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Re:What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy ... by drummer on Friday November 06, 2020 @12:27PM (#25009325)
History is written by the victors. It would be in their interests to demonize the Aztecs as much as possible. Stories about sacrifices should be taken with a grain of salt unless there is hard evidence. Even if there were sacrifices, it would be good to find the exact reasons and circumstances for why that occured.
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Re:What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy ... by bigbubba on Friday November 06, 2020 @01:36PM (#25009987)
> Stories about sacrifices should be taken with a grain of salt unless there is hard evidence

Such hard evidence has been found, in the form of human remains mutilated in the manner described by contemporary sources.

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