Sentences with phrase «without belief in»

There are many shades of atheism all of which leave you without a belief in god, which is what the term really means.

Without a belief in any redemptive, transcendent, or even effectively critical function for art, however, one wonders what motivations remain to fuel an artistic practice.

Also, the story is able to draw on both Christian and traditionally Korean shamanistic traditions and combine them with the history of Japanese colonialism to create its morbid atmosphere, which has the ability to chill even without a belief in any of its superstitions.4 That said, the bludgeoning nature of the approach kept the movie from achieving the masterpiece status many other critics have assigned it.5 By contrast, Park Chan - wook's latest, Agassi (The Handmaiden), has received a mixed reception, but I feel it is his best since 2003's Oldboy.6

«Social capital can help, but without that belief in your ability to successfully reach students, the chances you'll achieve your goals are vastly reduced,» he said.

One theory mentioned says complex social structures couldn't have developed without a belief in a moralising god or gods to keep cheats in check.

Secondly, fraud is proved when it is shown that false representation has been made knowingly or without belief in its truth or recklessly, careless whether it be true or false.»

We are not one to shy away from a challenge, and have enjoyed success at Wembley in recent seasons, including three FA Cup wins in the last four years, and Granit Xhaka insists we will not be going into this game without belief in coming away victorious.

Which simply means: without belief in god or gods.

He clearly says that evolution is the foundation for all of life sciences, and helps us to understand our world and life as we know it, and that without a belief in evolution, it's almost impossible to make life science follow logically.

So again, without a belief in the Trinity, we lose a belief in a loving God, and therefore, lost any reason to believe that God wants us to love others.

I raised my daughter without a belief in god and she is an A + student who doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs.

There are also people who are given a 20 % chance and make it without any belief in a god.

I am ehtical and moral even without the belief in an all knowing god watching over my every move.

Too often belief in such is used as a justification to claim supremacy over others with or without a belief in something external or internal to oneself.

Of course, he might switch it up and claim that good works mean nothing without belief in his god, which is the standard apologetics answer.

Lacking or without the belief in a god or gods.

With or without belief in life after death, Kübler - Ross's views on the acceptance of death place her well within what Reinhold Niebuhr called «classical naturalism» (The Nature and Destiny of Man, Vol.

«Without a belief in God and an afterlife, what is to stop us from stealing and killing each other?»

«It is possible to have strong morals and values without a belief in God.»

They don't know that in reality the idea of God has become a prison to their intellects and that without a belief in God they could stand proudly as true intellectuals.

The Greek prefix «a» means «without»; the definition of «theism» in this context is «belief in the existence of a god or gods»; therefore, atheism literally means «without belief in the existence of a god or gods».

If «theism» means «belief in a god,» then «atheism» means «without a belief in god.»

They are without a belief in a supreme being.

I raised my 18 year old without a belief in god.

An atheist is one without a belief in a god or gods.

They're just humans without a belief in a specific god..

The reason is that without a belief in Yahweh, acceptance that Jesus Christ is the only «way» to a relationship with the Creator, and measuring results in terms of Biblical truths, there would be little universal help to Christians, Jews, Moslems, atheists, and others at all.

Therefore «Atheism» means, literally, «without a belief in the existence of God or gods.»

And note that one can hold «it's a Devil world» without a belief in the Devil; i.e., you can get there via Hobbes, if you are too skeptical to get there via Calvin.

They claim that since «A-theism» means «without a belief in God», they are not claiming anything and therefore do not have to prove anything.

morality is determined by your culture — you can have good moral values (determining whats right and wrong) without a belief in a supreme being.

Our society would go crazy with you christians committing horrific crimes apparently without your belief in a God, yes...?

But I am sure I have been better off dealing with the sorrows and uncertainties in my life without a belief in a god.

By the way my life is fantastic, full of love and joy without any belief in a god.

Before we jump to a conclusion that life is better without a belief in a God, remember that it is all in the definition.

Theism is the belief in a deity, atheism is without the belief in a deity, not the belief that there is no god.

Or you may suggest, in a broader sense, that without a belief in God, there's no purpose to anything.

How do you explain foreign nations establishing «Right and Wrong» (ie federal laws) without the belief in a Christian god?

And your comparisons between the existence of God and any very human historical figure are dishonest as even without a belief in God... you can tell the difference in the mindset.

Without a belief in the existence of God, everything is simply random meaninglessness.

My life has meaning without the belief in a hereafter.

I love it when people like you try to present the idea that faith is a wash between spiritual believers and those without a belief in the supernatural.

We just have to say that that is fine for him, but for you, without belief in God you would not know how to live and your life would have no meaning.

My life does have meaning without a belief in a god.

They put up billboards with messages saying that people can enjoy Christmas without belief in Christ.

I came to AA in 1970 without a belief in God and managed to sober up quite nicely and have maintained sobriety since then.

I haven't read all the comments (well, any of them actually) so forgive me if I am repeating other comments... Of course it is perfectly possible to sober up without a belief in God.

you think you can't love your brothers and sisters without belief in an invisible sky fairy?

«The claim that God is in fact the basis of moral obligations must be distinguished from the claim that one can not believe in moral obligations without belief in God.»

You don't have to deal with ignorant people who can't understand how and why you're not out raping, murdering and robbing since they can't grasp that a person can have the ability to do good without some belief in a creator god.