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Conscientious Unbelievers
- dosinga 3y agoArticle starts with: > How, a century ago, radical freethinkers quietly and persistently subverted Scotland’s Christian establishment But then goes on to talk about 1840, which is more two centuries ago
- kasey_junk 3y agoI think you mean “almost two centuries ago”
- dosinga 3y agoOops. This estimating centuries is harder than I thought
- Karellen 3y ago> 1840, which is more two centuries ago Um, you might want to check your calendar on that one.
- graemep 3y agoOne thing I cannot find out was the origin of Scottish blasphemy laws. The Wikipedia article says that blasphemy laws in England and Wales were passed right at the end of the Middle Ages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law_in_the_United_Ki... but only mentions the end of Scottish blasphemy laws not their origin.
- 082349872349872 3y agoThey may have originated via prosecution? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law_offence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law_offence Lagniappe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_legal_systems#/media/File:Map_of_the_Legal_systems_of_the_world_(en).png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_legal_systems...
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- graemep 3y agoVery possibly, but there would still be an "origin date" from the first prosecution. It may not be known, of course.
- swayvil 3y agoTo be fair, the clergy was the top authority at the time. And for most of us, contradicting that authority is absurd. And yes, we can all break out the well-worn arguments justifying such. Regardless, that's the end product.