I imagine it was like the plot of Far Cry 3 where there was a very attractive native woman involved who suggested the drug use before ultimately succumbing
The ancient Inca sacrificed children who were drugged with cocaine, a powerful hallucinogen and in some cases alcohol, according to a new study in Antiquity. The discovery reveals new macabre details of how these ancient peoples chose to honor their gods
This is a really frustrating interpretation of the source material, tbh. It's sensationalized. They were given these things, yes, but the conclusion was that it was given not for a psychoactive effect, but to help ease the stress and fear of their final journey in the Andes. I'm very interested in what that act says of these people. Is it compassion? Just to make transport easier? Maybe a bit of both?
Do you mean they were given these things not for a hallucinogenic effect? The calming effects of coca leaves and alcohol - or other substances - certainly qualify as psychoactive.
I mean... yeah. Like, they still loved their kids. Theyre still people. They just had strongly held religious beliefs, and while we can sit back as see how ridiculous those beliefs were NOW, they quite legitimately believed they could starve to death if they angered the gods. Its like thinking a literal nuke is going to go off if you dont sacrifice your kid.
Like lets at least try to look at ancient civilizations with at least some level of humanity and empathy.
Seeing evidence of them trying to ease their children shows us evidence of them loving their children through the simple action of trying to make it less scary. Which also goes to show just how strongly they must have believed what they were doing. That it wasnt just something trivial to them. Like so much can be understood from the simple action of trying to comfort a child being sacrificed
I read the article and the source it was based on. It really isn’t sensationalized. The article doesn’t make any claim that the substances were given specifically for intoxicating purposes like you imply. And the study itself does not make any definite claim of motivation like you say it does.
bruh giving kids psychedelics before sacrificing them is not helping with their stress you psychopath.
that is a beyond frustrating interpretation of the source material tbh.
imagine being so dense that you think they were giving kids psychedelics not for their psychoactive effect. what does that even mean. sounds more like u cant have grownup conversations about different cultures
Did I miss the part where someone said they were solely having a recreational psychoactive experience? Seems pretty straightforward and not sensationalized.
Dear Scientific American, i just wanted to point out that Dagmara is a female name.
She and her team which conducted this research may appreciate correction.
AndiLivia | 2 hours ago
If i was there I would have told them not to do that.
QueSeraShoganai | 2 hours ago
If I was there I would have volunteered as tribute.
friso1100 | 2 hours ago
If I was there I would have been very confused. How did I get there? Did I time travel? Who did this to me? Help!
rigney68 | 2 hours ago
Maybe I'm just getting old, but I'd just go along with it. F it. I'm here. What are we doing today, guys?
LaminatedAirplane | 2 hours ago
“Why are you holding me down while lifting that obsidian dagger, fellas? Haven’t played this game before”
DaddyCatALSO | 54 minutes ago
obsidian was MesoAmerica.
Murray38 | 59 minutes ago
“Oh free drugs? Well I suppose I can stay for a little while…”
eskimoexplosion | 2 hours ago
I imagine it was like the plot of Far Cry 3 where there was a very attractive native woman involved who suggested the drug use before ultimately succumbing
imnotbovvered | 2 hours ago
I mean, it was horrible to have to die for no reason. But it was probably less painful if Get took hallucinogens
elfrugador | 2 hours ago
Paywalled, thanks for intruding in our forum with advertisements u/scientificamerican
wizzard419 | 2 hours ago
Yeah, otherwise they are harder to harvest.
[OP] scientificamerican | 13 hours ago
The ancient Inca sacrificed children who were drugged with cocaine, a powerful hallucinogen and in some cases alcohol, according to a new study in Antiquity. The discovery reveals new macabre details of how these ancient peoples chose to honor their gods
Zestyclose-Food-7917 | 3 hours ago
That’s really not new. They knew about the drugging of sacrificed children a long time ago.
No_Gur_7422 | 3 hours ago
As the article says, the use of cocaine was known from previous tests, but the traces of ayahuasca are a new discovery.
Prin_StropInAh | 3 hours ago
That’s the way I would like to go
Sunnyjim333 | 3 hours ago
Yes, If you are going to dump me on a mountain to freeze to death, I would like drugs and alcohol pleez.
sticky_neutrino | 3 hours ago
the least they could do for them kids, really
strvngelyspecific | an hour ago
Yeah I'd choose being absolutely geeked out of my mind and sacrificed over a heart attack or a car crash any day
iamdispleased | 3 hours ago
Its coca leaves and alcohol, specifically not hallucinogenic according to the study.
horst-graben | an hour ago
Cocaine is hallucinagenic?
TheNicholasRage | 2 hours ago
This is a really frustrating interpretation of the source material, tbh. It's sensationalized. They were given these things, yes, but the conclusion was that it was given not for a psychoactive effect, but to help ease the stress and fear of their final journey in the Andes. I'm very interested in what that act says of these people. Is it compassion? Just to make transport easier? Maybe a bit of both?
guess_an_fear | 2 hours ago
Do you mean they were given these things not for a hallucinogenic effect? The calming effects of coca leaves and alcohol - or other substances - certainly qualify as psychoactive.
dall007 | 2 hours ago
Yes, yes, we may have sacrificed children - but we made sure they were comfortable! That accounts for something /s
Rorynne | an hour ago
I mean... yeah. Like, they still loved their kids. Theyre still people. They just had strongly held religious beliefs, and while we can sit back as see how ridiculous those beliefs were NOW, they quite legitimately believed they could starve to death if they angered the gods. Its like thinking a literal nuke is going to go off if you dont sacrifice your kid.
Like lets at least try to look at ancient civilizations with at least some level of humanity and empathy.
Seeing evidence of them trying to ease their children shows us evidence of them loving their children through the simple action of trying to make it less scary. Which also goes to show just how strongly they must have believed what they were doing. That it wasnt just something trivial to them. Like so much can be understood from the simple action of trying to comfort a child being sacrificed
Wumbo_Swag | 37 minutes ago
I mean honestly it does
Barbarossa_25 | an hour ago
Even the brutal slave owning Spaniards were like these people need Jesus after witnessing child sacrifices.
MangroveSapling | an hour ago
Tbf a bunch of Spaniards decided Spain and their Conquistadors needed Jesus too
HA1LHYDRA | an hour ago
The same Spaniards that cut the babies from pregnant mothers bellies and fed people to dogs?
jpzxcv | 36 minutes ago
You read that account from another Spaniard, Bartolomé de las Casas
ugotjacked | 55 minutes ago
I read the article and the source it was based on. It really isn’t sensationalized. The article doesn’t make any claim that the substances were given specifically for intoxicating purposes like you imply. And the study itself does not make any definite claim of motivation like you say it does.
lil_cleverguy | 2 hours ago
bruh giving kids psychedelics before sacrificing them is not helping with their stress you psychopath.
that is a beyond frustrating interpretation of the source material tbh.
imagine being so dense that you think they were giving kids psychedelics not for their psychoactive effect. what does that even mean. sounds more like u cant have grownup conversations about different cultures
GeniusBoyLifestyle | an hour ago
why are you being so rude
DunK1nG | an hour ago
just read his last sentence - he's just projecting
ndoggydog | 6 minutes ago
Did I miss the part where someone said they were solely having a recreational psychoactive experience? Seems pretty straightforward and not sensationalized.
eggi87 | 15 minutes ago
Dear Scientific American, i just wanted to point out that Dagmara is a female name. She and her team which conducted this research may appreciate correction.