The created order possesses an autonomy and integrated of its own that enables the natural sciences to be the source of
truths about nature.
This joint proclamation of certain
truths about the nature of the human person and human community as created historical realities can not be accomplished, however, in a didactic way.
I am ashamed to admit that neither I nor anyone else suggested that the issue was not one of feeling or figuring but that there just might be a preexistent
truth about the nature of an unborn child.
Modern science alone may well be incapable of grasping the key
truths about nature that are woven into the fabric of Catholic theology and morality.
«52 And both are exercising a healing role as they reveal absolute
truth about the nature of things: «Churches and Rituals,
This epistemological analysis shows how it is possible that we could have a direct, culture - free perception of some primordial
truths about the nature of existence.
Philosophers have largely abandoned the expectation of discovering a single system of ideas that will contain the ultimate
truth about nature, man, cognition, and values.
But they revealed
truths about the nature of human people.
Furthermore, the truth that the Orpheus myth communicates is, according to Lewis,
a truth about the nature of myths.
And in fact this is just what we claim when we say that through his life and teaching we learn the deepest
truths about the nature of God.
Barth reflected a radical confidence that he could find in the Bible the unvarnished
truth about the nature of God and any other truth worth knowing.
Only propositions based on evidence would be tolerated, but the satisfaction of knowing
the truth about nature by way of science would compensate for any ethical constraints we would still have to put on our animal instincts.
Neither should we assume, however, that freedom is the sole
truth about our nature, that every step beyond old limits is a praiseworthy exercise of the freedom that characterizes us.
Whitehead speaks of «the indirect interpretive power of Art to express
the truth about the nature of things» (AI 249).
And a genuine appetite for spiritual love also disposes the human person to receive the fullness of the truth, including
the truth about the nature of the human person and the normative content of the moral life.
They also maintain that advocates of this point of view affirm an important
truth about the nature of power, the creative, active dimension of reality.
But what if these bedtime behaviors revealed deeper
truths about our nature?
We're in a horrendously unsuitable place for gaining objective
truths about the nature of reality.
Naturally, it is not possible to explain all nature's known properties to a student in grade 8, and I now know that his answers were in fact very good, but at that time I could not really accept that the full
truth about nature is not known, and that he could not explain it all to me.
Sobel's odor yardstick seems to have uncovered a fundamental
truth about the nature of smell.
So, in this post, we've outlined eight illuminating
truths about the nature of forgiveness.
An adventure which illuminating how extreme circumstances expose
the truth about the natures of individual men and their bravery, loyalty, and friendship.
Titus Kaphar is an artist whose work interacts with the history of art by appropriating its styles and mediums through painting and sculpture, and then altering the work in a nod to hidden narratives and unspoken
truths about the nature of history.
I cut, crumple, shroud, shred, stitch, tar, twist, bind, erase, break, tear, and turn the paintings and sculptures I create, reconfiguring them into works that nod to hidden narratives and begin to reveal unspoken
truths about the nature of history,» describes Kaphar his practice in his own words.
«I cut, crumple, shroud, shred, stitch, tar, twist, bind, erase, break, tear, and turn the paintings and sculptures I create, reconfiguring them into works that nod to hidden narratives and begin to reveal unspoken
truths about the nature of history.»
What we should be teaching kids is
the truth about nature.
Rational thinking depends on an input like a premise, and can not give any absolute
truth about nature.
The unifying sense of moral superiority in the AGW believers is what infuses this attack dog brand of suicide environmentalism with the sort of magic that the AGW faithful now seem to crave — a sort of enviro - whackpot mentality where the least secure among us wield control over the most uncertain element of our existence — the weather — by simply denying easily attainable
truths about nature and adopting a fantasy to replace their denial of Christ.
As humans will never know any absolute
truths about nature, we can only have our best approximations to build our fractured and faulty catalog of knowledge upon.
Humans will never know any absolute
truths about nature we can only have our best approximations to build - up our fractured and faulty catalog of knowledge.
That of science is to understand
the truth about nature (or about computers and computation in the case of computer science).
Not exact matches
A basic
truth - in - advertising principle is that it's deceptive to mislead consumers
about the commercial
nature of content.
He's a Thomist in terms of «epistemology,» which means that he believes that we're, by
nature, all
about both economic liberty and the
truth about the personal, relational God.
To their credit, the American Catholic bishops, exercising their apostolic ministry, often boldly defend unpopular
truths —
about religious freedom,
about the sanctity of life, and
about the
nature of marriage.
We must tell the
truth about what was going on under Yanukovych, we must be clear
about the
nature of the war in Ukraine, and we must wield
truth to dismantle Russia's propaganda.
Late medieval holism, though «weak,» may honor something essential
about the
nature of Christian
truth seeking.
Another unfortunate
truth about us and our human
nature is to resist giving our self away to trust in someone outside of ourself.
And all of Carl's observations are
about the
truth about the state of
nature that somehow vindicate both Christianity and Coen - style nihilism.
I do not doubt any person's experience, but that does not mean that I believe their experience is necessarily a «
truth»
about the
nature of reality.
Since last week, I've been thinking
about how differently my life and / or the world (all mankind) might have been, had I / we been taught what has been revealed to me over the last 20 + years and now know in my mind / heart is the
truth / gospel for me,
about Father God's love, character and
nature, the death of Jesus and Salvation.
The stories that inspire us most deeply have deep
truths about human
nature buried beneath the magic (and sometimes cheesiness).
In fact, there have been a large number of scientists throughout history who have made major scientific discoveries that have shaped so much of our knowledge, and they worked out of desire to learn the
truth about the origin and
nature of God's creation.
Both sides in the dispute over the reality of an educational canon argue in just this way, presupposing the
truth of their predetermined views concerning the
nature of reality and hence of how best to learn
about it.
As Catholics, we are allowed to know the
truth about human
nature - and to rejoice in the fact that medical science is revealing more and more to us
about it all the time.
But he may not then turn around and demand that the rest of us, unrestricted by his methodological self - limitation, ignore obvious
truths about reality, such as the clearly teleological
nature of evolution.
Pundits can banter
about one southern cook and the
nature of racism in this continent,
about the
nature of marriage and
truth and grace and orientation and the Church, and our screens can explode with opinions and rebuttals and politics.
A hallmark of the Catholic tradition is that God's existence (though not His Trinitarian
nature), the existence of the incorporeal soul (though not the
nature of the after life and the beatific vision), the
nature of the human person (though not the full
truth about the indwelling of grace), and the natural law are all accessible to us without divine Revelation.
The saga showcases elements of
truth —
truth about the human experience, the cosmos, the character of a hero, and the
nature of life itself.
What we have said so far
about the structure of the self - image is, I believe,
truth which can be discovered in every psychological inquiry into the
nature of the self.
This self love is sin.God never forced chaos on us.we gave in to satan's lies
about evil being an inherent necessity.Jesus said he was the way, the
truth and life.He was the life (love) that everyone craves for, he is the
truth which meant that his love was our only need and he exposed the lies of satan that we could attain bliss on subordinating people to our cravings.Sinning people don't accept a God who requires us to renounce ourselves because they are not convinced of God's love being enough for them and they are afraid to destroy their identity and live for the Glory of God.So, upon death, these souls realize that the physical world was just a shadow of God's love (the
nature, food etc) and their own lies (violence, self love etc) and realize that love is their only need.They pursue it from other soul beings but are hurt that there's only hate and self love.They are afraid to approach the light because they don't want to renounce their identity as they have not recognized God's love before.