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Also the idea that (in the Kings mind) guilt or innocence (and in turn happiness or death) could be determined by something random, like some sort of quantum wi
by codeulike 6y ago
Also the idea that (in the Kings mind) guilt or innocence (and in turn happiness or death) could be determined by something random, like some sort of quantum witch trial, is kind of interesting, like you might be able to eke out some sort of obversation about the human condition from that. But the story doesn't seem interested in exploring that.
- the_af 6y agoWasn't there an actual practice in some cultures? For example, in trial by combat where the person who won was considered morally right? Or some forms of witch trials I suppose ("will she float or sink") but I'm never sure how much of that is true and how much is fiction, as in Monty Python's ;)