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michilio t1_jebq7t0 wrote

Reply to comment by twist3d7 in ELI5: how can the female to male population be almost 1:1 but men die more than women and the birth rate of men and women is almost equal (and the fisher principle doesn’t make sense because men have a higher death rate so how can it even out)? by noobia0009

Well.. now I thought about it.. wasn´t there that roman soldier that not only poked him with a stick, but with a lance, and drew blood?

There´s been one or two, or a thousand pictures painted of it I seem to recall

Edit: Ow, they even gave the dude a nickname

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longinus

Ha. Stabbed Jesus with a lance? Saint. Obviously.

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twist3d7 t1_jebuf0r wrote

Things didn't work out well for him (the unnamed soldier), he should have used a stick.

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michilio t1_jebwxmd wrote

Cured from blindness, became a saint.

Just pick and choose whatever you like. That´s how it works, no?

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