rationalism as categorically evil, Wright details some of the problematic consequences of Enlightenment assumptions regarding the biblical text: false claims to absolute objectivity, the elevation of «reason» («not as an insistence that exegesis must make sense with an overall view of God and the wider world,» Wright notes, «but as a separate «source» in its own right»), reductive and skeptical readings of scripture that cast Christianity as out - of - date and irrelevant, a human - based eschatology that fosters a «we - know - better - now» attitude toward the text, a reframing of the problem of evil as a mere failure to be rational, the reduction of the act of God in Jesus Christ to a mere moral teacher, etc..

It will be found that, in respect to the authenticity of tradition, I have become more skeptical now than I was in my previous work on the Kingdom of God, and that, in consequence, some parts of this book represent a considerable change of view.

The PoJo's editorial writers take a dim view of the agreement to strengthen railroad crossing safety and are skeptical it will make much difference.

Broderick said he still was skeptical the county would realize the savings of the stucco finish, but said he opted to side with Abele «after eight years of dealing with a county executive who viewed compromise as failure.»

Democrats tackle Willie Soon It was arguably to block climate change regulation that Congress invited Soon — and other scientists skeptical of the mainstream view on global warming — to testify.

The two groups of contrarians filed responses (here and here) and the cities said they didn't object to their filings but warned the judge to be skeptical of their views.

It shows the number of articles along the y - axis, the total number of citations along the x-axis, color codes whether an individual is one of the «concerned signers» who signed any of 20 declarations affirming the mainstream view of human impact on climate and the need to limit greenhouse emissions, was one of the 619 contributing authors to IPCC AR4 wg1 (2007), «non-signer» who is one of the non-AR4-wg1 authors on climate who signed neither statement a statement of concern nor skepticism, or one of the 495 individuals who signed any of 16 declaration skeptical of mainstream climate science or of the need for GHG cuts.

In this wide - ranging, humorous talk, Seth Shostak takes a look at Star Wars and other science fiction films from the point of view of a skeptical scientist, tells stories about the movies he has been asked to advise, and muses about aliens from space and how we might make contact with them.

That would make the argument a lot more convincing, especially for some of my more skeptical colleges that deeply distrust results from (in their view) overly optimized and complex General Circulation Models.

Having read both books in the series, I was skeptical on how true to the books they would stay and how this might affect our view of our beloved and iconic Carrie of SATC.

One of the strongest aspects of The Student is that, while its view of Venya's beliefs is decidedly skeptical, it doesn't ridicule him or suggest that others are immune to his Biblical zealotry.

Some pundits were skeptical about the new series, but in an April 27, 1998, interview with Variety, HBO exec Chris Albrecht predicted success: «It has a great female point of view and that's something we don't have a lot of.»

If she's bewildered, so will be viewers who are skeptical of Burshtein's view of the proper female role.

This reboot of the Emmy - winning Bravo series may have you skeptical, but it breaks new ground and manages to be a simultaneously emotional, funny, and human viewing experience.

But when he states that «many publishers view e-books with a skeptical eye» I know we're dealing with someone who is operating from hearsay rather than relevant experience in the trenches of a large and established publishing company....

Although I am bit skeptical to view the initial part of this article as a one - author - to - conquer - all formula, I took a deep breath and continued to read way deeper than I had originally planned due to the fact that David Gaughran brought this up.