Sentence examples for empty belief from inspiring English sources

Such empty fears and desires, based on what Epicurus calls kenodoxia or empty belief, are themselves the main source of perturbation and pain in civilized life, where more elementary dangers have been brought under control, since they are the reason why people are driven to strive for limitless wealth and power, subjecting themselves to the very dangers they imagine they are avoiding.

Dr. Carson's empty belief that welfare, Early Intervention and similar programs do nothing but foster dependency has long been disproven.

Whether or not it was original with him, Philodemus' distinction between 'natural' and 'empty' anger is evidently based on Epicurus' basic distinction of 'natural' and 'empty' desires, the latter depending on empty beliefs (KD 29, 30).

And this despite the ubiquity in Aiding and Abetting of religious forms and practices (though parodied or emptied of belief).

There was something about being framed as a worthless, feckless, good-for-nothing that left me feeling persecuted and empty of self-belief".

The philosopher is a physician of the soul, and Philodemus insists that it is not impossible to escape the diseases of the soul, if we can avoid 'false' or 'empty' belief about the type and magnitude of evils (6.8 ff).

Working out while hungry may fly in the face of conventional wisdom, but many athletes and gym-goers push themselves on empty stomachs in the belief they'll burn more fat.

A new poverty-fighting compact requiring measurable results would allow President Bush a new opportunity to prove to his critics that compassionate conservatism is more than an empty phrase obscuring his belief in market forces as the best solution to all problems.

On the contrary, Blair's stubborn conviction on Iraq came as a surprise to both his party and the electorate: funny to recall now, but early Blair was mocked as a telegenic empty suit with no beliefs at all.

Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion.

We had an empty lab, a lot of belief and $300,000.