In a subsequent press release, Dembski asserted that the committee had given an " unqualified affirmation of my own work on intelligent design ", that its report " marks the triumph of intelligent design as a legitimate form of academic inquiry " and that " dogmatic opponents of design who demanded that the Center be shut down have met their Waterloo.

A special and limited form of pragmatism, in which the pragmatism is restricted to the determining of the meaning of concepts ( particularly of philosophic concepts ) by consideration of the experimental differences in the conduct of life which would conceivably result from the affirmation or denial of the meaning in question.

He said it would have been hypocritical to voluntarily take the oath " including words of idle and meaningless character " without protest when another form of words was available, but now that the Select Committee had ruled he must, he would do so and " regard myself as bound not by the letter of its words, but by the spirit which the affirmation would have conveyed had I been permitted to use it ".

In the vernacular, this form of rhetorical question is most often seen as rhetorical affirmation, where the certainty or obviousness of the answer to a question is expressed by asking another, often humorous, question for which the answer is equally obvious ; popular examples include Is the sky blue?

These can have different ways of expressing affirmation and denial from the standard form of question, and they can be confusing, since it is sometimes unclear whether the answer should be the opposite of the answer to the non-negated question.

This usually takes the form of what is called Christian Science treatment, a specifically focused prayer involving the affirmation of absolute spiritual or metaphysical truth of the spiritual perfection of God, and of man in God's image and likeness.

It can take the form of procrastination when used to postpone tasks and self-deprecation when used to excuse poor performance or to seek sympathy and affirmation from other people.

In traditional logic, contraposition is a form of immediate inference in which from a given proposition another is inferred having for its subject the contradictory of the original predicate, and in some cases involving a change of quality ( affirmation or negation ).

The 1978 Oaths Act contains provisions relating to the manner of administering the oath, the option of swearing with uplifted hand, the validity of oaths, the making of solemn affirmations and the form of affirmation.

Another affirmation of von Staudt's work with the harmonic conjugates comes in the form of a theorem:

According to art historian, Finnbar Barry Flood, " the construction of the Damascus mosque not only irrevocably altered the urban landscape of the city, inscribing upon it a permanent affirmation of Muslim hegemony, but by giving the Syrian congregational mosque its definitive form it also transformed the subsequent history of the mosque in general.

The second, third and fourth paradoxes are variants of a single paradox and relate to the problem of what it means to " know " something and the identity of objects involved in an affirmation.

Leymarie claims that salsa is " essentially virile, an affirmation of the man's pride and identity.

Sexual orientation identity exploration can help individuals evaluate the reasons behind the desire to change and help them resolve the conflict between their religious and sexual identity, either through sexual orientation identity reconstruction or affirmation therapies.

Sitting on of land, the campus originally includes eight buildings designed by Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects ( BBB Architects ), Panzini Architectes and Paquet: “ The primary issue raised at the time of conception arose from a singular statement concerned with the affirmation of one culture in the midst of another ; the underlying significance of La Cité Collégiale as a symbol of the Franco Ontarian identity within the community at large .”

The chansonnier is making way for social and political awareness during the Quiet Revolution, ( La Révolution Tranquille ) that leads to the affirmation of Quebecers National identity.

Equally, the affirmation of Asian cultures has an impact on the identity politics of Asians in Asia and outside in the Asian diasporas.

It begins with the witness and affirmation by John the Baptist and concludes with the death, burial, Resurrection, and post-Resurrection appearances of Jesus.

The court uses the Dunnigan based legal standard to determine if an accused person, " estifying under oath or affirmation violates this section if she gives false testimony concerning a material matter with the willful intent to provide false testimony, rather than as a result of confusion, mistake, or faulty memory.

The 1998 book Family Outing detailed how Bono's coming out " catapulted me into a political role that has transformed my life, providing me with affirmation as a lesbian, as a woman, and as an individual.

The Transnational Radical Party ( former Radical Party, not to be confused with the Italian Radicals liberal party founded in 2001 ) is a political association of citizens, parliamentarians and members of government of various national and political backgrounds who intend to use nonviolent means to create an effective body of international law with respect for individuals and the affirmation of democracy and freedom throughout the world.

Aius Locutius (, spoken affirmation ) or Aius Loquens (, speaking affirmation ), was a Roman deity or numen associated with the Gallic invasions of Rome during the early 4th century BC.

While pop art and Dadaism explored some of the same subjects, pop art replaced the destructive, satirical, and anarchic impulses of the Dada movement with detached affirmation of the artifacts of mass culture.

This treaty, with its affirmation of French control over islands in the Mediterranean and the partitioning of the Republic of Venice, upset Paul, who saw it as creating more instability in the region and displaying France ’ s ambitions in the Mediterranean.

Diogenes Laërtius says that he declined to identify the Good with the Useful, and that he denied the value of the negative proposition on the ground that affirmation alone can express truth.

Césaire, Senghor, and Léon Damas, with whom Césaire had gone to school in Martinique at the Lycée Schoelcher, together formulated the concept of négritude, defined as an affirmation of pride in being black, and promoted it as a movement.

And again in affirmation of Athlone's broadcasting roots yet another station is about to be launched on a nationwide basis, using the 612 kHz band, with a Christian emphasis.

And it stresses " the full equality and participation of men and women in every sphere of religious life ; an emphasis on ethical conduct above ritual observance ; an affirmation of each individual's freedom to act responsibly in accordance with the dictates of the informed religious conscience ; a pride in combining our Jewish heritage with full participation in the civic life of this country ; and an awareness of our duty not only to the Jewish people and to the State of Israel, but also to the entire human family, each one of whom is created in the Divine image ".

The man with a conscience, he believed, fights a lonely battle against the " overwhelming forces of inescapable situations " which demand moral decisions despite the likelihood of adverse consequences. Simon Soloveychik has similarly claimed that the truth distributed in the world, as the statement about human dignity, as the affirmation of the line between good and evil, lives in people as conscience.

The church believes that there are three works of grace ( salvation, sanctification, spirit baptism ) that God bestows on believers often testified by many COGIC saints in this affirmation, " I am saved, sanctified, baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost.

So, we can say that the affirmation that Water vapor interacts with cloud, can be considered wrong as the clouds both those of low level of (( Atmosphere )) and those of higher levels of it are made of condensed or cristallised Water Vapor.

Mead claimed Marcionism makes certain points of contact with Gnosticism in its view that the creator of the material world is not the true deity, rejection of materialism and affirmation of a transcendent, purely good spiritual realm in opposition to the evil physical realm, the belief Jesus was sent by the " True " God to save humanity, the central role of Jesus in revealing the requirements of salvation, the belief Paul had a special place in the transmission of this " wisdom ", and its docetism.

He asked the players 10 questions, the point of which being if a player answered three or more of the questions with an affirmation, the player might have a problem with drugs or alcohol.

The same efforts to liberate the country culminated in the Agreement on Security Arrangements of May 17, 1983, which was somewhat an affirmation of the Armistice Agreement of 1949 with Israel even though this agreement was never concluded because of the opposition of Syria and then Israel.

They usually result from growing up in a dysfunctional family, especially one with rigid rules, little warmth and affirmation, abandonment, and sexual or emotional abuse.

In accordance with Article 79 of the constitution, the president must take the following oath or affirmation before exercising his functions:

His Victorian mansion was " one more affirmation of Kroner's belief that nothing of value changed ; that what was once true is always true ; that truths were few and simple ; and that a man needed no knowledge beyond these truths to deal wisely and justly with any problem whatsoever.

The decision in 1985 to declare Lëtzebuergesch ( Luxembourgian ) the national language was also a step in the affirmation of the country ’ s independence.

Burger revised the opinion five times, each time making a stronger affirmation of McMillan and incorporating the language of Stewart, Brennan, Harlan and others into it.

The affirmation and glorification of French finds its greatest manifestation in the " Defense and Illustration of the French Language " ( 1549 ) by the poet Joachim du Bellay, which maintained that French ( like the Tuscan of Petrarch and Dante ) was a worthy language for literary expression and which promulgated a program of linguistic production and purification ( including the imitation of Latin genres ).

This affirmation of Real Presence can be seen clearly illustrated in the language of the United Methodist Eucharistic Liturgy where, in the epiclesis of the Great Thanksgiving, the celebrating minister prays over the elements:

The new premier of Quebec stated, " As a basis for its nationhood, Quebec wants to be master of its own decision-making in what concerns the human growth of its citizens — that is to say education, social security and health in all their aspects — their economic affirmation — the power to set up economic and financial institutions they feel are required — their cultural development — not only the arts and letters, but also the French language — and the Quebec community's external development — its relations with certain countries and international bodies ".

It also involves creating a language and logic of liberation, one of opposition and affirmation, and a corresponding liberational practice to create a just and good society and pose an effective paradigm of mutually beneficial human relations and human possibility.

He compiles a map of the geographical position of the languages he knows, dividing the European territory into three parts: one to the east, with the Greek languages ; one to the north, with the Germanic languages, which he believed included Magyar and Slavic languages ; one to the south, separated into three Romance languages identified by the affirmation adverb: oc language, oïl language and sì language.

* university devoted to the cherishing as well as the international affirmation of the traditional features and values of the Macedonian people such as: the Macedonian language, the history, the literature and culture of the Macedonian people and also the cultural values of the ethnic communities in the Republic of Macedonia ;

The Resolution of the Comintern for official recognition of the Macedonian nation and Macedonian language, although published as a resolution of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization ( United ), was undoubtedly the most significant international acknowledgement of the Macedonian national individuality, which had very favorable consequences for its development and affirmation.

This affirmation of Real Presence can be seen clearly illustrated in the language of the United Methodist Eucharistic Liturgy ( for example: Word and Table 1 ) where, in the epiclesis of the Great Thanksgiving, the celebrating minister prays over the elements: