Such terrible logic here.
religion is notorious for evolving as time goes on. I'd also say that the the method of sacrifice is immoral. But Aztec religion could have changed to fit into modern times, just because one part of the religion is bad doesn't mean the whole culture had to be wiped out through a combination of war and disease! What the Christian is indirectly trying to argue was the what happened to the Aztec was the will of god. This of course is impossible because god doesn't exist.
Besides Christianity was just as bad at the time. If I were to go up to a priest and say that Christians are bad because of the inquisition and crusades they would just say that the religion has changed. It's too easy to turn that argument around and say the same about Aztec Religion.
fair point, though I'll ignore the "LoL GoD R FaKe" because it's pointless to argue. As for the rest of your argument it's not like today's Jews still bring sacrifices (though some would if they actually had the right temple for it). And Christians don't use religion as an excuse to go to war anymore (the current Pope has even realized that nobody's going to switch their denomination just because and it's better to just accept that Christians are Christians, regardless of denomination).
So, yes, the Aztec religion could have definitely evolved, I agree. But, the question of how much still exists. Would they just sacrifice less people? Would they start sacrificing just animals? Would they stop sacrificing period? We'll never know.
and this is also a problem. People usually see WW2 and us beating the "evil" nazis because they were killing jews. I truely think the americans had no business going to war with hitler. When I said this all of a sudden I magically am painted as an anti-semite. People make up their own version of history.
Your first point, about the perceptions of the war, is true. However, your second one is wrong. At first, we had no right to join the war, so we were fairly neutral before Pearl Harbor. I say "fairly," because we were involved indirectly, but we weren't officially part of the war at the time.
Then we got sneak attacked and brought into it. After that, Japan went to their buddy Germany and said, "Hey, so we bombed America and now it's time to hold up your end of the deal and fight them with us, like you said you would. Hitler said so." We'd eventually bomb Japan back later and scare them enough that they started making Godzilla movies...but that's a different story for a different thread.
So, anyway, Germany's Foreign Minister Ribbentrop basically looked for loopholes and said that the Tripartite Pact said that they had Japan's back if they got attacked, but didn't say anything about Japan making the first strike, but Hitler deaded that argument and said, "Nah, Japan, I got you. They've been provoking me anyway."
So, after Germany declared war on us, we declared war back on them. And that's how we got into both theaters of WWII. We totally had a reason for war with Germany, even if our buddies the English being at war with them already isn't enough reason for you.
And then some dude named John became an Austronesian god, or something.
I don't disagree, but let's say the Spanish arrive to the new world, and find that the Aztecs are Christian. Let's ignore for a second how that might be possible.
well, my joke answer is that the mormons are right:
"While the Bible is written by and about the people in the land of Israel and surrounding areas, and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death of Jesus Christ, The Book of Mormon contains the history and God's dealings with the people who lived in the Americas between approximately 600 BC and 400 AD...[a]nd in the Bible, Jesus told His apostles, 'Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd' (John 10:16). Christ visited these 'other sheep' in the Americas after He was resurrected, teaching the same message to the Nephites that He taught to the people of Israel." (
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It seems to me that the Spaniards would be far more hesitant to conquer the Aztecs, but maybe I am overestimating how much they'd venerate a Christian culture vs a "pagan/barbaric" one.
while this has already been answered, it's definitely doubtful that they'd care if these guys were christian. they'd slaughter them a little bit less at the very most.