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== Literature == |
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* ''[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/gaslight/whtpeopl.htm The White People]'' by Arthur Machen. Ambrose has strange ideas about the nature of true sin as violation of the laws of nature and lends the main character a manuscript written by a girl who had supernatural experiences. |
* ''[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/gaslight/whtpeopl.htm The White People]'' by Arthur Machen. Ambrose has strange ideas about the nature of true sin as violation of the laws of nature and lends the main character a manuscript written by a girl who had supernatural experiences. |
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* ''[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/44/the-devotee-of-evil The Devotee of Evil]'' by [[Clark Ashton Smith]]. The main character becomes an acquaintance with a man who believes evil to be an universal force and is developing a mechanism to show it in practice. |
* ''[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/44/the-devotee-of-evil The Devotee of Evil]'' by [[Clark Ashton Smith]]. The main character becomes an acquaintance with a man who believes evil to be an universal force and is developing a mechanism to show it in practice. |
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* ''[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/gaslight/derelict.htm The Derelict]'' by [[William Hope Hodgson (Creator)|William Hope Hodgson]]. A ship's doctor talks about a mystical life-force and then continues to give an account about a living derelict. |
* ''[http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/gaslight/derelict.htm The Derelict]'' by [[William Hope Hodgson (Creator)|William Hope Hodgson]]. A ship's doctor talks about a mystical life-force and then continues to give an account about a living derelict. |
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* "[[The Time Machine]]" |
* "[[The Time Machine]]" |
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== Western Animation == |
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* In ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', When Twilight investigates ancient folklore, naturally there is immediate proof it was true. |
* In ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', When Twilight investigates ancient folklore, naturally there is immediate proof it was true. |
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== Real Life == |
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* [[Real Life]] example: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_machine The computer.] |
* [[Real Life]] example: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_machine The computer.] |
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** Another one: The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron positron]. In this case, the gap between theorizing and exposition is as long as 4 ''years''. |
** Another one: The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron positron]. In this case, the gap between theorizing and exposition is as long as 4 ''years''. |