Let's hope they manage it. Would suck if they accidentally prove that witches exist.
this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2023
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Suck? Sign me up for magic and I'll take my chances against the pyres.
Proving that this particular type of witch exist also proves that The Devil and Hell exist. I'm not super pumped for the societal ramifications of that.
If only we had a concrete answer about an afterlife and a method to guarantee admission. But yeah if the choice was fun magic now or eternal paradise, well bless us Lord for we have sinned.
Except the Sanderson sisters. We saw their villainy play out on tv so we know they’re guilty.
Their brother Brandon is clearly pulling some shenanigans as well
Yeah, I've got a bone to pick with him. For reasons....
There is no proof that witches even exist, yet people were killed for being witches. Kind of like people are killed for believing in the "wrong" god. People really need to be thought how to think!
It's not "kind of like..." it's exactly the same. Witch trials were state-sponsored Christian extremists murdering innocent people.
More like state-sponsored lynching of women for the crime of saying no. Witch hunters had some wacky views on what women should be like.
I don't support killing people for witchcraft or anything, but why? Can the state of Massachusetts actually do anything?
When it boils down to it, the state sanctioned the killings in the first place and all these people are asking for is some symbolic recognition of the victims, is that really too much to ask of the state?
But we checked, they all weighed the same as a duck.
One turned me into a newt.
What's the point? Nobody thinks they were actual witches
We have people who think there are literal demons in the government. Some of them have to believe that witches are a real and present danger.
this is something very important that people should spend their time on
Joseph Curwen liked your status.
There is a Dr. Willett that would like to have a word with you.
Not sure who downvoted you, or what the fucking motive was.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Also, thanks for the H.P. Lovecraft reference.
MA working on the important issues lol
Trying to set precedent for when Trump finally gets charged?