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Three cheers for secular humanism!

A side benefit of entire populations grown weary of fairy tales, now the land formerly reserved for tax-exempt politicking can be repurposed for economic growth that benefits even unbelievers.

The irony of this occurring in the home country of the Spanish Inquisition is (to me) very satisfying. The arc of history is long, but apparently it really does bend towards justice.

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Read something about Spanish Inquisition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend_of_the_Spanish_In...

I did -- it looks like 3000 people were killed in it. Less than the myths would have you believe, but still a lot of people to kill on purpose (especially if they're not actively trying to kill you). I'm just not a big fan of using fairy tales (or anything else besides open hostility from belligerents) as an excuse to kill other people.

It was certainly interesting reading, though. Thanks for the link. I learned quite a bit from reading it and the linked main Inquisition page. It does seem to be used as propaganda out of proportion to its true toll.

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