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I think there is more to it than the cinema association. I think the Gothic era architects went too far in associating it with a higher authority and power unt

I think there is more to it than the cinema association. I think the Gothic era architects went too far in associating it with a higher authority and power until it was oppressive and scary. Even the google AI result hints at it. >The Gothic architectural style was initially met with derision and contempt by some who wanted to revive the Grecian orders of architecture. The term "Gothic" was used to describe the style as barbarous and rude, and was attributed to the Gothic tribes who destroyed the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. And form was following function. The church from the 12th century to the 16th century was something to be very afraid of. The Inquisition started in the 12th century.

mannykannot 2y ago
I tend to agree - not only the inquisition (which I tend to associate more with Romanesque) but the apparent preoccupation with death, damnation, martyrdom and relics (though I realize this is probably a simplistic view coming from my ignorance.) Oddly, I don’t get these vibes when I am actually visiting one of these buildings.
geye1234 2y ago
The Spanish Inquisition killed approximately the same number of people every year as the State of Texas. The Roman Inquisition killed far fewer. It was child's play compared to 20th-century regimes. Many more died at Hiroshima than over the centuries of the Inquisition.
- pixl97 2y ago
  It gets easier to kill a lot of people when you have a lot more people to kill. Texas has 4-6 times the population of Spain 1400-1800. I mean, there is a reason you hear sayings like "I'll Believe Corporations Are People When Texas Executes One". This will stick with Texas for a long time.
  - geye1234 2y ago
    The Inquisition operated in the Spanish Empire as well, but in any case, the point is moot. 12 people per year, on average, were executed by the Inquisition. It was not the bloodbath that anti-Catholic propaganda pretends it is. If Texas killed 60 people per year, we would not make it out to be some appalling example of state-sanctioned mass murder. Neither is the Inquisition.

mannykannot 2y ago

I tend to agree - not only the inquisition (which I tend to associate more with Romanesque) but the apparent preoccupation with death, damnation, martyrdom and relics (though I realize this is probably a simplistic view coming from my ignorance.) Oddly, I don’t get these vibes when I am actually visiting one of these buildings.

geye1234 2y ago

The Spanish Inquisition killed approximately the same number of people every year as the State of Texas. The Roman Inquisition killed far fewer. It was child's play compared to 20th-century regimes. Many more died at Hiroshima than over the centuries of the Inquisition.

pixl97 2y ago
It gets easier to kill a lot of people when you have a lot more people to kill. Texas has 4-6 times the population of Spain 1400-1800. I mean, there is a reason you hear sayings like "I'll Believe Corporations Are People When Texas Executes One". This will stick with Texas for a long time.
- geye1234 2y ago
  The Inquisition operated in the Spanish Empire as well, but in any case, the point is moot. 12 people per year, on average, were executed by the Inquisition. It was not the bloodbath that anti-Catholic propaganda pretends it is. If Texas killed 60 people per year, we would not make it out to be some appalling example of state-sanctioned mass murder. Neither is the Inquisition.