Sentence examples for ground for believing from inspiring English sources

Certainly, there is no ground for believing that truth or reason will ultimately prevail in human life.

But when that is the case, it would seem that God thereby ceases to be a being who is either an appropriate object of religious attitudes, or a ground for believing that fundamental human hopes are not in vain.

Bertrand Russell's Sceptical Essays made an impression, particularly Russell's argument for the claim that it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground for believing its truth.

For Sidgwick considers that "if therefore we were all enlightened Utilitarians, it would be impossible for any one to justify himself in making false statements while admitting it to be inexpedient for persons similarly conditioned to make them; as he would have no ground for believing that persons similarly conditioned would act differently from himself" (Sidgwick 1874, 486-487; Piper 1978, 190f).

But there are good grounds for believing that some of the fall in efficiency is real.

"There are strong grounds for believing Mr Mahmood told me lies," Judge McCreath told the jury.

Now, back on familiar territory, he has grounds for believing that it will.

But the president's grounds for believing it moral were much less clear.

We have very strong grounds for believing these are Israeli intelligence agents".

Neither offers propitious grounds for believing that an enduring democracy is around the corner.

There are grounds for believing that David Guterson's popular 1994 novel, "Snow Falling on Cedars," could make good theater.