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Does "that questions of this sort admit of no exculpatory reply" mean...?

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oristarA
 
Reply Fri 11 Sep, 2015 06:32 am
Does "that questions of this sort admit of no exculpatory reply" mean "before such questions, you have to admit that you are (always) sinful (before Jesus Christ)"?

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WITHOUT warning you are seized and brought before a judge. Did
you create a thunderstorm and destroy the village harvest? Did you
kill your neighbor with the evil eye? Do you doubt that Christ is
bodily present in the Eucharist? You will soon learn that questions
of this sort admit of no exculpatory reply.

-The End of Faith by Sam Harris
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FBM
 
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Reply Fri 11 Sep, 2015 11:58 am
@oristarA,
The people who ask such questions will not accept one's claims of innocence. Like in the Salem witch trials. Denying the accusation is taken as evidence of guilt.
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McTag
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Reply Fri 11 Sep, 2015 01:12 pm
@oristarA,

Quote:
questions of this sort admit of no exculpatory reply.


Questions like this, questions asked in this way, do not permit you to avoid blame (if you are not blameless, of course.)
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oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 11 Sep, 2015 09:28 pm
Two answers are equally good and I don't know to whom the ribbon should be given.

Let God decide it - how about a coin toss?

http://i57.tinypic.com/xcufet_th.jpg

The obverse for FBM, the other side for McTag.

I will find a comfortable time to toss it (now I have had a 10-franc coin in my hand and put it on the table) and post the result here.

Guess who will win if any visitor would like to.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 04:40 am
Now I put the coin in my closed hands and shake until I don't know whether it is obverse or verso, and then toss to the ceiling:


















It is obverse!
FBM wins.
FBM
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 04:50 am
@oristarA,
Laughing
McTag
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 06:36 am
@FBM,

Best of three?
FBM
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 06:50 am
@McTag,
If Ori's up to it, sure.
oristarA
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 08:37 am
@McTag,
McTag wrote:


Best of three?


Good idea; fair enough.

Now it is second toss:


















It is verso.
McTag wins.
Now let's see the ultimate decision of God.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 08:39 am
The God's ultimate decision:


































It is verso!
McTag wins!
Congrats, McTag.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 08:41 am
@FBM,
FBM wrote:

If Ori's up to it, sure.


Your spirit of fair play will always be appreciated.
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FBM
 
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Reply Sat 12 Sep, 2015 06:22 pm
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/DinahFyre/head-crazy-rabbit-emoticon.gif

Three out of five?
oristarA
 
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Reply Sun 13 Sep, 2015 12:25 am
@FBM,
FBM wrote:

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb192/DinahFyre/head-crazy-rabbit-emoticon.gif

Three out of five?


It is up to McTag, since you agreed his proposal of "best of three."
McTag
 
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Reply Sun 13 Sep, 2015 06:53 am
@oristarA,

I'm sure Ori has got better things to do with his time. I'm quite happy to share the award, six months each.
FBM
 
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Reply Sun 13 Sep, 2015 07:09 am
@McTag,
How about you take weekdays, and I'll take weekends and holidays?
McTag
 
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Reply Sun 13 Sep, 2015 03:46 pm
@FBM,

Deal.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Sun 13 Sep, 2015 08:30 pm
The ribbon will be awarded to the winner if there is no objection.
FBM
 
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Reply Sun 13 Sep, 2015 08:36 pm
@oristarA,
No objection. We've worked out a custody arrangement.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Sun 13 Sep, 2015 10:27 pm
Done.
Have a good day!
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