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clockwork universe

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Noun1.clockwork universe - the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics
Weltanschauung, world view - a comprehensive view of the world and human life


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This philosophy was known as the belief in a clockwork universe.
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He wants to replace the old metaphors of a clockwork universe and machine-age government with something more up-to-date.
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In the clockwork universe outlined by Newton and his followers, one can (theoretically) calculate, and hence predict, everything.
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