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They weren’t doing human sacrifices at that time at least.
by elnatro 2y ago
They weren’t doing human sacrifices at that time at least.
- inkyoto 2y agoIs torturing (and the mutilation of a human body and sometimes death as a frequent outcome of the torture process) and burning people at the stake after an auto-da-fé for not believing in someone else’s mythical deity fundamentally different from human sacrifice?
- southernplaces7 2y agoNot to defend the brutal fanaticism of 15th century catholicism in Europe and the new colonies, but you should read in depth about the sheer scale of Aztec blood sacrifice. It put the Inquisition to shame with its savagery and quantities of victims.
- elnatro 2y agoThe Inquisition did not exterminate to the level of the Aztecs. Aztecs were sacrificing people by the thousands. Indeed natives were a crucial part in the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spaniards. Some sources: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09x1374/the-huge-tower-of-human-skulls-unearthed-in-mexico-city https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09x1374/the-huge-tower-of-hu... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-find-brings-skulls-discovered-aztec-tower-over-600-180976543/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-find-brings-sk...