The God Machine
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The God Machine may refer to:
- The God Machine, Latin American name of Large Hadron Collider
- The God Machine (1968 novel), a novel by Martin Caidin
- The God Machine (band), a US/UK rock band
- The God Machine (comedic prop), a comedic prop featured in the "This Week in God" segments on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to prompt Stephen Colbert, Rob Corddry, and Samantha Bee with religious-themed cues for comedic observations
- Lynn, Massachusetts clergyman John Murray Spear attempted to build a mechanical New Messiah in 1854 which ran on electricity. Many have referred to this device as "the God Machine"
- The God Machine (comics), a 2008 comic book series from Archaia Studios Press
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- Deus ex machina, a plot device that originated in the drama of Ancient Greece, in which a supernatural entity is lowered onto the stage via a crane, to resolve the affairs of mortals. This phrase, literally "God from the Machine" when translated to English, is the source of this term
- Scientist Dr. Michael Persinger has developed a "God helmet" which he claims can generate altered states of consciousness, including those similar to religious epiphany
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