Sentences with phrase «without much scientific»

The conclusions are pure conjecture and supposition and without much scientific merit

Sounds too good to be true and without much scientific proof to back up claims of weight loss it may be just that.

Not exact matches

I would submit that much of the scientific and social progress that has transpired since the Dark Ages was driven by those who didn't drink the Kool - Aid of organized religion, but who dared to strike - out on their own spiritual path, without necessarily «tossing out» the concept of a higher power in our lives.

The Universe, known and unknown, is possibly not the most used definition of God, at least in the western world... but it is the Pantheistic version that jives so much more with science and is not a misappropriation of the smaller definitions of God, merely an unfamiliar definition to those with less knowledge of various more advanced religious and philosophic thought, within and outside those religions... The idea of Pantheism also thoughtfully considers why there is, rather than ridiculing, such a wide range of philosophical and ritual beliefs from a scientific perspective... without having to classify large groups of people, as senseless idiots from one end or destined for hell from the other.

Yes, evolutionary biology has some holes but it is a solidly grounded scientific discipline whose principles and postulates have been proven without any doubt (btw, there are much better examples than the Vitamin C one).

We invest much time in seeking God without any scientific certainty that God exists.

Furthermore, your usage of her quotation and name has made Brittany, myself, and the other administrators uncomfortable in many aspects, not the least of which being your attempts to discredit a single comment — used without context and with no scientific rational — while pandering to your «popular - science» tripe (much of which is woefully misconstrued, misused, or flat - out wrong).

Set in the not - too - distant future, without overt preaching or much scientific exposition, Gattaca uses the youthful dreams of Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) to tell an affectingly human story about the consequences of putting too much faith into DNA, genetic destiny, and stereotypes.

Spain's research system has much room for improvement, but Catalonia's recent scientific success proves that is possible without a breakup, he adds.

And we all know that kids can slip into college without much in the way of rigorous scientific training.

Perceived risks associated with testosterone treatments and its abuse in the areas of athletic enhancement have caused much confusion without scientific basis.

The real wild card is the legendary genius and scientific maverick Nikola Tesla, played here straightforwardly by Nicholas Hoult — and without much of the obvious rock - star allure that he had when he was played by David Bowie in Christopher Nolan's 2006 movie The Prestige.

Not to put too fine a point on it, the world's leading expert on grit is saying that educators who are substantially altering their work to better teach grit are doing so without much in the way of scientific backing or guidance.

Goodell presents a wealth of fascinating facts such as these in his well researched book, which does an excellent job of presenting the case without overloading the reader with scientific jargon or too much statistical information.

But for those of us who follow Hansen, Spratt, Monbiot, and many others in the tail of a much more serious climate change story: non-linear, with positive feedbacks, tipping points, time lags and thresholds, we need a much more robust and focused scientific consensus now, without waiting years for the next IPCC reports, in time to win the crucial 08 election because the solution must be now, global and America must be a leader.

It's exactly what I've started doing (without the scientific expertise), and I've noticed others as well relentlessly responding to denialist b.s., pretty much as Sean describes.

Scientists should embrace the open scientific debate, and anyone who challenges that should be made very, very clear that without open debate, there simply is no science, no matter how much one is in favor of or opposes to particular people, statements and actions.

It sounds much more plausible and «scientific» (and does have a tangential relation to reality, in that there really was an LIA and we really have «recovered» from it)-- but without a physical mechanism, it has no more explanatory value than would «pixie dust,» or for that matter, any other label one might choose to apply.

Also, were you to speak without your scientific cap on, how much trust do you have in this type of model to predict mean surface temperature for the next five or ten decades (given an emission scenario following Hoffman).

So the scientific consensus, achieved without much fuss several decades ago, is that the change is real.

It made me lose a whole bunch of faith that people who call themselves scientists would base so much on something without even the slightest of reasons, let alone scientific reasons.

Without delving too deep into the realm of geo - engineering, re-seeding the ocean with iron on a scale much smaller than natural for scientific purposes is a worthwhile endeavour.

Every scientific paper that presents original research should concentrate on what new the authors have found out, but that must also be put in proper connection with other knowledge without spending too much space on speculations or discussing in length issues not studied in that particular work.

New York Times 1977: «Meteorologists, or short - term weather forecasters, dispute the scientific credentials of climatologists, saying they are working in a new area without much base data and with no «proof» to back up their assertions.»

The problem is nothing much will change until more and more persistent, calm, reasoned criticism of the public scientific literature reaches a critical «reappraisal mass» allowing room for the politicians to exit their present position of unreasoned belief without too much loss of face.

«Meteorologists, or short - term weather forecasters, dispute the scientific credentials of climatologists, saying they are working in a new area without much base data and with no «proof» to back up their assertions.»

Without that assumption (and hence tacit endorsement), the paper is as of much scientific interest as 19th century papers about how long it takes for ants to wander outside circles of specific diameter.

If the consensus is only so much guesswork — albeit «informed» guesswork — but it is treated as concrete, the scientific consensus becomes a consensus without an object, and ditto, on the same view, scepticism becomes scepticism without an object.

A spokesman for Great Lakes United, an environmental coalition focused on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, said the changes sound promising — but added that without additional funding to support scientific monitoring in the Great Lakes, they may not make much difference.

Philosophy of the company: One of the very essential traits of a good recruiter is that of following the scientific methods to hire the right team of talent who can adjust in your company without much hassle.