I'm looking at a collection of Charles Addams' cartoons, and there's one I can't figure out:
there's a devil-looking character in a suit and tie, sitting at a desk. He's looking at a paper, and in front of him are two boxes, one labeled "commission" and one labeled "omission".
Maybe I'm just not getting it, but what does this mean?
2006-06-06 16:06:25 · 4 answers · asked by Rob 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In classic language, there are two forms of sin - sins of commission (doing a wrong thing) and sins of omission (not doing a right thing).
2006-06-06 16:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by Carbon-based 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two kids of sins: sins of commission (acts that are evil) and sins of omission (failure to act to stop evil). The devil wins in either case.
2006-06-06 16:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sins of commission, sins of omission
2006-06-06 16:09:04 · answer #3 · answered by zen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
commisson means do..omission means dont do..basically an IN and OUT box.
2006-06-06 16:10:58 · answer #4 · answered by hatingmsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋