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To: SoothingDave
(Reg) The lots the Apostles cast were akin to ballots. It was not like rolling the dice.

That ain't what I heard.

What did you hear? Where?

51,415 posted on 05/05/2003 7:38:26 AM PDT by OLD REGGIE ((I am a cult of one! UNITARJEWMIAN))
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To: OLD REGGIE
What did you hear? Where?

Dictionary.com:

The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.

"Random" is the key word here. Voting is not random, and lots are not ballots. They are the precursors of dice.

SD

51,417 posted on 05/05/2003 7:45:42 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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