how many angels can dance on the head of a pin

how many angels can dance on the head of a pin

A question once used to challenge medieval theologians. Today, it is used as a metaphor for unimportant intellectual debate. None of that matters now—we've got bigger problems to attend to. Who cares how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? I hate when my grad classes devolve into conversations about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. Like, who cares?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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  • come in a certain position
  • come on in
  • a good voice to beg bacon
  • bacon
  • be (flat) on (one's) back
  • (Is) that everything?
  • a little goes a long way
  • by half
  • damn well