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While many Kentuckians see the religious displays as an antidote to what they view as the growing immorality in society, Mr. Riner cites the displays as a bulwark against the drift by teachers and politicians away from the historical role that God played in the thinking of the nation's forefathers.
"Steve did have several terrific conversations with Paula and her group, and that definitely played a significant role in the evolution of his thinking about the war," Mr. Decheine said.
The last part of this chapter is focused on statistical thinking and its role in the context of Design of Experiments (DOE).
Richard Owen's role in the formation of some of Darwin's thinking is a topic still in need of deeper exploration.
Earlier studies had shown that exercise can increase levels of a protein called brain-derived neurotropic factor, or BDNF, which is thought to play a role in the positive effects of exercise on thinking.
He invited me to come see Patagonia and in particular to look for the living species of rhea the South American "ostrich" which played such an important role in the early "evolution" of Darwin's evolutionary thinking.
The same kind of ambiguity arises in... the "class of all real numbers which are much greater than 1," or "the class of beautiful women"... Yet, the fact remains that such imprecisely defined "classes" play an important role in human thinking, particularly in the domains of pattern recognition, communication of information, and abstraction.
But to diminish McGuire's role in the evolution of Marquette basketball — of Marquette University, really — is akin to diminishing beer's role in the evolution of Milwaukee, something no right-thinking Marquette person would ever do.
Rather than being a separate disorder, excessive worry has been shown to play a significant role in the development and persistence of paranoid thinking, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol and drug dependence and insomnia.
