Games: 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution' full of philosophical, religious significance

NEW YORK — When a playwright in ancient Greece found himself with an irresolvable plot problem, he would have a pagan god appear to set everything right. Athena, or perhaps Apollo, would be lowered onto the stage by a crane (in Greek, "mechane,") as though descending from the clouds. This "god out of the machine" — or "deus ex machina," as it came to be known in Latin — was regarded as a cheap trick even then. In the modern industrial age, however, the idea of a deus ex machina takes on new resonance, as humanity harnesses rapidly advancing technology in an attempt to usurp the powers of God himself. The nightmare of eugenics is already a reality; transhumanism — the use of technology to fundamentally alter the human body — is not far off.

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