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cold-water ordeal

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A quick definition of cold-water ordeal:

A cold-water ordeal is a type of trial that was used in the past to determine if someone was guilty or innocent of a crime. The accused person would be tied up and lowered into a pond or river. If they sank, they were considered innocent because the water had "received them" with God's blessing. If they floated, they were considered guilty because the water had rejected them. This type of trial was used until the 13th century in Europe, but was eventually banned by the church.

A more thorough explanation:

A cold-water ordeal is a primitive form of trial where an accused person is subjected to a dangerous or painful physical test, and the result is considered a divine revelation of their guilt or innocence. The accused is trussed and lowered into a pond, and if they sink, the water is deemed to have 'received them' with God's blessing, and they are quickly fished out. This type of ordeal was commonly used in Europe until the 13th century, but only sporadically after 1215, when the Fourth Lateran Council forbade the clergy from participating in ordeals.

Another example of an ordeal is the ordeal of the morsel, where the person who was to make the proof was given a one-ounce piece of bread or cheese that a priest had solemnly charged to stick in the throat of the guilty. A person who choked was declared guilty, and a person who did not was declared innocent.

These examples illustrate how ordeals were used to determine guilt or innocence in a way that was believed to be divinely guided. They were often painful and dangerous, and the outcome was seen as a sign from God. However, as society progressed, these methods were deemed unreliable and were eventually phased out.

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13:56
went complete at penn a month ago with still no UR
jackfrost11770
13:56
How was that too ambitious of a thought
jackfrost11770
13:57
March at the very least atp
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@llama: thank you!!! 44 apps thats crazy dude
Trismegistus
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jack me too buddy
lilypadfrog
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@info-man: I applied like a week before you and just went UR a couple days ago you’ll get there in a minute
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I'm actually never gonna hear from BU
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definitely not ambitious at all. this cycle's turning out to be as slow as the last one probably due to high app volume
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@lilypadfrog: okay cool good to know
13:58
i really think they should push back seat deposits to june
13:58
its unfair
jackfrost11770
13:58
Recent boo I applied to BU in Oct
13:59
I've been complete since mid Sept:(
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If I knew I would still be waiting in January I probably wouldn't have applied so early
jackfrost11770
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Me neither
jackfrost11770
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Someone applied to nyu in December and got today
jackfrost11770
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I mgoikg to lose my fucking mind
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re seat deposit: does any1 know if u can request to delay 1st seat deposit? some school are really early it seems
[] starfishies
14:02
if they delayed decisions we should be able to delay deposits... but we do not live a perfect world so i doubt it
lilypadfrog
14:03
yeah you can request an extension. usually it’s like a week though
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i need tips for not falling asleep at work
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can we talk about something interesting like i dont know drugs sex death
ReminiscentZestyFish
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Everyone admitted to penn looks like above medians
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time to harass glove on linkedin
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that’s a good way to stay awake. tell him to come back here
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lily i broke a rubber band already
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le sigh
lilypadfrog
14:08
damn you get vicious with it. just pinch yourself or something
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14:09
don’t break your finger
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