#reasonin

More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

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Being that 'reason is not antithetical to faith' (Woods) and that Pentecost established the Reality of super-nature (Lewis) and that 'theology matters' (Wimber), then 'empowered evangelicalism' (Nathan) is the natural expression of discipleship." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#duna #evangelicalism #faith #faith-reason #mis

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#man #rather #reasonable #reasoning #than

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. ↗

— Margaret Mead

#education #judgement #mentoring #reasoning #education

The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous. ↗

— George Allen

#dangerous #force #i #i think #idea

Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles. ↗

— James D. Watson

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By the Obama administration's reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health and thereby contributed to lower health-care costs. ↗

— John Cornyn

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You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive and deductive philosophy. ↗

— William John Wills

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These rare senses and powers of reasoning were given to be used freely, but not audaciously, to discover, not to pervert the truth. ↗

— William John Wills

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What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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