Sentence examples for meaningful illusion from inspiring English sources

That they are all occupying Libby's space is a meaningful illusion -- in Randall Parsons's set the apartment has bluish-white walls and a long, horizontal window at the rear that gives the impression of looking out over the horizon.

It attempts to create "a worldview that includes both science and spirituality" The New Age movement typically views the material universe as a meaningful illusion, which humans should try to use constructively rather than focus on escaping into other spiritual realms.

Indirect contributors' supervisory efforts may provide an illusion of meaningful contribution.

Is there something of substance in his message, that if we could only reconcile ourselves to The World As It Is and adapt to its unbending rules we could cast off our resentments and pursue our "heroic path" to an existence that would be, not happy – because this is an illusion – but meaningful?

Pareidolias, which are illusions of meaningful objects such as faces and animals, are thought to arise from ambiguous forms embedded in visual scenes and have a striking phenomenological resemblance to visual hallucinations.

The interpreter creates the illusion of a meaningful script, as well as a coherent self.

For the City Council, budget cuts create the illusion of taking meaningful steps when all they are doing is kicking the real problem down the street.

Just by being in the building, those men lend credibility to the game at hand and they amplify the illusion that sports are incredibly meaningful.

This also detracts from more meaningful lifestyle interventions by giving the public the illusion of protection.

"The Senate today chose political expediency and the illusion of property tax relief over a real, meaningful solution — a restructuring of our property tax system based on equity, income and ability to pay," said Richard C. Iannuzzi, president of the New York State United Teachers.

To make this analogy fair we have to acknowledge one important fact: many religious believers are like Deep Purple fans labouring under the illusion that the lyrics of Highway Star are profoundly meaningful.