Tag Archives: Girolamo Cardano

witches brew: the intellectuals surrender

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dave

Witch hunting in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.How can such lunacy have possessed humanity for two centuries? It is quite clear that witchcraft, as a systematic cult, was not discovered; it was invented by the inquisitors. The Church … Continue reading →

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witch hunts: divine folly

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dave

Witch hunting. How can such lunacy have possessed humanity for the better part of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? It seems inconceivable, and yet, though the numbers have often been exaggerated, the facts themselves are not in doubt. The European … Continue reading →

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