Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)
by frenchyatwork on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:07PM
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> Europe was home to the most horrific religious violence in human history.
I'm not sure this is true. There has been a lot of horrific religious violence in human history, most of it hasn't been well documented.
Even if it is true, it's not a useful fact. Pre-enlightenment Europe had more religious violence than post-enlightenment Europe because all official violence in per-enlightenment Europe had to be religious. I'm not a historian, but I'm pretty sure post-enlightenment wars in Europe were significantly more violent than the per-enlightenment wars.
I'm not sure this is true. There has been a lot of horrific religious violence in human history, most of it hasn't been well documented.
Even if it is true, it's not a useful fact. Pre-enlightenment Europe had more religious violence than post-enlightenment Europe because all official violence in per-enlightenment Europe had to be religious. I'm not a historian, but I'm pretty sure post-enlightenment wars in Europe were significantly more violent than the per-enlightenment wars.