women killed for being witches

But...but...Woos always tell everyone how there's no harm in harboring silly, superstitious beliefs...:(
 
I had to do some reality checks to make sure I was in the right century after I read this bit in the news this morning. Yeah, that supersitious woo is harmless isn't it.
 
That's a little disturbing. I thought the whole killing witches thing ended a long time ago...
 
So, who should they kill when the next accident occur?

Stupidity and ignorance, the only things on earth of which there is a never ending supply.
 
NorwegianSquirrel said:
So, who should they kill when the next accident occur?
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Well, clearly they're doing it from beyond the grave, so their bodies should be unearthed, burned, smashed with hammers, burned again, spit upon, trambled by seven oxen and seven virgin ducks, then burned a third time. After the third burning, the ashes will be placed inside a box made of banana tree wood, decorated with mythical symbols of power, and burned. Those ashes will then be fed to a goat, which will also be burned.

If the car accidents happen a third time I don't know what they'd need to do, but burning will probably be involved.

On a serious note, this is f**king ridiculous! There certainly are a great many harms that can occur when we let out superstitious nature take over from reason and rationality. So what if physic testimony became common in the US or UK? After all, the "police physics" are claiming to help with criminal investigations, so why shouldn't they be allowed to provide evidence? That kind of thinking leads to all kinds of insanity, like this case here.
 
Take responsibility for educating one's self?
Take responsibility for one's own actions?
Heresy!!!!
 
desertyeti said:
Take responsibility for educating one's self?
Take responsibility for one's own actions?
Heresy!!!!
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Time for some burning!

It scares me to think that there are people out there that still believe in witches and voodoo magic and crap.
 
Even scarier that many of them find their way into public "service," educational institutions, and politics. When I taught Earth Science and intro. level geology at a university, I constantly encountered students who honestly believed that the scientific method was somehow flawed. Several students took it upon themselves to try to "enlighten" me by trying to share woo books or philosophies with me. Even more distressing is when I encounter a colleague who steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that there's simply nothing scientific about making untestable claims. So, I go fishing a lot and try not to worry about it too much.
 
The four murders happened in Papua New Guinea, a country noted for its extreme superstition and violence, as are other countries in the south Pacific.

The caribbean region, many African countries, and most of the Moslem-dominated peoples of the world share similar beliefs.

It's ignorance and fear at its worst.

(FYI: My cousin is also a "witch." However, in her case, she's just a harmless nutter who makes a living selling crystals, dream catchers, and tarot readings. We (the rest of the family) have no knowledge of any illegal or harmful activities on her part.)

-Fnord of Dyscordia-
 
desertyeti said:
Even scarier that many of them find their way into public "service," educational institutions, and politics. When I taught Earth Science and intro. level geology at a university, I constantly encountered students who honestly believed that the scientific method was somehow flawed. Several students took it upon themselves to try to "enlighten" me by trying to share woo books or philosophies with me. Even more distressing is when I encounter a colleague who steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that there's simply nothing scientific about making untestable claims. So, I go fishing a lot and try not to worry about it too much.
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Oh, that's good to know. So they don't even have a basic understanding of scientific methodology? Wonderous.

I had a philosophy class in college where it came out that at least one of the students in the class believed that men have one fewer rib than women. Having studied human anatomy two semesters before, and not being crazy, I found that one particularly odious. I should have asked the idiot if he'd ever bothered to look at even a picture of a skeleton, but I was semi-polite in correcting him.
 
I actually had one student tell me that she was impressed that my class wasn't evil and had "nothing to do with the Devil" despite her family's concerns over her taking my evil science class.
Yikes.
 
The following is a simulation of a witch hunt. While this hunt, its victims, and perpetrators are fictional, it is based on actual hunts that took place during the early seventeenth century in the Holy Roman Empire.


A Witch hunt in Germany 1628

things seem to have changed very little
 
desertyeti said:
I actually had one student tell me that she was impressed that my class wasn't evil and had "nothing to do with the Devil" despite her family's concerns over her taking my evil science class.
Yikes.
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Damn, why didn't my university offer Evil Science on the curriculum? I would have signed up for it in a heart beat. I was stuck with physics, chemistry and astronomy.
 
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