Word: belief
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...They are intimately related,” he explains. “If you want to know how things are and what they are, in my belief you’re asking a question of structure. Mathematics is not only the art of the infinite, but also the science of structure...
Contrary to the myths surrounding them, LeBlanc writes, the Mimbres were not simply “peaceful Pueblo Indians.” Similar evidence in other places has been long ignored, overlooked due to what LeBlanc describes as the common belief that humans have lived peacefully before the advent of nation-states. Both anthropologists and the general public have romanticized prehistoric societies and contemporary tribal groups as peaceful, LeBlanc argues, when in fact populations have perished or flourished as a result of warfare...
...months ago, the debate centered on clauses in HRCF’s constitution which require the group’s officers “subscribe without reserve” to several tenets, including belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the existence of the Holy Spirit...
Despite Illingworth’s earlier statement of the CCL’s belief that “student groups should not discriminate for membership or in the choice of officers,” his statements this week have been focused on the formal permissibility of the clause...
...Carpenter Center was not built in its distinct modernist style to simply be different. Instead, Le Corbusier had a philosophical belief that a visual arts building should demonstrate innovation and creativity. A traditional neo-Georgian style visual arts building would almost have been a contradiction. There is a definite relationship between the brick of the surrounding buildings and the concrete and glass of the Carpenter Center. Unlike brick, the light-colored concrete reflects morning sun and captures afternoon shadows, from trees and other elements. The curved surfaces of the concrete compress or elongate these shadows, giving them visual life...