Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Physfitfreak Newsgroups: sci.physics Subject: Re: What Made My Day Today :-) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:08:20 -0600 Organization: Modern Human Message-ID: References: <71b63c6b51a2af03bd836f0e562a4021@www.novabbs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:08:21 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="852910"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:143PgMhqYdh6n96iLk5k1wZ+JTg= Content-Language: en-US X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBwCAIA7CXQEtx51CU/09YEpvOTjCImJjHorWqhYaU0rk2Y74cp3lfx34Jjzg1WbwC8n171sqU4QeBEBYX In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3971 Lines: 64 On 12/12/24 8:58 PM, Physfitfreak wrote: > On 12/12/24 8:53 PM, Physfitfreak wrote: >> On 12/12/24 7:35 PM, Bertietaylor wrote: >>> On Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:54:23 +0000, Physfitfreak wrote: >>> >>>> On 12/11/24 7:41 PM, Bertietaylor wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What's sane in the Middle East, Roachie? Place has been the biggest >>>>> pain >>>>> in the a* for thousands of years. >>>> >>>> >>>> Your sense of "sanity" matches your sense of physics of course. >>> >>> >>> >>> Pigheaded adherence to ridiculous lies is a Middle East derived trait. >>> Accounts for their sufferings and the pains they cause. >>> >> >> >> >>  From web: >> >>     "Bali refers to a type of sacrificial ritual that was historically >> practiced in certain parts of India. The word "Bali" means "sacrifice" >> in Sanskrit, and in the context of this practice, it referred to >> offerings made to deities, spirits, or forces of nature. These >> sacrifices were believed to appease or please these entities, thereby >> ensuring prosperity, fertility, or good harvests. >> >> The most extreme forms of Bali involved the sacrifice of humans or >> animals. While animal sacrifices were more common, there were also >> reports of human sacrifice being performed in some rural and tribal >> areas, especially in the belief that it would bring about better >> agricultural yields or prevent misfortune. This was especially seen in >> certain regions of India, where superstition and traditional beliefs >> persisted strongly. >> >> In ancient and medieval times, this ritual was often conducted by >> tribal communities or in places where traditional practices and >> beliefs were deeply ingrained. The human sacrifice, in extreme cases, >> might involve kidnapping, and in some instances, it was reported that >> children were taken and sacrificed in rituals intended to bring >> prosperity to the community's farms." >> >> > > >   "Although the practice of human sacrifice (Bali) is not prevalent > today, there are still occasional reports of individuals trying to > perform such rituals, often in isolated rural areas. However, with the > spread of education and government interventions, such practices have > greatly diminished, and there is widespread condemnation of such > superstitions." > > > You have only lied in this forum, since the day you stepped inside.  You > have a big issue. > > https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00258024231173347?journalCode=msla