Word: parallelling
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Hofstadter sees in G�del's work a structural parallel to the mystery that is the human mind. The brain, which is merely a squishy agglomeration of madly firing neurons, shouldn't by rights be able to think--it shouldn't be able to wake up, twist around, become aware of itself, and in doing so become an "I," but it does. Just like G�del's mathematics, the mind is a strange, self-referential loop--it's a mirage, Hofstadter writes, but "a very peculiar kind of mirage ... a mirage that perceived itself, and of course it didn...
...theology. His goal is not to defend religion or to place it in a hierarchy above science, but rather to show that theology and physics have distinct similarities in the methods they use and their ultimate aims.For Polkinghorne, the two are not conflicting ideologies; they are engaged in a parallel pursuit of the same goal: truth.Polkinghorne wisely limits the scope of his book, making it both more concrete and more readable. He does not attempt to address all of the main Western religions, as Sam Harris does, and thereby avoids inaccuracies or sweeping generalizations.Polkinghorne also makes a smart move...
...coming together"). Thames & Hudson publishes the Hip Hotels series, an anthology of vacuity, as well as the StyleCity collection of travel guides. To enter the latter's realm-or, for that matter, the domain of the Luxe City Guides or the Wallpaper City Guides-is to land in a parallel universe of depressingly uniform bars and boutiques. You assume you are experiencing a city at its hedonistic, air-kissing optimum; in fact, you are barely experiencing the city at all. If a visit to Bangkok or Barcelona consists of being seen at what the callow bourgeoisie have decided...
...take heart! Switzerland’s quick withdrawal and apology completely smoothed over what could have been a most unpleasant situation. Immediate U.S. pursuit of a parallel course of action regarding Iraq, it leads to follow, would do the same...
...clear blue sky, it became for a while, probably the worst.” The fears and questions the attack brings up for both men exacerbate the life crises they were already facing. The beauty of the story lies in the way the stresses the two characters face parallel each other—though they are 25 years apart, both Lucien and Nathaniel are lost and wondering what will become of their lives. “Twilight of the Superheroes” is the most striking part of the collection, but Eisenberg’s talent for capturing the depth...