A philosophical question of whether universal values exist has turned into a political fight, dividing scholars, the media and even, some analysts believe, China's leaders.
Looking for the neurochemistry of mental disorders that don't necessarily exist has turned out to be as futile as using a map of the moon to get around Manhattan.
Instead of screaming about the evils inherent in Adam Lambert's performance, perhaps we should use this as an opportunity to talk about that old ugly double standard which still exists, but has turned slightly on its head with respect to sexual orientation.
It has been hypothesised that this relationship exists, but it has turned out to be rather difficult to confirm it statistically in studies using cross-sectional analytical approaches.
Prosecutors and investigators now say their inquiry has turned up little concrete evidence the man ever existed.
■ So far, the names of more than 500 athletes on whom firm evidence of doping exists have been turned over to their relevant sports organizations.
If you were never born, if you had never existed at all," things would have turned out the same way, he says, acknowledging that the same holds true for him.
Its discussions centered on the idea that real Islam no longer existed, because Egypt's rulers had turned away from Islamic law, or Sharia, and were steering believers away from salvation and toward secular modernity.
Its discussions centred on the idea that real Islam no longer existed, because Egypt's rulers had turned away from Sharia law, and were steering believers away from salvation and towards secular modernity.
At the international level, human rights norms exist because of treaties that have turned them into international law.
