04-10-2015, 10:30 AM
inject a loaded term such as "sacred" into a cause or agenda and virtually all reasonable discourse can be sidestepped in one fell swoop
PM2, the Greeks and Romans had a term for it, "Deus ex machina." (deus is Latin for god, or if you would like to stretch the definition slightly, it could be extended to sacred)
In their plays, generally in a drama or tragedy, the plot would reach an unsolvable impasse, then suddenly a device, character, or god would be introduced to intervene and unexpectedly solve the problem. It's still a favorite plot device in movies today.
ironyak - thanks for the two links, a lot of intelligent even-tempered information and discussion on both sites.
PM2, the Greeks and Romans had a term for it, "Deus ex machina." (deus is Latin for god, or if you would like to stretch the definition slightly, it could be extended to sacred)
In their plays, generally in a drama or tragedy, the plot would reach an unsolvable impasse, then suddenly a device, character, or god would be introduced to intervene and unexpectedly solve the problem. It's still a favorite plot device in movies today.
ironyak - thanks for the two links, a lot of intelligent even-tempered information and discussion on both sites.
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