The point that estimation and belief maintain complicated relations is also put forward in discussions of Lindley's paradox (Lindley 1957, Spanos 2013, Sprenger forthcoming-b).
Polkinghorne, both a particle physicist and Anglican priest, here explores just what rational grounds there could be for Christian beliefs, maintaining that the quest for motivated understanding is a concern shared by scientists and religious thinkers alike.
The second theory that attempts to explain the specific content of pollution-belief systems (as opposed to the social effects of those beliefs) maintains that, in a very broad sense, things are considered polluting by virtue of their relationship to cultural classification.
The millions of people who adhere to this set of beliefs maintain an ideology that denies science, secularism and religious difference.
21st century education must release the boundaries and beliefs maintaining the thinking that many couldn't or shouldn't be afforded education because of their inability to pay, because of age, their gender, their nationality, or their generational beliefs.
"On an issue as sensitive as this, knowing that Americans hold a wide range of views based on deeply held beliefs, maintaining our nation's commitment to religious freedom is also vital.
And this: "He believed anything was possible with enough effort — a belief he maintained through his career".
However, plasticity of belief was maintained with age when individuals were reared in the absence of any cues, in agreement with data indicating that sensitive periods are often prolonged if subjects are reared in the absence of potentially informative stimuli.
"It is vitally important in modern society that respect and tolerance for others of any race, creed, colour, ethnic origin or religious belief is maintained and protected by the law of the land.
This belief is maintained even though lax regulation of financial markets led directly to the financial meltdown of 2008.
The beliefs are maintained by traditions developed in support of the orthodox model and by power relationships.
