Q&A: The Sorites Paradox
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The Sorites Paradox
Question
Why is there no sorites paradox in the distinction between a pit of ten handbreadths and a pit of nine handbreadths?
Answer
I’m not sure I understood what you mean. Do you mean that the chances that the pit will kill increase with the depth, and the question is why they drew a sharp line? Because a legal system always draws lines. This is no different from all the fixed measures in the Torah.