Sentences with phrase «of absurdity»

Just another stunning example of the absurdity of this religion.

But it was people reading everything this politician wrote and elevating those words to a point of absurdity that has done the world so much harm since.

It seems the height of absurdity to base one's votes on which god a candidate chooses to believe in.

It is in these few moments of absurdity where the game shines brightest.

Perhaps a sermon may be a carefully prepared trip to the edge of absurdity, the congregation being led to see the true nature of a prejudice or a selfish charity.

I loved it then, and while I'd probably pick it apart much more now due to having a bit more experience I love it regardless because of its absurdity.

Should we continue on in the face of the absurdity of an indifferent universe?

When understanding of the universe has become widespread... Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity....

But really, it just adds a greater degree of absurdity.

It is part of the absurdity of American life that we decide questions of truth under the guise of settling contests of rights.

But let us get rid of this absurdity where the latter camp claims moral superiority over the former.

If there is a god, this sort of absurdity surely brings him to tears.

At the root of this absurdity is the idea that the millions.....

What the film does extremely well is recreate the sense of freedom and self ownership of that period, even if many personalities of that time were completely manufactured representations of absurdity.

Her photographs, often depicting sculpture and assemblage, touch on themes of absurdity.

But even from within the depths of absurdity inspiration can rise.

Of course, there's an element of humor to the store, if not a shade of absurdity.

Similarly, story's setting fights against the menace of absurdity, which is the denial of ordered scene.

That was hilarious, capturing some aspect of the absurdity of sex, but obviously way too early in the movie to be making such a call.

It's a crazy adventure story that combines high - fantasy, cooking, and lots of absurdity.

This mood of absurdity carries through to a group of self - portraits called «Escape Artist».

And the expressed view of the absurdity of massively disproportionate damages awards is welcome.

I think actually the court's definition of absurdity related to any open - ended interpretation of the section.

I agree with you if your message is that all of football spending has gotten to the point of absurdity.

For some levels of absurdity, only natural language will do.

The story does have its moments of absurdity, but for the most part its entertainment value is more than adequate.

Now, the fourth instalment in the series takes things to an even larger degree of absurdity.

If you want this sort of absurdity, you're going to have to pay a lot for it.

Most new designs are evolutions or derivations of what came before, with little variations in details, maybe as simple as integrating separate trunks into the body form, as was done in the early 1930s, or adding fins to enveloping shapes, as was done to the point of absurdity in the»50s.

Frank West's shopping mall smash hit may have revelled in the same sense of absurdity, yet it also loved imposing restrictions on your fun at every turn.

Mr Hameed added: «Dr. Bawumia is not going to allow himself to be dragged into the realms of absurdities by persons who obviously lack the intellectual wherewithal to debate the real issues and engage in any serious discourse.

Recent stark examples of the absurdity in a «winner - takes - all» system occurred in Florida and New Mexico during the 2000 presidential election when candidate George W. Bush won both states by a fraction of a percentage point, but gained the total number of each state's electoral votes.

Seph strongly believes that we can deal with most of the absurdities of life without the use of pharmaceutical drugs and that doctors should prescribe walking or running and a plant - based diet instead of Prozac.

We could even speak of the absurdity of these works, the zone where irreconcilable elements on the pictorial surface initiate the signification.

The movie skirts the edge of absurdity as anything like this must, but a forthright star performance from Amy Adams convinces you that something that could be silly is actually fascinating and deeply scary.

While those monsters are certainly not a historical event, the mysterious substance that transforms humans is just the right amount of absurdity to provide the plot with enough unique appeal to stand on its own two feet.

Nor does he ever reach other dimensions, since his idea of absurdity does not inhabit the realms of the unknown or the utopic, but it is found instead in day - to - day reality.

Frequently, his work uses humor as a bridge to new understanding, providing an experience of what might be termed the internal logic of absurdity — the moment between fright and comedy when one does not fully recognize or understand something.

Mario Odyssey, however, added several new layers of absurdity, with Mario possessing people, dinosaurs, and inanimate objects, and apparently never arriving at a «game over» Screen — which got a disturbing twist once news hit the internet.

The same can be said for about 80 % of the gags in the film, which throws the kitchen sink of absurdity at the audience in the hope that we'll follow along and laugh at every random event, regardless of whether true humor value is there or not.

There's also a pleasingly wry acknowledgement of the absurdity of the original series» premise.

As previously mentioned the punchy dialogue and the pool of talent on - screen really brings the film to life, however, it is when the film takes a turn down the path of absurdity in the second act that the film starts to un-stitch, losing sense of its initial premise — a man reluctantly facing middle age.

And there are sobering moments of significant contemplation, such as the dire consequences of reporting regarding the fate of a man Kim specifically references in her first segment (a detail which seems horribly illogical in the first place) but these are followed by bits of absurdity, such as Kim becoming the conduit for a group of Afghan women who keep blowing up a well the marines keep digging for their benefit (shades of Fernando Leon de Aranoa's A Perfect Day here).

For Tom Burckhardt (b. 1964) the idea of absurdity has been a compelling point of departure which has led him to push and question the very integrity of a painting as an object.