Steven Pinker - The European wars of religion were more deadly than the First World War, proportiona...

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The European wars of religion were more deadly than the First World War, proportionally speaking, and in the range of the Second World War in Europe. The Inquisition, the persecution of heretics and infidels and witches, they racked up pretty high death tolls.

Steven Pinker

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Die europäischen Religionskriege waren verhältnismäßig tödlicher als der Erste Weltkrieg und lagen im Bereich des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa. Die Inquisition, die Verfolgung von Häretikern, Ungläubigen und Hexen forderten ziemlich hohe Todesopfer.

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