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I never heard of a story where the success of one's neighbor was blamed on the devil.
Here, it's rather blamed on God.
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Men and women in Salem believed that all the misfortunes were attributed to the work of the devil; when things like infant death, crop failures or friction among the congregation occurred, the supernatural was blamed. Because of the unusual size of the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, various aspects of the historical context of this episode have been considered as specific contributing factors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
It was particularly suspicious if your crops failed and your neighbors succeeded. The conclusion was they must be a witch rather than ergot fungi which is known to infect rye and is suspected to be the culprit of many of the Salem Witch Trials.
[quote]
I never heard of a story where the success of one's neighbor was blamed on the devil.
Here, it's rather blamed on God.
[/quote]
Men and women in Salem believed that all the misfortunes were attributed to the work of the devil; when things like infant death, crop failures or friction among the congregation occurred, the supernatural was blamed. Because of the unusual size of the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, various aspects of the historical context of this episode have been considered as specific contributing factors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
It was particularly suspicious if your crops failed and your neighbors succeeded. The conclusion was they must be a witch rather than ergot fungi which is known to infect rye and is suspected to be the culprit of many of the Salem Witch Trials.
“You don't get to advertise all the good that your religion does without first scrupulously subtracting all the harm it does and considering seriously the question of whether some other religion, or no religion at all, does better. ”
― Daniel C. Dennett
― Daniel C. Dennett
