0 the imagining or discussion of a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen: --
1 the imagining of an unlikely future event or situation that you wish were possible: --
This position has attracted criticism from some for appearing to turn legal theory into a form of wishful thinking.
However, wishful thinking and imperceptive, but nonetheless ingenuous, hopes dominate what should have been meticulous scholarship.
His entire discourse on relatedness, trustworthiness, and commitment proved nothing more than wishful thinking.
People may convince themselves, through wishful thinking, that they really do not want that third beer.
Rather, we need to build complexity into the models if we want them to reflect reality (rather than wishful thinking or traditional disciplinary boundaries).
How much of this was wishful thinking or an exercise in self-promotion?
Whether a justifiable prediction or wishful thinking, the neurosciences have gained momentum.
But the strategy they advocated contained a considerable amount of wishful thinking.
