As I've noted before, in science, breaking any link in a chain of reasoning in a hypotheses invalidates it, curiously, we have god claims too many to count, where pounding out even one verifiable link seems to be the most daunting task imaginable, and yet without even that one particle in what should be reams of evidence, we still see any number of willing and compulsive gullibles rushing to the finish line and concluding their God candidate 'wins' the existence sweepstakes.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
