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Thread #92446   Message #1770173
Posted By: Ebbie
27-Jun-06 - 10:03 AM
Thread Name: BS: Apologies over slave trade?
Subject: RE: BS: Apologies over slave trade?
Interesting take on that, Grab, and it brings up a couple of questions in my mind. How do we - present day people - actually know what people felt in those long gone days? I'm not disputing it - I'm being serious here - but how do we know that "Killing someone for disagreeing with you was a perfectly acceptable option in all societies"? Does that mean that death did not bring grief? Does it mean that 'Mommy' or 'Daddy' or 'Son' being killed or 'Daughter' dying in childbirth did not bring tears?