Sentences with phrase «take it at face value believing»

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[5] Virtually all scholars involved with historical Jesus research believe his existence can be established using docu mentary and other evidence, although most hold that much of the material about him in the New Testament should not be taken at face value

[5] Virtually all scholars involved with historical Jesus research believe his existence can be established using documentary and other evidence, although most hold that much of the material about him in the New Testament should not be taken at face value

belief in anything without supporting evidence is a childrens game... We teach our children not to lie, judge a book by its cover, or to take anything at face value or to just believe without questioning... you know, we say stuff like check the source and don't believe everything you see / hear... should we teach seeking knowledge or to have faith in without?

The fact you can not take what he says at face value and believe him until he proves otherwise shows you have severe trust issues.

«He takes scriptural imperatives at their face value and believes this is the only instruction and command God has given him - unmediated by history, unmediated by understanding, unmediated by human experience.

And here, though by «Christianity» he means something very definite (i.e., Roman Catholicism), his words taken at face value speak for the vast majority of believing Christians no matter what their denomination.

Therefore, as much as I want to take her comment at face value about moving to support her daughter, I have to believe (cynically, I admit) it is part of the «narrative» to get Wiseman eligible.

Finally, the fact that 38 % of young people said they did not believe in a God or greater spiritual power, compared with 44 % who did, should not be taken at face value.

Trust is reciprocal: now that May has declared that she believes the EU is plotting against her, it is much harder for her counterparts to take anything she says to them at face value.

You don't necessarily believe the story, but the film is engrossing enough to be worth suspending your disbelief for a couple of hours and taking it at face value.

Not everything you read should be taken at face value, and there will be surprises in store, no matter who you believe.

So while we don't believe that the record high gold / XAU ratio can be taken entirely at face value, there's no question that it is elevated even on a cyclical basis (that is, even allowing for a gradual structural increase over time), and there's no question in the data that cyclically elevated gold / XAU ratios have been associated with strong subsequent gains in the XAU index over a 3 - 4 year period on average, though certainly not without risk or volatility.

I still think there's more going on here than Square - Enix wants us to believe, but take their statement at face value for now.

Only credulous, unquestioning, mouth breathing followers who believe everything Mann says in his own book would take it at face value.

If you would take the offerings at face value you would believe that seniors only need small amounts of life insurance and they would all somehow be better served by not taking an exam.

7) It left «unresolved mysteries» yes, but they were quickly forgettable if you take it at face value which, frankly, when making a film... you're encouraged to firmly believe your audience is made up entirely by idiots who will do just that.

We take the comments of our political leaders at face value and genuinely believe that they want to do things «with» us and not «to», us.