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The most interesting historical tidbit I learned from reading this essay, is that when you are playing devil's advocate, you are implying the person you are arg
by dvanduzer 9y ago
The most interesting historical tidbit I learned from reading this essay, is that when you are playing devil's advocate, you are implying the person you are arguing with has been nominated for sainthood.
- bmh_ca 9y agoThe devils advocate is literally a Catholic position occupied by a person arguing against conferring sainthood. The interesting bit is that historically the strength of sainthood has been tied to the conviction of the advocate for the devil, not the quality of the advocate for the saint.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoInteresting. TIL