Comments on: Not Just Sacrificed On a Whim

By: Jaleesa

Jaleesa — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:16:36 +0000

I suppose that’s really weird to us but to these people it was their way of life. At the same time, this really shows to me how dangerous it can be to have a lot of people all thinking the same, that’s really the only way something like this could be possible, you know?

I never knew that the child sacrifices were prepared beforehand and as awful as that is, I think it makes it a little more humane knowing that they at least gave the children a year to prepare for what they were being forced to do. A lot of killers don’t do that, so I’m assuming they in an offbeat sort of way actually cared for the children they were about to kill?

Hmm. Anyhoo, thanks for the comment on my site, it was answered on there.

By: Joana

Joana — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:10:46 +0000

It seems creepy and scary to us because that way of thought and belief, for most of us in this day and age, is alien to us. I highly suspect though, especially given the fact that she was poor, the girl was quite proud and honored to have been chosen for a sacrifice. No doubt it also brought some prosperity to her family for being the family of a chosen one. No doubt in the girl’s mind all that was going through her mind was the thought that not only was she serving a higher purpose but she was also helping her people and her family.

By: Mari

Mari — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:27:50 +0000

@Ashlee

Yeah. It would have been a better near-Hallowe’en post, huh?

Thanks for the heads up!

By: Mari

Mari — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:25:37 +0000

@Evie

Maybe. But that’s even creepier to think about! *shiver*

By: Ashlee

Ashlee — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:16:06 +0000

Ugh, creepy…

Well, I’m just telling you that I am changing hosts and ready for change

I’ll take a while moving so no rush here.

Aww, I’ll still visit and comment once in a while! Thanks for being my first and favourite host!

By: Evie

Evie — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:55:37 +0000

I think it’s only scary and creepy, because it seems so alien to us. Maybe the girl was honoured, and proud to be sacrificed to her gods.

And maybe the good food was just a bonus for her?

By: Mari

Mari — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:44:32 +0000

@Mimee

Which makes it even creepier and weirder to Mari…

By: Mimee

Mimee — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:24:32 +0000

As scary or unpleasant as it may seem, it has been happening all the time throughout history. I’ve heard of many more cases like these, and they were not pretty. These sacrifices are based on the people’s beliefs, which may seem odd to us. Who knows, maybe that girl was honored or happy to be chosen to be sacrificed. o_o