Sentences with phrase «with improbabilities»

There are other puzzling passages in the gospel, such as the description of Jesus» journey (7:31) from Tyre to Galilee «through the midst of the borders of Decapolis» (S.E. of the Sea of Galilee, and on the other side from both Tyre and Galilee itself), and the highly - coloured account of John the Baptist's death, which bristles with improbabilities; these errors are unlikely to come from the pen of Mark, who was presumably familiar with Palestinian conditions.

Boetti sent the envelopes to imaginary addresses, thus each letter was returned to the artist undelivered, demonstrating Boetti's preoccupation with improbability and chance.

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Some scientists have so struggled with the extreme improbability of the conditions for life resulting from randomness that they go so far as to dream up theories of parallel universes to explain the problems presented by simple math on the likelihood of random chance.

This huge, blue planet is in existance just so we can be born, live, make a living, have a baby, then die... no connection, no spirit, no soul, no more appreciating the beauty around us, no more being astounded at the improbabilities, no more being amazed at the wonders of life... because none of that has any meaning any more, it's just a bunch of junk that happened accidently... who cares, we're just all going to fade away into nothingness... become one with the dirt, because we are actually no better than the dirt... I don't know about you, but I'm depressed now... but then that's what's great about our country, you can choose to believe or... not... in this... country... that has... no particular meaning... in the grand scheme of thngs... oh, yeah, that's right there is no «grand scheme of things»... so never mind.

We have only to consider how human planning would have arranged such an event, and compare it with what actually happened, to see this kind of improbability!

Of course this appears «improbable,» but may I say in passing that this is the kind of improbability to which we have to become accustomed if we are to have any dealings with the contemporary God.

The case can certainly be made for a few other instances — with varying degrees of probability or improbability.

Despite what critics and some audiences who may have inconsistencies or confusions or improbabilities, but there is one perfect thing at it's center, and that is the character of Celie, played with riveting and emotional fire by Whoopi Goldberg in her first ever theatrical role that consisted of its predominately African - American cast that also included Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Laurence Fishburne, and Adolph Caesar.

It's Got: An opening song - and - dance extravaganza performed by retreating dolphins; the complete destruction of Earth within the first ten minutes; the mindlessly bureaucratic Vogons beautifully rendered by Henson workshop puppetry; underground aliens that give a good slapping to anyone who has an idea; Bill Nighy at his best as Slartibartfast; the entire crew of the Heart of Gold reduced to knitted wool simulacra by the Improbability Drive; Bill Bailey voicing a whale having its first (and last) encounter with the full force of gravity; and, of course, long queues.

This is the launching pad for a propulsive action thriller that compensates for its narrative improbabilities with eye - tickling action.

So he dutifully goes to the bus station, and one thing leads to another, over and over again, in the same over-determined way, in an overstuffed plot filled with similar coincidences and improbabilities.

Filled with friendly verbal sparring, joking, jiving, and laughing as they pile improbability atop exaggeration atop the utterly impossible, Graham, with assistance from author Myers, creates a recording of a picture book that stands on its own and is as much fun to listen to without the accompanying book as with it.

The reluctance to turn to digital reading may have a lot to do with the sheer improbability of trying to find, download, and read ebooks at the present time.

He's got two heads, three arms, and his title is President of the Galaxy until he steals the ship the Heart of Gold with its infinite improbability drive.