Sentences with phrase «test said beliefs»

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Ornstein says that «there's this belief, and it's wrong, that screening tests can only help, not hurt.»

The 1938 report Doctrine in the Church of England says that «every individual ought to test his or her belief in practice and, so far as his or her ability and training allow, to think out his or her own belief and to distinguish between what has been accepted on authority only and what has been appropriated in thought or experience».23 Such an emphasis has to allow for variety of belief and view within the community.

Once all the disclaimers have been made — that many religious beliefs are supremely difficult to test for truth because they refer to the supernatural or to that which it is beyond our mental powers to discern, or because (in the case of faith) they are values and not truth - claims — once all this has been said, we still have to admit that yes, of course the question of truth enters in here.

Seriously, I remember when I was in college, there would be these people, called professors, that would even say my answer is wrong and give me points off my test... the nerve of them how dare they not be open to my ideas and beliefs as to how physics work, or what Poe point was, or what actually happen during Roman occupation....

Science, they say, is based on fact - experiments and observation, developing into mathematical theories that are able to be tested, whereas religious belief is untestable and is based purely on myth or the authority of sacred books or rulers.

In wenger we trust COYG u spoilt little brats, you muppets ain't even been tested in your arsenal fan career never seen your club finish lower then fourth every year we play in cl against the big boys and you lot act like were in crisis and things are so bad wow I'm beyond belief just can't get my head around the way you lot act sometimes step back a bit a think a little you twats most of you in your life time have never seen your team finish lower then fourth yes fûc #ing fourth most of you don't even no what it's like to be a real fan wen your team are struggling finishing mid table and still saying you love the club and protect them never in my life have I heard a generation of arsenal fans critise manager players board everything about our club wen things our knowere near as bad as you make out to be and could be.

for someone who boldly came out and said more than once that he has the players who can win the title and so does not need additions to the squad it would been a true test of that belief if his job was actually on the line.....

Wenger says that run has instilled a tangible sense of self - belief as they prepare for another test of their credentials.

My love for and belief in Ghana is total and has stood the test of time,» Nana Addo said at the manifesto launch of his party in Accra on Sunday.

The idea that Justine Greening and Mark Simmonds «didn't hear» the Division Bell beggars belief (Commons authorities tested the bells on Friday and said they were working).

Because the gorillas seem to be taking account of the thoughts of others, they are showing some theory of mind competence, says Byrne, although they do not pass a standard theory - of - mind test called the false belief test, which looks at the ability to infer another's perspective.

«Austronesian cultures offer an ideal sample to test theories about the evolution of religions in pre-modern societies, because they were mostly isolated from modern world religions, and their indigenous supernatural beliefs and practices were well documented,» he says.

Unlike previous false - belief tests for great apes, this one doesn't involve food, which has the unintended consequence of also testing their self - control, Krupenye says.

The two most essential components of the recommendation have remained unchanged since the 2009 report, including the use of a reliable, patient - reported screening test for depression, as well as the panel's belief that screening can lead to an accurate diagnosis and treatment in primary care, Davidson said.

As to the petition signers, «we agree with your goal, we share your belief that animal testing should be phased out,» budget commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said after a meeting of the College of Commissioners in Brussels yesterday.

«We still understand the test as this hurdle that our learners are going to have to get over,» says Palmer, emphasizing Kaplan's belief in growth mindset, «but we are more about providing the right tools to give them the confidence and the belief in themselves that they really need to perform optimally.»

Maine's commissioner of education said last week that his sudden decision to pull the plug on a statewide test stemmed from his belief that questions about suicide were too sensitive a topic for high school juniors.

Unbowed, Mr. Klein said the new test results reinforced some of his beliefs and policies: he said he would continue to close low - performing schools, for example, and would keep pushing to pay more to teachers who work in hard - to - staff neighborhoods or subjects, which the teachers» union has resisted.

In a later conversation, Jeffries also said he supports standardized testing over «five million teachers doing their own thing,» which would seem to be at odds with his belief that schools need to celebrate and uphold marginalized students.

Going even further, given the IQ test's history of being used to further questionable and sometimes racially motivated beliefs about what different groups of people are capable of, some researchers say such tests can not objectively and equally measure an individual's intelligence at all.

Despite the belief of many that the Volkswagen Phaeton full - size luxury sedan was the answer to a question nobody asked, VW development chief Heinz - Jakob Neusser said that an all - new Phaeton was in the works, and despite superficial appearances, that the business case for it was quite good, as it serves as a test - bed for putting new technologies into production, and ultimately putting them into more mass - market Volkswagen vehicles, Britain's Autocar reports.

Third — The litmus test that seems best to me is whether something said is a fact or is it something else like a hypothesis, theory, belief or an informal probability.

Speaking to Forbes, Spanktoshi Nakabooty (a pseudonym which likely refers to the whole board of the startup) said, «Our belief is that payment channels are the key to near - term cryptocurrency adoption, and the adult industry is a perfect testing grounds for creating parallel economies that transcend the inefficiencies of legacy banking institutions.

The belief that education is all about getting good marks and scoring high on standardised tests has hijacked what many experts say should be a complementary goal: helping students build a strong, positive psychological and social foundation on which they can build a successful life.