But there was always a deus ex machina for us when we were in trouble.
First of all, science by definition avoids the 'deus ex machina' assumption.
In the ancient drama it was deus ex machina that came in at the end to solve the problems of the play.
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Lamarck's mechanism was not, as sometimes assumed, a desperatedeusexmachinafor explaining transgenerational memory.
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The first is at what point thedeusexmachina—the judgment—shall be brought in.
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Jupiter descends in a storm as adeusexmachinato resolve the dilemma.
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Nor are they simply a reflection of a superorganismicdeusexmachina, whether we call it culture, social structure, or institutions.
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To sort out the problems, they drag in adeusexmachina: leadership and propaganda.
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There was nodeusexmachinain the closing scene.
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It is simply not a democraticdeusexmachina.
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Of course, sometimes a splendid benefactor has come along like adeusexmachinato pay the difference, but such private benefactors, alas!
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We should not blindly take that route, thinking that we have found the solution—a newdeusexmachina—when all we have is a vague idea.
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I learn that some think of the olddeusexmachinaof a senate of national parliamentarians to offset the democratic deficit.
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As such, it is a kind ofdeusexmachinacommon in fantasy literature.
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These rules precluded many elements common in the baroque tragi-comedy: flying horses, chivalric battles, magical trips to foreign lands and the "deusexmachina".
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The episode has subsequently been met with mixed critical responses, facing criticism for its abrupt "deusexmachina" ending.
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Use of the godspot in this fashion often foreshadows adeusexmachinaending.
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Some critics have argued that eucatastrophe, and in particular the eagles, exemplify "deusexmachina".
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