Quote: (09-28-2015 01:35 PM)frenchcorporation Wrote:
Quote: (09-28-2015 01:06 PM)johnfortunebg Wrote:
If we look in contemporary humanitarian terms, substituting religions that require human sacrifice for anything else is an improvement. Even islam pales in comparison.
Quite often when christians have colonised countries, they always called the local religions barbaric/uncivilised etc, as en excuse to "educate" them. Strange.
Yeah but in the case of the Aztecs and Mayans it was pretty much true. Barbaric and uncivilised is an accurate descriptor. They produced some pretty good art, were capable stone masons (as were many people around the world), had good agriculutural practices, but they definitely enjoyed dealing death to everyone not in their sphere. You live by the sword you die by the sword.