Date: 1/25/2002 7:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 47297
i didnt know this was how they tested. it does seem kind of pointless. whether innocent or guilty, they still die. if they are dead, does it matter if they pass or not? good point   |
Date: 1/25/2002 7:43:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 47699
Thanks, 47297! I'm glad you found the post interesting. You may like to check out my other submissions. Please be sure to let me know if you do.  |
Date: 1/25/2002 7:43:00 PM
From Authorid: 11528
The point was that they killed the person irregardless. It was a no-win situation for the person accused and it made the Christian church more feared. Fear has always been the principle tool of the church, along with guilt. Bye for now. Enki  |
Date: 1/25/2002 7:45:00 PM
From Authorid: 48058
i know... ALOT of inocent lives were lost because of this very stupid "test"
-cherish |
Date: 1/25/2002 7:47:00 PM
From Authorid: 20069
yes it was really terrible..no matter what way they would lose  |
Date: 1/25/2002 7:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 18155
Considering the times, the paranoid behavior toward anyone thought to be a 'witch', the 'water test' or'dunking' were mild in comparison to other types of 'tests' created by the church and stste.Whether an accused 'witch' lived or died was hardly the point, to the authorities from the 1300s thru the 1700s in Eurpoe and America.  |
Date: 1/25/2002 10:51:00 PM
From Authorid: 27554
umm, that's the point. Those witch trials didn't make any sense. They were complety based on superstition. It was a crazy time.  |
Date: 1/25/2002 10:55:00 PM
From Authorid: 1631
Genocide never really makes sense...  |
Date: 1/26/2002 12:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 3125
Really..You would think that they would have been more "advanced" in their ways of thinking..Many innocent people died on the say so of those obviously "looney" girls? I have no idea how their method was suppose to prove anything..I wonder if perhaps they believed that God would take them if they were innocent,but if they were guilty,they would remain alive to be killed in a torturous way..That kind of illogical thinking is beyond my comprehension..It just does not make any sense..  |
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Date: 1/26/2002 4:27:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 47699
Well, that sort of illogical thinking is just about the most logical explanation I've heard yet. I don't think I can come up with anything any better than that! Thanks for the input deer heart! |
Date: 1/27/2002 12:15:00 AM
From Authorid: 6050
I'm with DeerHart on this..interesting  |
Date: 2/8/2002 5:52:00 AM
From Authorid: 49354
That was definitely a very stupid part of our history. I recently read an article that said back then, the Church got a certain amount of money for each witch it prosecuted so possibly that had something to do with it?  |
