Word: faithful
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Harris says there is no critique of faith hidden somewhere in his brief paper. But his next neurological enterprise may be another matter. He is planning an fMRI run that will concentrate specifically on religious faith, which Harris thinks he now knows how to plumb more deeply. He also plans to set up two different subject groups - the faithful and non-believers. "That way," among other things, he says, "you can ask, 'Do believers believe that Jesus was born of a virgin the same way that nonbelievers believe that Chevrolet makes cars and trucks?'" It may turn out that...
...suspects the machines will show that "belief is belief is belief." And that conclusion, he admits, may put him at loggerheads with familiar foes. No one, he says, could accuse him or anyone else of trying to disprove God's existence on the basis of an fMRI. But faith is more vulnerable. "People who feel that religious faith is a singular operation of the brain - if they admit that it's an operation of the brain at all - would object to what I'm doing, since it may show that faith is essentially the same as other kinds of knowing...
...good album. On mix tapes and guest verses, Beanie Sigel shines, but it would seem he can’t replicate these performances on the larger canvas of an LP. “The Solution” is no different; on it, Beanie struggles with his past, his faith, and—more relevant to the listener—maintaining any semblance of continuity and quality. “I’m In” is a perfect example of all of the above. It comes roughly halfway through the record, whose trajectory resembles an inverted bell curve...
...construction was unsteady and pushed our walls apart during construction. Our mortar was too wet and couldn’t withstand the forces of gravity and the uneven terrain. It seemed that the spice drop windows were too heavy, our ambitions too great for our capabilities.And yet with steady faith and a steady supply of nourishing sugar, we persevered through thick and thin layers of icing, only eating it when we needed the strength to continue. As we put the crowning touches on our delicate handiwork, we were aware of the grandeur of what we had accomplished. Already the gummy...
...expect: another ironically hyperbolic tall-tale comedy that happens to poke fun at other movies…just without Will Ferrell. Reilly can field jokes as Dewey Cox, the loveable dolt who happens to be a musical genius, and his demeanor of perpetual understatement allows for the faith-in-the-underdog mentality that underlies the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line.” But it’s difficult not to long for Ferrell. His comedic presence has, in the past, literally turned a funeral into a riot, and he belongs in a movie like this...