Sentences with phrase «stories over evidence»

WG: Human beings tend to favor good stories over evidence, but this can lead to problems.

Not exact matches

Rather than go highlighting or cherry picking different stories in the ancient text that point to very disturbing characteristics, (because that would bog us down away from my point and launch a ti.t for tat against someone who has already displayed belief over evidence is what matters to him), I will add to my «doctrine» statement that has inflamed and dominated your attention.

Theocracy is based on studies of an old book or two written by philosophers and politicians in addition to stories handed down over generations with no real physical evidence to analyze.

both stories pre date the existence of Israel, Judah and any evidence of israelite culture by well over a thousand years.

There is no absolute beginning or ending, but if you carry that to an extreme you'll have Hegel saying at the end of a long story, when you ask for evidence — «well, you'll have to go back and read it over again.»

I guess that could be another «just so» story, but I'd prefer some evidence over speculation.

But, after the South Side team became a national news story with its exciting Little League victory over favored Las Vegas, the evidence against JRW was not hard to amass.

Over time, with enough good / bad labeling, the mounting evidence before our children can tell a very different story than we would have it.

Before thinking I'm bragging or drill my son like a dog or do anything out of the normal bed time stories or counting fingers and toes, just know that I could care less what you think and have plenty of video evidence, along with the multiple doctors who have observed him and believe he's capable of having an IQ over 130.

The driver, he said, was handed over to the police after he (Maikori) decided to further investigate the story to «ensure that all the facts of the case and evidence were presented to the authorities.»

In a written response, the Environmental Facilities Corporation says the report is filled with inaccuracies and omissions, and cites numerous media stories over the loan as evidence that there was much public discussion of the projects.

Fierce debate still rages over its significance, but many see it as a crucial piece of evidence in the story of how humans came to be — one that suggests flowers played a key role in our evolution.

However, with no evidence of its success, people will be less inclined to invest in something that hasn't produced any success stories in over two decades.

The website has already brought together numerous singles from all over the world, which are evidenced by the happy marriage stories on their testimonial section.

Another evidence is the over 500 success stories you can find at the website.

• Over $ 1 million to the Cato Institute, which disputes the scientific evidence behind global warming, questions the rationale for taking climate action, and has been heavily involved in spinning the recent ClimateGate story.

However, given that the CAGW position doesn't rest on specific numbers, but is instead an unorganized collection of anecdotal evidence, coupled with heavily - tweaked computer models, unfounded assumptions about positive feedbacks, and a healthy imagination about possible future disasters, a lower warming number for the 20th century will simply be brushed over with claims about aerosols being stronger than previously thought, more warming still waiting in the «pipeline» or similar ad hoc «explanations» that keep the overall story alive.

I hope that in 50 years time as Australians swelter in debilitating heatwaves, battle fierce bushfires, fight over dwindling water resources, lament the loss of unique species and tell stories recalling the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, they will be reminded of the names of those who refused to act in the face of overwhelming evidence of what lay ahead.

At this point in time, after everything that has come out over the last 90 days or so, when I read an article that starts right out with a reference to the «stolen CRU emails» — a statement which assumes facts not in evidence — I know I am dealing with someone who wants to establish CRU as being the victim in the whole story — usually with the objective of deflecting attention away from what the content of the e-mails reveals.

The Court found that the Production Orders were overly broad and went well beyond what was reasonable to gather evidence concerning the jewelry story robberies such as requiring production of information on subscribers remotely located from the robbery sites, production of bank and credit card information and production of personal information on over 40,000 subscribers when the police really only sought information on the few individuals who may have been proximate to more than one of the robbery sites.

Over the years, we have trained many of the UK's leading Experts and have been at the forefront of improving the standards of expert witness evidence in the UK... Read the full story.

What you might be struggling over is «how much believable evidence do I need to convince the judge or jury that my version of the story is the version that is more likely than not true.