Every so often the idea of "human sacrifice" comes up, prolly because it was so very common in the ancient world, and many pagans are enamored to the ancient world, and thus need to come to some sort of grip with human sacrifice.
Personally (full disclosure) I think it's a crappy thing to do and one of those things best left in the dumpster of history without an excuse pinned to it's blanky.
So... here is an interesting article about human sacrifice, and the purpose it may have served - in at least some cultures:
How human sacrifice helped to enforce social inequality
Here is the conclusion, for those with no time to wade through the data:
Personally (full disclosure) I think it's a crappy thing to do and one of those things best left in the dumpster of history without an excuse pinned to it's blanky.
So... here is an interesting article about human sacrifice, and the purpose it may have served - in at least some cultures:
How human sacrifice helped to enforce social inequality
Here is the conclusion, for those with no time to wade through the data:
Religion is often un-falsifiable, and can express all-too-human whims. When religious truth is placed in the hands of a powerful social elite, religion can become a tool for nothing more high-minded than building and maintaining social control. That control is most vividly and bloodily seen through the widespread use of ritualised human sacrifice.
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