Sentence examples for contradictory idea from inspiring English sources

At the core of Wilde's remark is the seemingly contradictory idea of the faith of the faithless and the belief of the unbelievers Yet, picking up on what was said above in connection with morality and reason, this faith of the faithless cannot have for its object anything external to the self, any external, divine command.

That promise was leaving behind a field of violently unprecedented social conflict fuelled by the inequity built into the same contradictory idea of a society incapable of seeing that by binding itself to growth dependent on fossil fuels, it was also accepting the consequences of social discrimination and environmental degradation.

Yet the contradictory idea that we must impose controls on ourselves and each other as a requisite for freedom remains a primary force in America -- and, not incidentally, a key to maintaining our woefully inegalitarian order.

The seemingly contradictory idea that H2A.Z functions both as an activator and a repressor of transcription was mirrored by the early structural data.

His advisers advocated contradictory ideas.

It will force you to hold contradictory ideas in your head.

There are two main and contradictory ideas about how that relationship might work.

"For a horse, two contradictory ideas can both be true at the same moment".

One reason is that the networking concept has bundled together too many contradictory ideas.

Seeking the simple solution has produced simplistic, misguided and often contradictory ideas.

Hare also follows the Shavian practice of giving comparable weight to contradictory ideas.