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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Group 1- Section 9. March 21st Post.

Today our group discussed the inquisition. The inquisition should be talked about much more than it currently is because it could most definitely happen again. Everyone just sweeps it under the rug as if it's no big deal, when in reality is is. It is unbelievable how they simply did not feel bad for what they did. Kind of like the nazis. Some of them could have been persuaded by just accepting orders from authority figures. People have became too passive as time permits. The inquisitors probably even punished innocent people in order to cause terror and make examples for others to see and be warned by. They want people to understand that it is not acceptable to challenge authority. As the world grows more and more diverse, we have got to just live and let live.

Fact Question: How was Bruno sentenced to die?

Answer: Death by fire.

Discussion Question: Do you think the inquisitors enjoyed inflicting pain upon others and were sadists, or did they really think they were doing a good thing?

5 comments:

  1. I think that, sadly, they thought they were doing a positive thing. Just as we discussed in class, the nazis thought they were doing a good thing as well. Once someone is brain washed to a certain point, they can do anything and claim it's for a good purpose. The world is an evil place, unfortunately.

    For 3/26:

    Fact Question: The scientific revolution is an era primarily associated with what 2 centuries?

    Answer: 16th and 17th

    Discussion Question: Could the scientific revolution have succeeded without Empiricism?

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  2. I really think that they had to have believed they were doing good. It seems that throughout history, in any conflict, both sides have a firm belief in what they are doing (so much so they are willing to give their life to the cause). Once we place more value on anything than preserving human life, these types of things happen.

    Fact: Where did the scientific revolution begin?
    Answer: Europe

    Discussion: Will mathematics and science ever eradicate faith-based religion?

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  3. I believe it takes a certain kind of person to torture another human being. There are numerous justifications made for this act (war, religion, revenge, etc.), but in the end, these reasons are just excuses to do what was already in their nature.

    Fact: Who said that, "The intention of the holy ghost is to teach us how one goes to heaven, not how heaven goes?"
    Answer: Galileo

    Discussion: How literally should the Bible be taken? What are some things that appear to be fact, and what others are likely metaphor?

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  4. I'm sure some of them believed in what they were doing. Many of the inquisitors were probably misled as well. Education was different then and these people were taught to believe what the King or whoever was in charge wanted them to believe- not always the truth. Many were taking orders and even if they didn't particularly agree with what they were doing, they did so in fear of what might come of them if they didn't. If you refused to kill a 'heretic', then you must be siding with evil and would be killed.

    Fact Question: Who wrote 'Pensees'?

    Answer: Pascal

    Discussion Question:Would you agree with the proclamation made in "Theophrastus Redivivus" that all philosophers are and always have been atheists?

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