An unexamined faith is not worth having for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts: that of free will of the liberty to make up our own minds based on evidence and tradition and reason.
The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.
Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility.
Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.
Pell Grants are and have been critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans acquiring discipline organizing thoughts devoting attention to detail and learning to be self critical.
By cutting critical domestic programs such as education health environmental protection and veterans' services this budget reveals misplaced priorities.
In the government schools which are referred to as public schools Indian policy has been instituted there and its a policy where they do not encourage in fact discourage critical thinking and the creation of ideas and public education.
One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy our health care our health care our education systems our national security and also our local criminality.
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy.
Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.
I love my dad although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.
It's cool to have critical success because it's always nice for your peers to say 'Good job.' But who cares about them?
I'm so critical of myself. I'm actually really really proud of the film. It's really cool to see a movie at Sundance because everybody is so supportive.
I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion the slow pace of change we're used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that we're moving closer and closer to that tipping point.