Sentence examples for cannot be thought from inspiring English sources

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"Undecidability," says Wittgenstein (PR §174) "presupposes… that the bridge cannot be made with symbols," when, in fact, "[a] connection between symbols which exists but cannot be represented by symbolic transformations is a thought that cannot be thought," for "[i]f the connection is there,… it must be possible to see it".

The question he asks is not "Does God exist?" but "Is the divine being so true that it cannot be thought not to be?" This Anselmian formulation offers two options: God's existence is either a principle or a demonstrated conclusion.

Thus, they cannot be thought of as a natural evolutionary group.

"In many cases, it cannot be thought in terms of individuals.

"The 'Brazil Series' paintings cannot be thought to 'visualize' images in Dylan's songs," he explains.

In circumstances like these, "cute" cannot be thought of as a term of opprobrium.

It cannot be thought to differ in any material respect from the statute held void in Thornhill's case.

Most perplexing of all, spin nets and spin foam cannot be thought of as existing in space and time.

Orders and proclamations of the Attorney General, head of that Department, cannot be thought to have so little influence or effect in his Department.

It can scarcely prove to be The Good: The Absolute Good cannot be thought to have taken up its abode with Evil.

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A being that necessarily exists cannot coherently be thought not to exist.

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