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Which is interesting because in the Old Testament, "casting lots" was considered an appropriate way to divine God's will [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by tachyoff 9y ago
Which is interesting because in the Old Testament, "casting lots" was considered an appropriate way to divine God's will [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleromancy#In_Judeo-Christian_tradition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleromancy#In_Judeo-Christian_...
- seren 9y agoThis fits with the recent serie of articles about ancient dice probabilities. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dice-evolution-fate-fairness-archaeology https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dice-evolution-fate-fa... In summary, even if the old dice were not fair, it was not an issue because they were a manifestation of the divine.