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Why Did Christians Quit Burning Witches?

Fluffy

Fluffy

A fool
The obvious answer is that there was a shift in the mindset of society although I wouldn't know whether this was to do with a change in the moral compass or in the way that people decided to evaluate the evidence. My friend has just completed her paper on the persecution of witches in Britain so I'll ask her when I get back to university.

I think a more interesting question, therefore, would be what sort of conditions could lead people to act in such a horrible way?
 
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w00t

Active Member
Witches good, Christians bad!:D Mind you, a few Christians got burnt at the stake too, so it evened it up a bit!
 
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Somkid

Well-Known Member
I think humanity had a period of rationalism and realism however it did not last long and I think if many had their way the witch hunt would begin again and be a lot worse.
 
gnomon

gnomon

Well-Known Member
Sunstone said:
Why did Christians quit burning witches?
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They don't taste like chicken.

More interesting...how many people killed during the European trials were actually witches? Or even, non-Christian practitioners of the old ways?
 
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