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Old 04-18-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Deus ex machina describes an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake up and realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to solve problems).

now tell me. 100% of you, when looking at the title, thought of the adeptus machanicus, right?
of course right.

this was websters word of the day, and when looking at it i realize why it was the adeptus' motto, because they dont know why this stuff works, it just does! so its the machine god...of course....
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Deus ex machina describes an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake up and realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to solve problems).

now tell me. 100% of you, when looking at the title, thought of the adeptus machanicus, right?
of course right.

this was websters word of the day, and when looking at it i realize why it was the adeptus' motto, because they dont know why this stuff works, it just does! so its the machine god...of course....
It also means, translated literally, 'God by(or through) Machine'. So that could be it too, although your take is certainly more interesting!
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When i read that my first thought was: Deus Ex **** i gave it away
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actually i recognized the word for what it meant. i remember looking through the english book's dictionairy (i was very bored and had forgotten my Brethern book that day) and i thought hmm ive heard that word before and read it. then i went to sleep.

however i have always like the word Dues ex Machina
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