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DistortoiseLP t1_je0khy0 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:29 PM

Reply to comment by Thr0waway3691215 in N.Y. to pay $5.5 million to man exonerated in writer Alice Sebold rape case by OutsideObserver2

>We still use them anyway, I don't get it.

It's essentially ritual behaviour and endures the same way. People believe it like they believe any other magic, and institutions exploit it for public approval like any other magic.