Sentences with phrase «supernatural aspects of»

The supernatural aspects of the film are unique, and they never go overboard with excessive scares or unnecessary tropes.
But the supernatural aspects of the gospels are not a literal history and there is more evidence of this fabrication than there is of its historical truth, despite the attacks one might like to inflict on Harpur.
You say that Jesus has extrabiblical confirmation (even though I was talking about the supernatural aspects of the bible as a whole), and I asked you to provide those names.
Again, I am not saying that evidence of a historical Jesus is a basis for belief in the supernatural aspects of Jesus.
There is not one shred of proof for any of the supernatural aspects of the bible.
There are indeed many intelligent, sincere, well - meaning people who say such things as: «Whatever the controversy, and however strong the scholarly arguments against it, I choose to believe in the supernatural aspects of my faith, simply because it is very important for me in the life of my faith to be radically aware of sacred mysteries.»
- ConclusionIn addition, the supernatural aspects of Scripture are presented just as matter - of - factly as the rest.
Russ — I don't think you'll find people arguing too much about the few character names we have, but more about other pieces of information that should be available to corroborate the supernatural aspects of the stories.
Deists of that time generally did not believe in the divinity of Christ nor did they believe in the supernatural aspects of the Bible.
That so many of Christ's characteristics were extant in prior mythologies casts doubt as to the veracity of the supernatural aspects of His story.
Religious beliefs certainly can, and given the complete lack of actual evidence for any supernatural aspect of religion, they ought to be questioned at every opportunity.
That presents a problem for validating the supernatural aspect of Jesus that we conveniently are missing that key piece of information.

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I think, if you look into it, you will realize that «supernatural» is just a human concept to compartmentalize aspects of the natural world that we do not yet understand.
All these aspects of changing and socially evolving over time and regretting things and having a troubles heart, all are part of the human experience and have nothing to do with anything supernatural.
They are all so many expressions of the fact that when our eyes are opened to the finitude, insufficiency, or contingency of ourselves and the environing entities, we perceive every aspect of these entities as pointing directly to a supernatural cause.
Acknowledge the mystical aspects of the Christian faith, and allow the supernatural to enter into your worship.
He has taken a sacred moment filled with worship and has drained it of any supernatural aspect.
Needless to say, if one chooses to make the supernatural element a central aspect of one's religion, the Bible will certainly support such a set of beliefs.
Viewed in its «supernatural» aspect this endeavour expresses itself and culminates in a sort of participation in the divine life, whereby each individual will find, by conscious union with a Supreme Being, the consummation of his own personality.
Redefining the religious Traditionally the scientific study of religion had been limited to those aspects of life and culture explicitly linked with belief in a supernatural being or forces.
The vast majority of atheists * take the view that there's no reason at all to believe in an afterlife, any more than in gods, ghosts, vampires, leprechauns, miracles, or any other aspect of the supernatural.
The Protestant tradition as a whole, in reaction to perceived abuses, downplayed virtually all mystical aspects of the Christian life — there was little if any room for miracles / supernatural gifts of the Spirit.
This aspect of humans is likely how belief in the supernatural gets bootstrapped in many people's minds.
But as the sciences began to develop, they gradually brought to light quite natural explanations for some aspects of observable phenomena which had previously been regarded as of supernatural origin.
Falsely linking morality to a belief in the supernatural is a time - tested «three card trick» religion uses to stop its adherents from asking the hard questions about the transparently silly aspects of the faith (s).
It encompasses those aspects of human life and culture that are concerned with the ultimate meaning and destiny of human nature and the relationship of the individual and of society with the supernatural.
Traditionally the scientific study of religion had been limited to those aspects of life and culture explicitly linked with belief in a supernatural being or forces.
However, neither of these issues — the supernatural aspects or the treatment of critics — was raised during Osmanagich's spring 2008 lecture in Vienna.
Although the Dalai Lama presumably adheres to the Buddhist perspective that, as with prayer, there is a supernatural aspect to meditation, he received a standing ovation from thousands of conference attendees, suggesting that most in the neuroscience community were appreciative of his broad - based call for religious and scientific harmony.
The emotional aspects of the story are treated with such a heavy hand, the supernatural aspects are so vague and uninvolving, and the group dynamic is so unconvincing that one can't quite imagine why anybody bothered.
Starring: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, Mark Shepard Extras: The Men of Letters Interactive Set Experience; Men of Letters: The Winchester Legacy; Designing the Men of Letters; Supernatural — Bound by Blood: Decisions and; Crow's Nest Tour; Library Tour; Lab Tour; Galley Tour; Dorms Tour; Room 7B Tour; 2013 Comic - Con Panel; Audio Commentary — «Blade Runners» — With actor Mark Sheppard and writing team Eugenie Ross - Leming & Brad Buckner; Audio Commentary — «Mother's Little Helper» — Writer / EP Adam Glass and Director / actor Misha Collins provide commentary on his directorial debut; Audio Commentary — «Bloodlines» — EP Jeremy Carver, Director / EP Robert Singer, and Writer / EP Andrew Dabb provide commentary on the backdoor pilot Supernatural: Bloodlines; Behind the Scenes of Supernatural: A Fan's Perspective — Mockumentary hosted by Misha Collins going behind the scenes on the set of Supernatural; Deleted Scenes; Gag Reel Video: MPEG - 4 AVC; 180p; Aspect Ratio 1.78:1 Audio: English DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1; Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Studio: Warner Brothers Release Date: 9/9/2014 Website: http://www.cwtv.com/shows/supernatural
Waititi and Clement mine centuries of vampire lore and pop culture incarnations of blood suckers to wittily deconstruct every aspect of the supernatural world.
Religion I take to be concerned with faith in the claims to salvation of one faith tradition or another, an aspect of which is acceptance of some form of metaphysical or supernatural reality, including perhaps an idea of heaven or nirvana.
Historical fantasy — works that combine history with aspects of the supernatural — is emerging as a hot new genre of YA fiction.
The combination of the supernatural and the detective solving aspect makes for a landscape that is rife for Wadjet Eye Games to create an experience that is entertaining and more than just a little bit haunting.
The social aspect of connecting with other characters is the main draw here, as well as questing through supernatural dungeons.
Taking its cue from the multifaceted term «vision» and emphasizing its physical - perceptive, political, supernatural, and mystical aspects, VISION (S): explores the strategies that artists and scholars employ to re-configure our view of the world.
Mythogeography does not give privilege to any one part of the overall concept in the way that psychogeography favors the supernatural aspect.
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