Sentences with phrase «weaker arguments of»

It always seemed one of the weaker arguments of the access to justice lobby.

As for number 10, if you truly mean what you say about the weak arguments of theists, then you recognize the weakness of Dawkins» statement (actually, I'm pretty sure it didn't originate with him).

It's unclear HOW they became friends, WHY nothing ever happened (beyond the truly weak argument of lack of physical attraction), HOW they maintain their old married couple ease, and WHY he doesn't bend over backward like this for any other woman.

Not exact matches

The stimulus arguments made by proponents of a higher minimum wage tend to both fairly weak (not a lot of empirical support) and the benefits fairly small relative to the size of the economy.

While I'm not persuaded by the argument that Canada needs countercyclical Keynesian deficit spending (I think we're already out of recession), I do know what fiscal policy I would consider worse: arbitrarily cutting spending in a weak economy to balance the budget in light of a revenue shortfall stemming from lower than expected nominal GDP.

Carl Cohen argues that the argument that civil disobedience implies contempt for the law is «among the weakest» of the arguments against civil disobedience:

Poloz's main argument for leaving interest rates low is that the obvious damage from an extended period of weak economic growth outweighs the hypothetical risk of a housing bust.

The weaker the argument from the New Testament becomes, the stronger the teleological argument becomes - and so to use the «too extraordinary» argument as an argument against the existence of God is literally self - refuting!

Although I am also pro-life, I was baffled by the absoluteness of her argument — as a Christian, can't we find a way to care for all of those who are weak among us?

While the book has weak points — most notably regarding Isaac Backus, the 18th - century baptist minister and author of the important treatise Government and Liberty Described and Ecclesiastical Tyranny Exposed (1778)-- who appears and then disappears without much clarity on how he fits the argument — it is generally an incisive interpretation.

Moreover, Cruz's supposedly killer argument, that once the subsidies begin in January the political possibility of repeal is likely lost, because you know, no entitlement has ever been taken - back, just seems extremely weak — it has a freshman - debate - practice aroma.

to the remainder of us, they are the signpost of a weak argument

This is a weak argument, but interestingly, since I wrote the article, is seems that nearly every book I read has ideas which parallel the content of my research.

Seriously... your arguments are some of the weakest I have encountered since I left the VERY BLIND fundamentalist church.

«Asking for any Christian to explain everything their God does is a weak argument, because it presumes that the Christian has perfect knowledge of everything.»

But once one has seen that the advocacy of education and science as solutions to the world's problems expresses the interests of those who are rich and powerful and that the actual effects weaken the weak and impoverish the poor, one discounts the arguments of proponents of the existing systems.

It is not a weak argument; it is the reality of many who are gay.

... What I really want to do is to enter into dialogs where I can talk about the weakest part of my argument and you can talk about the weakest part of your argument, and I can accept and celebrate the strongest part of your arguments and visa - versa... This demands a difficult level of vulnerability and transparency.

And you will in turn take the strongest part of your argument and attack the weakest part of my argument... This is probably less about egotism, and more about the brokenness and insecurity of most people.

but only of the plates... Christianity has MORE then ONE witness seeing the events... thus your argument is very weak and grsping at straws

Pascal's Wager is one of the weakest arguments made.

First the «born in sin» I would suggest is a weak argument since we are talking about the unborn and also would be offensive to parents of children that died prior to birth (me being one of them).

Even today, eye witness accounts of crime are very weak arguments in a court of law.

The morality argument is one of the weakest and most easily dispensed with.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

here's the argument to your stupid hedge bet... which is a weak reason to believe by the way... if there is a god, he is the all knowing, all loving, all accepting kind of god and he will recognize those that led good lives and those that led bad ones and regardless of their religious beliefs will judge them on their actions and be allowed into this heaven.

leave it to atheists to focus on small matters like consistency... sign of a weak argument pointing out flaws in The Unalterable Word of the Almighty!

I know that we've discussed this issue at length in the past, so if you've commented on the topic before, consider presenting what you think to be both the strongest AND THE WEAKEST elements of your own argument... in the spirit of the fast.

It is very interesting that when St. Thomas Aquinas asks if God could have united the nature of an angel to himself, although in the end and on — I think — pretty weak grounds he rejects this argument, he speculates: «There are some who say an angelic nature could not have been assumed because angels not being generated or corrupted are from the moment of their creation perfect in their personality,» (ST III, q. 4, a. 2).

Unless your argument is so weak you resort to using children as some sort of emotional black mail.

That's like saying 99 % of people who go to church believe in God; it's a weak argument.

You analogy with the plight of African Americans and devout judgemental Christians is a weak argument but I respect you and replies..

When I ask them, they either offer up weak arguments or start blathering about humans not knowing the mind of god.

His dismissive insinuations that I am arguing according to the Scofield Bible and that my argument — weak as it is — belongs in an intellectually deficient Christian Zionist journal exhibit the very kind of thoughtless disdain of which he accuses me.

Arguing from the absence is the weakest form of argument, and so I choose not to even believe that simply because women are not mentioned, they are not meant to fulfill this role.

In light of what is actually happening and what is most likely to increase as a result of NAFTA, the political and humanitarian arguments for free trade, at least in regard to relations with Mexico, are weak.

Getting back to being serious — your latest offering is a continuation of a theme of yours of unsubstantiated opinion and therefore weak argument.

If the people who wrote the bible had any idea how our solar system worked when they wrote it, then you might have an argument (a very weak one), but as they clearly didn't have a clue, all of your baseless assertions hold no weight.

It is, in fact, a cornerstone of an argument pursued by our editor in chief for the past three years, the war - on - the - weak motif.

And I don't necessarily disagree, I'm just saying that @jc's point would be more arguable, perhaps, as a weak analogy fallacy rather that the ad hominem s / he chose, since the crux of the argument is the comparison, not the person making the argument.

Moreover, Leclerc's own argument that certain intimate actions binding minimal substances together are themselves substantial principles, is very weak, and seems to rest on the assertion that such relations must be substantial because 1) there are composite material substances, and 2) such composites are composed of other, smaller substances.

One of his tendencies (and limitations) was to attack the weakest part of an opponent's argument but ignore the strongest or most compelling parts» a penchant that sometimes eroded his credibility, or at least made him less convincing.

In one important way, Intelligent Design's argument is in a much weaker position than traditional cosmological arguments, for empirical results in biology could show that the mechanisms of neo-Darwinism are sufficient to explain the existence of complex biological forms, and in this case the motivation for Intelligent Design's theory would collapse.

Perhaps the chief of Ivan's demonic deceptions is the widespread acceptance of the Inquisitor's argument that «miracle, mystery, and authority» are pathetic necessities for weak - willed men.

The super-rich are idolized by you evil religious monsters, but they're conveniently demonized for the purpose of your weak argument?

Hepcat, Your incessant insults show that you subscribe to ad hominem argument, more evidence of weak critical thinking skills.

You're always looking to a favorable stat to make some kind of weak argument.

Seeding could diminish Davis» case, but that argument becomes weaker when you realize the Pelicans are just 1.5 games back of the Spurs for the three seed and are knocking on the door for home court advantage.

This is not an argument for managers of weaker teams to throw games, or a suggestion that they should weaken their teams as a matter of course.

, but not wanting to make the change due to the sanctity of the record book is a fairly weak argument.