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		colordrops on Dec 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fans pour funding into ‘The Chosen’ Considering its meaning, is your use of the term "Deus ex machina" (god out of the machine) intentionally ironic?

boomboomsubban on Dec 5, 2021 [–]

It's just the term for a seemingly unsolvable situation suddenly being solved by an unexpected occurrence.

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