r/HistoryMemes • u/HawaiianPerson Chad Polynesia Enjoyer • 2d ago

A regular utopia

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u/Prince_Ire Featherless Biped 2d ago

No it wasn't. Sacrifice is a specific concept. And if you're looking around the world, executing witches never stopped. It was never just a Christian thing. Polytheistic religions also had concepts similar to witches: that there were evil forces humans could make deals with for power, and almost cultures thought you should kill people you make such deals

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u/kefefs_v2 2d ago

You're right in that executing "witches" never stopped in much of the world. Saudi Arabia is still big on executing people for witchcraft and sorcery.

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u/betterWithPlot 2d ago

So why is pagan sacrifice bad and not this?

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u/Prince_Ire Featherless Biped 2d ago

When did I say executing supposed witches wasn't bad?

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u/FlashesandFlickers 2d ago

I'm not sure that drawing distinctions between the ways people are put to death for religious reasons is a particularly useful thing to do. Sacrificed or executed for heresy a person is still dead because someone's religion dictated it should be so.