Sentences with phrase «skeptics questioning»

The onus is upon those making the AGW assertion, not on skeptics questioning it.

Daniels remembers some skeptics questioning the validity of the jump in state test scores, noting the fact that Kansas City students» average ACT scores — which he remembers as being in the 15 - 17 range — had not improved as much as the state scores.

The company's exit from the program comes as the heavily funded initiative is facing fierce criticism from skeptics questioning it's effectiveness.

That may be why WeWork has a tech - level valuation of $ 20 billion — though skeptics question whether it should be treated like a tech company, given that real estate is so integral to its main product.

Skeptics questioned his durability — «One guy called it the worst move in the history of the draft,» Lewis says — but the Ravens loved his size and his 4.37 speed in the 40.

Also, according to this skeptics question and answer, sending someone to prison is rather costly (the same order of magnitude as going to a top university).

Skeptics questioned the impact a single convenience store would have in jumpstarting an ailing Adirondack Park economy.

Earlier studies had revealed that a mutation in roundworms extended their life span, but skeptics questioned the generalizability of those findings.

Even as a historical milestone nears, skeptics question whether a working reactor will ever be possible».

Even as a historic milestone nears, skeptics question whether a working reactor will ever be possible

The proposed expansion of school choice in Wisconsin comes at a time when President Barack Obama and Republicans are promoting charter schools and teacher accountability, while skeptics question whether choice programs have proven to be any more effective than traditional public schools.

But skeptics question the sincerity of the movement's reflection, saying the accountability - focused rhetoric might be merely lip service paid to the promise of charter schools: independence in exchange for accountability.

But some skeptics question whether the basic lack of human interaction during an online class, regardless of the subject matter, can lead to problems down the road.

Though skeptics questioned how it would affect the truck's rugged capability, the combination of power and fuel economy won over many buyers.

Skeptics questioned the decision — at first — until they saw it perform.

Skeptics question, but can be convinced with adequate evidence.

The issue of «the world is warming» is not one that climate skeptics question, it is the magnitude and causes.

This doesn't answer skeptics questions about the science.

A skeptic questions, and we are questioning your evidence - free beliefs.

I though realclimate did a terrible job of explaining this and addressing skeptics questions.

ATTP, I understand the concern of generalities, but when Dan did the lukewarmer / skeptic questions, NiV and I also made similar points.

Very few skeptics question that CO2 is a GHG.

Skeptics question the methodologies and data used by the AGW crowd, you should not attack a scientist questioning skeptic papers.

applies to AGW means skeptic questions or challenges to make controversy is «irrelevant».

So a skeptic questions everything but accepts what the preponderance of evidence is, and a denier falsely claims that until all aspects are resolved we know nothing and should do nothing — often motivated by the latter.

While the magazine gives itself certain softball questions, it does not attempt to take on skeptics questions such as:

In this week's What Your Therapist Really Thinks, a skeptic questions whether couples counseling actually works.

Kenneth Himmel: Taking Retail To New Heights When Kenneth Himmel developed the first vertical mall, Chicago's Water Tower Place in 1976, skeptics questioned how high people would go to shop.

Not exact matches

Hahnemann may have birthed the field, but he could be considered a skeptic by our standards and might even question homeopathy today.

Skeptics will question whether he is a little too corporate - friendly for the tastes of Democratic primary voters.

A skeptic might want to ask a couple of questions — maybe starting with, Why bother?

Skeptics of the shape will question how it fits in a pocket, but it slips in about as easily as its namesake, the universally pocketable passport.

Skeptics have not only questioned Maduro's claim, but the very motivation behind issuing a cryptocurrency in the first place.

Wall Street analyst Alex Potter of Piper Jaffray remains optimistic on the Tesla Semi, despite receiving pushback from skeptics that question the long range...

«However, as we observed with your comparisons of Krishna and Buddha with Jesus, not only are you certainly incorrect, but we are left asking the question as does skeptic Robert Price, «Is there any basis to these claims, which Murdock just drops like a ton of bricks?

You could see from the footnotes and the questions I asked that I've read all the liberal literature, I've read the atheist literature — and I stood in the shoes of the skeptic as I asked the tough questions — I just didn't find them convincing.

He is less successful at answering questions that liturgical skeptics are likely to ask.

Clearly most the of the skeptics are impudent fools LACKING HUMILITY who ask many questions but DO N'T pursue the answers lest they be proven wrong.

I was surprised to see such a dismissive statement from Keller, who has devoted so much of his life to carefully addressing the questions of skeptics with nuance and respect, and who has a generally open attitude toward doubt.

Joseph Ratzinger had answered from the Christian perspective precisely the question that Pope Francis» homily raised (if less reverently) in some circles of skeptics yesterday: If non-believers can go to heaven, why bother with faith at all?

do you still really question why I'm a skeptic?

After soliciting questions and concerns from readers, I wrote a post entitled «Confessions of a Sponsorship Skeptic» that you can check out if you have questions yourself, and you can read all my posts from Bolivia here.

As for the miracle attributed to Blessed Teresa, «There are always skeptics who question every Vatican - approved miracle, and accuse the Church of manipulating the evidence, but the Congregation's medical board has very vigorous examination procedures, and stands by its decisions.»

This comes from a former skeptic that tries to question everything, but found truth in the works, deeds and words of Christ.

Taking the role of an open - minded skeptic, Berger asks probative questions about religion without being bound by tradition, church, scripture, or personal experience.

«I was always a skeptic,» he said, «and I always asked a lot of questions.»

Former skeptics had said as much, but the «I» in question had remained for them identified with the personal individual.

People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic.

The strident attempt to silence the skeptics who question the popular thesis that humans are adversely affecting the earth's climate hit a new high over the past couple of weeks with the release of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project (BEST) report from a group of scientists centered....

His question made a lot of sense to me, a recovering skeptic.