The Salem witch trials happened at the end of the 1600's. How many people were actually killed, and how? Was this truly a result of Christian hysteria, Or where there underlying motives involved?
2007-11-30 03:39:48 · 3 answers · asked by Jethro Bodine 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There have been many different theories about what caused this. Welcome to check out the links here. A search brings up quite a lot of info.
2007-11-30 03:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by An Independent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was a Christian problem much like terrorism is an Islam problem. The truth is that it was a group of crazy people who used religion as an excuse to do bad things.
2007-11-30 11:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Carl Sagan's Demon Haunted World and anything by Christopher Hitchens or Sam Harris on the subject if you really want to know the answer to this question.
2007-11-30 11:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by Unrepentant Fenian Bastard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋