Trial by water? Sink , and die you are innocent. Float and live you are guilty and burn at the stake? Not good choices..at all.
Yeah it does appear to be a bit of a catch 22 doesnt it
> Trial by water? Sink and die you are innocent. Float and live you are guilty and burn at the stake?
Just ask Mary Jo.
This is all silly fun. Recognizing "witchcraft" as a religion, on the other hand, is to demean Christianity.
There was a high RISK of drowning not a certainty-at least if I remember my history correctly.
Trial by water seldom resulted in fatalities (it's a nice hyperbole by the victocrats or those with axes to grind). Most frequently, the accused, after sinking in the pond or lake, would be pulled up by an attached rope or dragged out by boathooks. This would establish their innocence (as opposed to the floaters, who got tortured, imprisoned, or burned). Sadly, some few did die before they could be hauled back out, but the purpose of the test was not to kill the innocent.
Barbaric, yes. Based on ridiculously flawed premises, yes. Relevant (especially to today... which I'm sure these "Wiccans" who lobbied for it would like to assert), uh... no.
Actually no "Witch" burned at the stake in the Americas. They were hung.
As logical as the global warming mantra.
If it rains too much, it's because of global warming.If it rains too little, it's because of global warming.
If the weather is too hot, it's because of global warming.
If the weather is too cold, it's because of global warming.
It there is an increase in tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, it's because of global warming.
It there is a decrease in tropical cyclones in the Pacific Ocean, it's because of global warming.