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ck4829

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2. Capital punishment, war, treatment of the poor, dehumanization

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 09:12 AM

Apr 2016

We don't put on human skin head dresses and take out the hearts of people on top of ziggurats anymore, but society does eliminate certain classes of people and then find ways to rationalize it and keep it going.

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Human Sacrifice Is Linked To Social Hierarchies In New Study [View all] HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

we call it the death penalty. nt Javaman Apr 2016 #1

^^Thread win Orrex Apr 2016 #3

Indeed, though lesser punishments do the trick, too. HuckleB Apr 2016 #4

Capital punishment, war, treatment of the poor, dehumanization ck4829 Apr 2016 #2

Alas, indeed. HuckleB Apr 2016 #5

"Acknowledging that their findings might be "unpalatable,"" KamaAina Apr 2016 #6

Thus, ushering in the era of the spice trade. HuckleB Apr 2016 #7

Interesting Angel Martin Apr 2016 #8

Indeed. -eom- HuckleB Apr 2016 #9

The Lord of the Flies indeed... CTyankee Apr 2016 #10