It's contrary to who we are".
Explain that contrary to the idea of intelligent design, evolution fits with history when it shows that no species is 100% suited to its environment.
Contrary to opinion, pigeons are very intelligent and can find their way back to a roost from very far distances.
"But contrary to popular reports, he's an intelligent man".
For example, if intelligence were to play the role of C, then the scalar conception would claim that those who are more intelligent have a stronger right not to be killed than those who are not quite as intelligent, which would be contrary to commonsense intuition (see Wikler 2009 for a discussion of whether degrees of intelligence are relevant to civil rights).
Contrary to the critics' caricatures, Mr. Bush is intelligent, with an awesome memory, great management skill and a tremendous emotional I. Q
Contrary to his lazy tendencies, Shikamaru is extremely intelligent; his teacher, Asuma Sarutobi, determined that Shikamaru's IQ was over 200.
Intelligent design, for its part, is the demonstrable proposition that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause than by an undirected process like natural selection.Moreover, contrary to your report, Kansas is not proposing to put intelligent design in the state's schools' science standards.
Contrary to popular belief, a lot of footballers are intelligent people who care deeply about their job.
Contrary to my expectations before becoming a father, kids are annoyingly intelligent and ask things that most adults have long ago stopped asking because of their difficult and controversial nature.
