Someone asked: What's the most baffling example of human behavior? My answer: The common practice of human sacrifice in very ancient societies. It wasn't just in a few weird places, it happened a lot most everywhere.
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Replying to @robinhanson
I've read that witch trials and denunciations were correlated with bad harvests, which kills of population while keeping property and resources in place (redistribution) curious if there's any natural experiment re human sacrifice
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Replying to @MorlockP @robinhanson
Alt theory: there are just a lot of blood-thirsty demons out there.
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