Sentences with phrase «system of beliefs held»

religion: 1: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe 2: a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects 3: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

But to my point that Atheism is a religion by definition Religion: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith Faith: belief or trust: belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without proof Atheism: unbelief in God or deities: disbelief in the existence of God or deities

one of the definitions of religion: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith» As noted above Atheism is none of these things.

Religion (as defined by Merriam - Webster): a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith (presumably referring to the fact that it can not be scientifically proven)

Not exact matches

In addition to that, you should also sell off stocks that you intended to hold if you know that the company will go bankrupt, if the company does something that goes against your personal beliefs system or if the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is indicted of accounting problems or theft.

You will notice that you won't see these same level of oppositions against any other belief system, where people who hold the worldly opinion would be so motivated and compelled as to try and convince believers that their faith is wrong.

I am guessing that perhaps though we are very different about what we believe and hold to be true, we are very much alike in our passion and our comfort our individual systems of thought and belief.

I have a great deal of respect for the elderly, just not the belief system most hold.

To be fair, though, their professed belief system will technically hold that Hell is for the unregenerate and that the gates swing on the hinges of a Christ - centered redemption.

I finally understood this after reading Keith Green's biography where he tried a lot of different belief systems looking for the deepest satisfaction and finally settled into Christ in the hippie years because it held for him the depth and strength to satisfy his spiritual longings.

Originally, it was important to the belief system of economism that it hold that the global increase of goods and services be for the benefit of humanity.

1) That in no way addresses my post 2) I don't believe in sin 3) Eternal condemnation for a finitie «sin» is an unjust and immoral system, as is eternal reward for holding a specific belief instead of a totality of actions taken, and the innermost part of a humans morality.

Moreover, both sides, much like the Repubs and Demos in our political system, can not view anything passed the length of our own noses if it is in contrast to the «beliefs» we hold dear to us as humans.

Whether we rely upon «hard» poll data, or sales figures of books and periodicals, or an endless stream of anecdotal evidence, Darbyite premillennialism proves to be one of the most resilient and widely held belief systems that has ever gripped the American imagination.

As a white, middle - class woman living in California, rarely have I faced real pain as a result of complex systems, and strongly held societal, cultural or political traditions and beliefs.

Try as they might, the proponents of a sorry belief system that for so long held the world back are going to find that the proliferation of information and knowledge in this age will see their bigoted views reduced to the margins of history.

This system of belief and social interpretation generally does not reflect the diversity of social reality there is within the society, but is consistent more with the economic or ideological system which has given it birth and its corporate managers who hold power within the system and benefit from it.

Toward my belief system, religion is a personal belief and should not be a sociable consideration... Anyone's beliefs upon religious conjuring séances should be held personally and not be centered by any socialism of the religiously clairvoyant which tends to conjure their weekly seminary séances upon the weakly enamored folks ever forsaking the doctrines oaths... Emotionalisms are where religious circles are deemed rented and the renters pay steeply for a yarn's worth... Therefore keeps one's faith separated from religious teamsters who take and never give their folded flocks any causally rational explanations as to why there are reportedly many more of God's many sons then what Christendom so portends there to be...

Toward my belief system, religion is a personal belief and should not be a sociable consideration... Anyone's beliefs upon religious conjuring séances should be held personally and not be centered by any socialism of the religiously clairvoyant which tends to conjure their weekly seminary séances upon the weakly enamored folks ever forsaking the doctrines oaths... Emotionalisms are where religious circles are deemed rented and the renters pay steeply for a yarn's worth... Therefore keep one's faith separated from religious teamsters who take and never give their folded flocks any causally rational explanations as to why there are reportedly many more of God's many sons then what Christendom so potentially claims there to be...

This statistic rings true for all belief systems, because having this integral part of our identity in common is like strings that hold two people together.

As an educated person, I can not believe that these types of supernatural belief systems hold any relevance in today's society.

- An increasing number of communication delivery systems, together with a greater diversification of programming, so that individuals can pick and choose only those messages which reinforce already held attitudes and beliefs.

The best that we can do is to hold faith with our personal belief system, while not trampling on the rights of others to hold faith with their belief system.

Unfounded belief has to be unraveled carefully through education, and its effects have to be blunted by holding our system of government and protections to proper standards

«This article does a good job of pointing out the changing face of religious belief in this country, and shouldn't be attacked because the author happens to hold a particular belief system.

You see my extended family holds to a very structured and rigid system of belief in God, this included my mother.

Rather than leave a blathering comment on the useless nature of religion, you may want to consider the ultimate ends of holding on to a belief system (assuming atheism here) that can not sufficiently explain where meaning, purpose or value (ethical right and wrong) could come from.

They may hope that the election of one of their co-religionists will increase the social prominence of the belief system they hold to be true and of greatest value» not only for themselves but for everyone else.

The point I intended (aside from demons not being savable, and yes they do believe in Jesus and know who He is) is that you can not hold two contradictory belief systems as true and expect to be save by one of them.

Though researchers haven't been able to pinpoint the cause of colic — a commonly held belief is that it stems from a digestive issue — a research team has suggested that colic is rooted in the baby's developing respiratory control system.

But prior to judging them (and judging them we inevitably will) we need — as investigators of the human political mind — to understand what has to hold in those belief systems for something to appear as menacing.

In a fascinating and potentially far - reaching judgement, the judges ruled: «Religion could be described as a belief system going beyond sensory perception or scientific data held by a group of adherents, which claims to explain mankind's place in the universe and to teach its adherents how they are to live their lives in conformity with the belief system.»

«There was this sense that we had lost that essential American belief that ours is a system in which no matter how powerful or rich you are, or what public office you hold, you're still held accountable under the law, and I view Occupy as just one aspect of a much broader swing in broader sentiment.»

The findings upend the long - held scientific belief that only cells, known specifically as dendritic cells, infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis could stimulate a broader, defensive immune system attack of the invading microorganism.

Results of the study by Janet Yang, a University at Buffalo expert on the communication of risk information related to science, health and environmental issues, suggest that holding a collective, communitarian belief system contributed to altruistic behavior, while those who hold more individualistic values are less likely to be altruistic regardless of how much risk is triggered.

Our belief system appears to be held as programming in the subconscious mind capable of limiting our choices.

As you can see, if I held onto the foolish belief that «more veggies is always better», I would be constantly irritating my digestive system with excess insoluble fiber, but I've learned through trial and error (and simply paying attention to my stool texture every morning and remembering what I ate the night before) that when I eat a «medium» sized portion of veggies with dinner instead of a large portion, that my bowel movements the next morning are always MUCH healthier.

An adult can create a system of beliefs for their child as a way to process their plight, in this case, being held against their will by a captor.

Silence is about the struggle to reconcile long - held ideals with everyday moral behavior; about the threat of violence that's always present when deep - held belief systems, especially religious ones, come into conflict; and about the lasting damage inflicted by a global colonialist system that was just gearing up in the 1640s but that persists in many guises today.

This belief must be the fundamental value of every adult working in and around our schools for success to take hold across the system.

Redon holds a special place for me due to the intensity of his private belief system.

Ways to describe this nascent paradigm vary — Banny Banerjee at Stanford Institute of Design talks about «design thinking»; at the Experience Design Group in Stockholm, Rolf Hughes and I consider it as a trans - disciplinary form of «disruptive innovation» — but held in common is the belief that designers should be critical thinkers and strategists first, capable of addressing cross-disciplinary problems by designing the social, political, economic and educational «systems» that give them greater reach, responsibility, influence and relevance.

Some of the world's most powerful belief systems are at odds, some of which openly seek the dissolution of the material world and all things in it, while others hold the exact opposite view; some place a divine premium on achieving the overarching ambitions of the faithful to the extent of utterly disdaining truth or fact, while others hold no regard for the ambitions of any person or people so long as fact is held supreme.

His belief that learning can be enhanced when students have something to hold or touch resulted in a barcode system that had students arrange a deck of cards in a sequence to write computer programs.

[1] The repute of our criminal justice system rests on the deeply held belief of Canadians that the right to liberty and the presumption of innocence are fundamental values of our society that require protection.

In Swain, the Court reviewed the «very old credentials» of the peremptory challenge system, and noted the «long and widely held belief that peremptory challenge is a necessary part of trial by jury.»

And while years of mission experience has imbued traditional owners with elements of Christian belief and practice, most traditional owners also hold the Dreaming, and its accompanying ritual system, as fundamental, both to their lives and the wellbeing of the ongoing socio - cultural order of which they are part.

«My belief is that you hold many of the answers within, and by gently turning inward and with a little coaching, we can tap into your system's wisdom to resolve what's no longer working for you.»