Sail through like a breeze
The writer uses a simile in the presentation of how easy it can be for an individual trying to prove that his or her parents are Quakers as compared to how difficult it can be for a brilliant moral philosopher trying to expound the effects of war to prove their point in front of a panel. The writer says that a scholar trying to show that their parents are Quakers would pass through “like a breeze” no matter to the extent of illiteracy on the theory of pacifism. The simile facilitates imagery.
The extent of repeat of the widespread fallacy “like a mantra”
The writer says that the fallacy in the lines of science being incapable of making probability judgements on the subject of the existence of God has been repeated like a mantra. In this way, the existent to which the fallacy has been spread is comprehensible.
The spinning around of the light from the spinning neutron star “like a lighthouse beam”
In the work, the writer alludes to the discovery of thousands of pulsars in the galaxy. A simile is used in the presentation of the behavior of the radio energy emitted by the spinning neutron star where the way the light sweeps around is compared to that of the light from a lighthouse.
How the aliens responding to our SETI signals would be viewed “like gods”
The writer uses a simile to bring out how the aliens responding to the SETI signals would be viewed like gods like gods, just as missionaries were treated as gods.” The direct comparison of these aliens to “gods” presents how they would be held in high regard.
The spread of the rumor of Darwin’s deathbed conversion “like a bad smell”
The stories about the conversion of Darwin on his deathbed are said to be widespread even though the writer calls them demonstrably false. The writer uses a simile in which the rumor is said to have spread “like a bad smell.”
