...Yes, the Maya sacrificed humans to the gods, but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the Maya believed...
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the KKK believed...'
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the Islamic Suicide Bombers believed...'
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the Nazis believed...'
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the Kymer Rouge and Pol Pot believed...'
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the males who threw female virgins into volcanos believed...'
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the U.S. Calvary who killed the Indians at Wounded Knee believed...'
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the American slave owners believed...'
Hmmm...this Logic Flow can take us anywhere. Thanks David Carrasco, professor of religious history at Harvard!
Lets see...'but these rituals were part of a complex worldview: the U.S. Calvary who killed the Indians at Wounded Knee believed...'
It ain't PC, but it's not that bad. One of the biggest lie perpetrated on our history is that we commit "genocide" on the Indians.
BS. They hit us as hard as we hit them. The only difference is technology. This nation would be split in half if they have the same tech we do or vice versa. In fact, I heard that in the first conflict between colonists and indians, they drew first blood.
excellent post!
Exactly.
BTTT!!! You beat me to it, and said it better than I had planned.