Sentence examples for sceptical case from inspiring English sources

As part of this sceptical case, it was recalled that in the third century of Islam's existence, it was widely proclaimed that the gates of ijtihad the struggle to solve ethical or legal problems with the aid of human reasoning had been closed; all outstanding issues were seen as settled.

Applied to the sceptical case, this rule has a predictable result: "The commonsensical epistemologist says: 'I know the cat is in the carton — there he is before my eyes — I just can't be wrong about that!' The sceptic replies: 'You might be the victim of a deceiving demon.' Thereby he brings into consideration possibilities hitherto ignored, else what he says would be false.

He was too sceptical about the case for using government spending to avert depressions.

Women are particularly sceptical about the case for war: 55% of those polled agreed with the statement "Tony Blair is George Bush's poodle" compared with only 46% of men.

He said he had always been sceptical about the case for police cuts, and recent events had made them even harder to defend.

She is sceptical that the case will be a big issue in the presidential election".The Social Democrats are riding high in opinion polls, they don't need this agenda.

They are in any case sceptical that Spain can meet its targets for cutting the deficit in the teeth of a recession that is harsher than expected.The biggest worry is Spain's external debt.

A Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times put no up 2% at 54%, to 46% for yes, excluding undecideds – results the pro-UK campaign Better Together welcomed as evidence that voters were increasingly sceptical about the case for independence.

That did not match reports from the field, so Straw commissioned a subsequent analysis, dated April 2016, which showed a discrepancy between the party's metropolitan, university-educated, middle-class voters and its lower-income, working-class supporters, who were far more sceptical about the case for remaining.

Several years ago I had to explain to a leading professional cyclist precisely why it was that the media and hardcore cycling fans were so determined to remain sceptical, in some cases in a very vocal way, about performances that stood out and about explanations that did not quite fit.

It also questioned Pfizer's motives.AstraZeneca's executives were sceptical of the business case for a deal.