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   From: Taemon@zonnet.nl   
      
   Dirk Thierbach wrote:   
      
   > Steve Morrison  wrote:   
   >> I don't seriously believe that the false belief came first   
   >> and the action of witch-hunting followed from it; rather, the belief   
   >> was adopted to justify the impulse to go after someone, to have a   
   >> focus for hatred that lacked a proper object.   
   > I agree very much. One can see this mechanism in many disguises, and   
   > it's still alive and kicking; witch-hunting is just one of them. Hence   
   > my comment about humanity growing up.   
      
   And hence my comment about belief in the effect of torture coming after   
   one's feelings about its legimacy.   
      
   T.   
      
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