Sentences with phrase «terms of the scientific knowledge»

I mean, the conditions are much more suitable now, not just in terms of the scientific knowledge we have these days you can apply to it, but also the environmental conditions.

Bob, I certainly couldn't hold a candle to you in terms of scientific knowledge or background, but I find your premises and logic baffling, as you knew, a priori exactly what point you wanted to make, and knew you could make it by throwing out the places on the planet where the first and most severe impacts of AGW have been projected to be seen, and are being seen, and then you mischaracterize the nature of polar amplification to try and further justify your point.

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First, its premisses concerning society and modern man are pseudoscientific: for example, the affirmation that man has become adult, that he no longer needs a Father, that the Father - God was invented when the human race was in its infancy, etc.; the affirmation that man has become rational and thinks scientifically, and that therefore he must get rid of the religious and mythological notions that were appropriate when his thought processes were primitive; the affirmation that the modern world has been secularized, laicized, and can no longer countenance religious people, but if they still want to preach the kerygma they must do it in laicized terms; the affirmation that the Bible is of value only as a cultural document, not as the channel of Revelation, etc. (I say «affirmation» because these are indeed simply affirmations, unrelated either to fact or to any scientific knowledge about modern man or present - day society.)

Moltmann's thoughts on the dangers of using the power of scientific knowledge without pondering beauty - and in particular on the dangers of the «economisation» of science in this century, in which scientific thought may only be valued generally in terms of its economic power - would be shared by many researchers in the UK.

For, in the words of Jacques Monod in Chance and Necessity, «The cornerstone of scientific method is... the systematic denial that «true» knowledge can be got at by interpreting phenomena in terms of... «purpose.

Palmer always uses the term «objective» to describe the antagonistic posture of the isolated, active knower who seeks, for purposes of manipulation and control, to grasp, through the scientific method, the passive objects of the world in such a way that the knowledge that results «will reflect the nature of the objects in question rather than the knower's whims.»

The one unifying factor is that the people have been educated in an atmosphere that is not only secular but that reflects the easy assumptions of a scientific secularism, where all the answers may be found in terms of human knowledge.

The prevailing narrative of the rise of West, which focuses on the importance of the revival of Ancient Greek knowledge following the Dark Ages in paving the way for the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, has a tendency to portray Europe's rise in self - contained euro - centric terms, often failing to acknowledge debts from further afield.

«So, first, you should research what they may be seeking for [in terms of which scientific skills and knowledge].

LeVine says that the main problem is a lack of scientific knowledge about the baseline conditions in the region, in terms of everything from ocean currents to animal populations.

National Centres have a broad base in terms of experience, but want to bring in new recruits with detailed knowledge in emerging scientific fields to develop their «intelligence gathering» strategic role.

This study — only the second overall assessment of diet and food on this disease — provides a very thorough evaluation of current scientific knowledge and makes a point of only reporting dietary interventions and specific foods that clearly show proven long - term effects.

On the other hand, if scientific research is neglected to focus on near - term, quick payoff pursuits, then very quickly the supply of knowledge will be exhausted.»

The scientific name he gave to the sweet, yellow banana was Musa sapentium, from a Latin term meaning «wise» (as in the tree of knowledge).

We conduct scientific inquiry to increase knowledge of marine mammals, their health and their environment, and to help assure their long - term survival.

His vision as a sculptor is based on observation and experience both in terms of ideas; drawn upon his early scientific background and his extensive knowledge of the history of cultural evolution, together with his visual and tactile ability to respond to the forms in his sculptures while in the process of making them.

Regarding whether those ignorant in statistics can understand Hansen's latest papers, I'm a perfect test case: My knowledge of stats is low (if I had ever heard the term «sigma» before, I don't recall it), and only have a basic humanities major's ability to grasp scientific arguments (well, maybe a little better since I work with scientists as expert witnesses).

* The role of the US in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education, human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)

The key lesson to be learnt is that not only must scientific knowledge about climate change be publicly owned - the IPCC does a fair job of this according to its own terms - but that in the new century of digital communication and an active citizenry, the very practices of scientific enquiry must also be publicly owned.

To our knowledge, the study remains the only peer - reviewed paper published in a scientific journal that provides scientific forecasts of long - term global mean temperatures.

The term «scientific» is to be understood in a broad sense as the most reliable way of gaining knowledge about anything, whether it be the human spirit, the role of great people in history, or the structure of DNA.

That the evidence must be reliable is implied by the use in Rule 702 of the term «scientific knowledge.»