Ugly History: Witch Hunts - Brian A. Pavlac
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4 роки томуUncover the history of the witch hunts that swept through Europe and the American colonies from the 15th century until the 18th century.
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In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593, innkeeper Maria Höll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested for questioning, and denied the charges. She insisted she wasn’t a witch through 62 rounds of torture before her accusers finally released her. Other accused witches weren’t so “lucky." Why did these witch hunts occur? Brian A. Pavlac digs into this horrific chapter in human history.
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@Morneisia 4 роки тому
Witch hunters: "Are you a WITCH??" Suspect: "no" W.H.: "Ah, EXACTLY what a witch would say."
@damie6674 4 роки тому
You should ask the witch hunters if they are a witch😂
@ethangold4900 4 роки тому
@@damie6674 Exactly W.H: are you a witch? Witch: no W.H: Exactly what a witch would say Witch: how about you? Are you a witch? W.H: No Witch: Exactly what a witch would say
@StrawberryFeildsforNever 4 роки тому
Morneisia are you a witch? No. Exactly what a witch would say! Are you a witch? Yes. ALSO EXACTLY WHAT A WITCH WOULD SAY!!!
@hinafan 4 роки тому
WH: A witch! Witch: Im not a witch. WH: Yes you are! That is what a witch would say! Witch: Are YOU a witch? WH: Err.. uhm.. no.. Citizens: A witch! Burn him! Witch: Witch! WH: NO! Im the WH! Witch: What an actual witch would say! Citizens: Are you a witch? Witch: No! Are you? Citizens: No! Everyone: Everyone’s a witch! Burn us all! Government: So, do you all confess to be a witch?! Everyone: No.. were not witches! Government: Yes, you are! Everyone: Fine, we confess to taking part in witchcraft. Government: Exactly, burn them! Everyone: Are YOU a witch? Government: No! Everyone: Witches! Burn us all! *7 Hours later* _ashes_
@jianghan4086 4 роки тому
Kafkasque
@marvel-uppermoon 4 роки тому
They thought witches had magical power, yet didn't find it odd that they couldn't use those powers to break free or something 🙄
@couragew6260 4 роки тому
Sorcerer Supreme Fear and Anger tend to do that. People who fear the unknown or blame someone for misfortune (a plague, famine, etc) tend to ironically forget even the most basic logic and think emotionally, not logically. Emotions are important, but without logic to back it up, what you get is your common child screaming for its toy back.
@herodotus945 4 роки тому
They believed that Satan abandoned them in those moments.
@samanthaholt2894 4 роки тому
Them people in the Middle Ages were cray
@herodotus945 4 роки тому
@@samanthaholt2894 this isnt middle ages, this is the age of rationality, Issac Newton probably saw more witch hunts than anyone in entire middle ages.
@bananabread4127 4 роки тому
Haha
@dev-ul3jb 4 роки тому
(baby is born) Nurse: It's a baby girl! Baby: **cries** Law Enforcement: 'TIS A WITCH!
@RA10802 4 роки тому
Hahahaha
@andronikit.896 3 роки тому
Sad true
@rotshepherd3817 3 роки тому
It was the church. Law enforcement is not the best way to describe them
@prashamsagraceshibu1423 3 роки тому
You at 666 likes I don't know what to do...
@BlackSakura33 2 роки тому
No, they usually waited to see if she is an obedient baby making machine or not. If not, she is a witch.
@lilyraimey3499 4 роки тому
The mob mentality can be so terrifying.
@KoopaEnthusiast 2 роки тому
Tell that to BLM
@banana-sj6sm 2 роки тому
@@KoopaEnthusiast wtf...
@wilsh 2 роки тому
@@KoopaEnthusiast y’all are obsessed lmaoo
@bobbob7919 2 роки тому
@@wilsh I think you're proving his point
@bobbob7919 2 роки тому
@@banana-sj6sm everything should be under question and scrutiny. No group is immune to group think individuals
@francinebaricuatro7459 4 роки тому
Makes me realize how people always want to find someone to blame for their misfortunes rather than accept it as a natural occurrence 🤷
@veramelo3346 4 роки тому
Same thing whit god
@dekuboidonut4552 4 роки тому
As a matter of fact if something bad happened in the village such as a famine or droughts than the fingers would immedently pointed at potiental wicthes
@c.9231 4 роки тому
My friend lived in Guatemala just a few years ago. She said she saw children die of malnutrition but the belief was that whoever happened to have touched the child last was the one who killed them (magically) and the town's police would arrest people based on that superstition!!! The child who was sick would be crying and holding out its arms in need of comfort, but no one in the family would hold them for fear of the accusation.
@MrBroccoliStew 4 роки тому
Sadly, there are still people who blame others when in fact its their own fault or ‘karma’ going after them
@ThZuao 4 роки тому
Or their own fault.
@heristyono4755 4 роки тому
"Torture, it does not work. Under torture, a man will say almost anything to make the pain stop." -Hani Pasha
@daniellae0 4 роки тому
heri styono that’s the point of torture
@revolverocelot4823 4 роки тому
@@daniellae0 The problem is when you have someone who truly doesn't know anything so they'll say what you want even when it ain't true
@emmazhang2418 4 роки тому
😭
@gordonferrar7782 4 роки тому
Torture in alot of cases really hurts. -Me
@MGP_2024 4 роки тому
One of my favorite movie
@Tony-kr6lm 3 роки тому
One of my favorite quotes describes this type of thing perfectly, "Hatred and prejudice will never be eradicated, and witch hunts will never be about witches." - Witcher 3
@garnett2350 2 роки тому
The witches are the outcasts, the people who are different, who are minorites, people will always target those as a "threat" to fulfill their ignorance
@alexanderartz2288 Рік тому
To have a scapegoat - that’s the key. Humans always fear the alien, the odd.
@bobobsen Рік тому
@@alexanderartz2288 e.g. women
@schizophreniagaming1187 4 роки тому
everybody gangster 'till the crops starts dying
@Gaddafist23 4 роки тому
Julius Caesar or the cows start getting sick.
@averymarcellus4048 4 роки тому
JANSISBSKBDKSB
@calthecat6527 3 роки тому
It’s gansta
@jepong1768 3 роки тому
or farm animals begin to sick...
@squooshbloosh1029 2 роки тому
im literly dying rn omg
@atiksh5995 4 роки тому
Me realizing that I wouldn't survive a second in the 15th century
@chandrikarawat8606 4 роки тому
Same 🔥
@eddie9420 4 роки тому
Same honestly.
@jackdaniels9179 4 роки тому
Me realizing we cannot survive a highly superstitious or religious society.
@menace2819 4 роки тому
Same bruh, either I'll die as a child from some disease or die as an adolescent by being depicted as a witch, cause I'm an outcast even in the modern society
@caelebgill4411 4 роки тому
Bro fr😂
@mikhailbjornsson1874 4 роки тому
I like they change the narrator depending on the subject's topic
@316bkeb 4 роки тому
Will you marry me
@missworld4384 4 роки тому
Mr. Unknown what the ?
@316bkeb 4 роки тому
@@missworld4384 sorry
@missworld4384 4 роки тому
Mr. Unknown it doesn't matter , but you shouldn't say that to random people
@CountryCowboy008 4 роки тому
That's right. Although my favorite is Addison Anderson 😍😍😍
@RixMorales 4 роки тому
God: Thou shalt not kill! People: She's a witch! Burn her! God: Am I a joke to you?
@letsomethingshine 4 роки тому
"thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" that is all... hypocrites abound in idolatries like Bibliolatries.
@ibrahamlincon9876 4 роки тому
The biblical god is the reason for these monstrosities let's not kid our selves just read Leviticus and Deuteronomy
@aidan-ator7844 3 роки тому
@@ibrahamlincon9876 the biblical God is not the reason for this. Leviticus and Deuteronomy only applied to the Jewish society in order to not let any corruption into the society so that Jesus could come from it. The other thing is that you are judging God based off of the moral law taught to you by the Bible and what has created the base for morals around most of the world today. This was caused by people doing these things for power and using the Bible as a justification for it. Most people killed in the middle ages were not even real witches.
@ibrahamlincon9876 3 роки тому
what i care about is that he command this monstreseties at a certain time wich makes him a monster
@imanouasfi589 3 роки тому
Oh no that's not how religion works, people since always only talked about what they liked and ignored or denied other facts in religious books and basically modified them to make it convenient for them so they could have an excuse for everything
@sofiya6704 4 роки тому
"Your silence will not protect you." Me, an introvert: ...
@aasthade0309 3 роки тому
We introverts would be dead the second we were born.
@TheGreatCooLite 4 роки тому
Law Enforcement: Are you a witch? Woman: No Law Enforcement: How about we torture you until you confess? Woman: Fine, I, uh, confess to taking part in witchcraft. I'll accept any punishment. Law Enforcement: *I believe every word that woman just said, because it's exactly what I wanted to hear*
@TEDEd 4 роки тому
Pretty much!
@alessianorbis4753 4 роки тому
Kind of like society in these days, only hears what it wants to be heard
@Raviadhonis 4 роки тому
@@rexroselo5060 i'll save him from satan
@crispyein8601 4 роки тому
it’s so twisted smh
@Cleeon 4 роки тому
Scenario based on true story
@platonian2421 4 роки тому
Now I know why Voldemort hates muggles so much
@sepehrsohrabi95 4 роки тому
:)))
@rose_linniw 4 роки тому
Lol yeah
@ayushilenka7343 4 роки тому
I was looking for some potterheads in the comments section.... Finally found some
@rose_linniw 4 роки тому
@@ayushilenka7343 like right , what house are you
@purplzmoon5998 4 роки тому
And grindelwald too
@mj4andrea 4 роки тому
There’s a book titled “Caliban and the Witch” which argues that the goal of the witch-hunt was to push women back into a domestic role and to keep them there. After the plague, women had greater standing in society than before, as you needed every able-bodied person to contribute given the decline in population, regardless of gender. The author, Silvia Federici, argues part of the reason that the witch hunts went away was not because of rationalism, but because they succeeded in their goal. An interesting take on the issue, I think.
@asellandrofacchio7263 Рік тому
That's such an incredibly artificially distorted take on reality. You people are hideous.
@mateomoreira8009 Рік тому
Yeah very interesting book
@Testimony_Of_JTF Рік тому
Seems very wrong to me as widespread witch hunts didn't hit the elites and most importantly didn't kill that many people, at least the ones done by Church.
@rick631 2 роки тому
It makes me sick to see innocent people being falsely accused, especially when they went through this unjust harsh torture
@huntergreenwood8036 4 роки тому
A Witch Hunts video that doesn't talk only about Salem trials? TED, we stan you
@capnmo6718 4 роки тому
Salem was hardly the worst of any historical witch trials. Not even close. It’s simply the most discussed because of Americanized influence over mass media. Wurzburg, Trier, Basque, among many more were far more tragic.
@alinasajan4002 4 роки тому
Seriously, how could you skip the Salem witch trials, dude? It was the most notorious in the history of witch hunts, that occurred in America!!!!!!😒
@51stcenturygirl 4 роки тому
@Cap'n Mo I agree, clear case of americentrism right there..
@pieretteokon471 4 роки тому
Alina Sajan but, were they talking about American witch trials or just the trend of witch trials? The video was talking about the trend and it began in Europe.
@pieretteokon471 4 роки тому
Alina Sajan also, the Salem witch trials may have been the worst in America, but that does not make them the worst in the world. Just because you may think America is the centre of the world doesn’t mean it actually is
@darkhoodchief 4 роки тому
That was a really bad time to be an introvert since you will be the target of accusations for not being able to throw blame on others.
@zzzlikeaboszzz 4 роки тому
even worse, if u use knowledge unknown by the church to cured some strange disease, u are properly a witch
@Jordan_Dossou 4 роки тому
@@zzzlikeaboszzz that's sad. Even people devoting their time to good causes were witches
@sangonomiyakokomi5764 4 роки тому
Imagine creating a vaccine that actually works in that era welp time to hang em with a noose
@hereandnow5235 3 роки тому
We need those people nowadays, to do the same with feminazis
@ruislover4676 3 роки тому
@@hereandnow5235 wtf
@itsmeshuji1231 4 роки тому
Men: **does a magic trick** 15th century peeps: Oh my God! It's a miracle. Women: **Does nothing** 15th century peeps: *SHE A WITCH! BURN HER!*
@reagan1306 3 роки тому
ITSmeSHUJI u said it wrong it’s supposed to be the women does magic
@grilly03 3 роки тому
Owlful Do u not get the joke?
@greenpeppermint7518 3 роки тому
Have you ever heard of the modern version
@StrikerCup79 3 роки тому
@@reagan1306 long ago man using magic is like jesus but if women they just say witch!
@thehappysuma3067 3 роки тому
Nice to see people making jokes in a video about bloody witch hunts.
@sonordviernes4349 4 роки тому
God has created the "Ten Commandments", specificaly: Thou shall not bear false witness. And yet, people --under the care of churches-- were accusing people. I think that is the true witchcraft: accusing people.
@nopenope7937 3 роки тому
Exactly why religion seems so much harder to believe now because of history
@laurahenry7728 3 роки тому
Me two
@rimfire8217 3 роки тому
Their are those among Men who Claim to know God and so Commit their Acts of greed pride wrath envy sloth gluttony and lust “In the name of God” But those sins must be held to them and not on God.
@ashiquematt3233 2 роки тому
Most of the accusing people honestly believed they were implementing god's will
@anandasatria7734 2 роки тому
*gasp* the church are the witches all along!
@MarvinElsen 4 роки тому
3:30 "YOU COMITTED YOUR ETERNAL SOUL TO THE ARTS OF THE DARK LORD!!! ....That'll be 25 Pennies, thank you." xD
@iliasberrada5021 4 роки тому
what movie is that from ?
@sip__ 4 роки тому
Marvin Elsen ha
@sip__ 4 роки тому
ilias berrada it’s not, it’s a joke
@iliasberrada5021 4 роки тому
@@sip__ oh okay, cause it sounds straight out of a monty python scene
@c.9231 4 роки тому
ilias berrada - I thought so, too.
@Aisha-ix6qz 4 роки тому
Wow the quote at the beginning hit me hard
@botique2025 4 роки тому
If this video came out earlier and I would have watched it, I could have used that quote for a debate contest in which I participated for a theme regarding the mandatory voting.
@youobviouslyloveoreos7101 4 роки тому
@@botique2025 well at least now u know about it
@botique2025 4 роки тому
@@youobviouslyloveoreos7101 true
@alanturing487 4 роки тому
What is it, i didn't catch?
@Aisha-ix6qz 4 роки тому
@@botique2025 This quote would have fit perfectly!
@happyperson1851 4 роки тому
Meanwhile in Lithuania: Person: "Hey, are you a witch?" Witch: "Are you Catholic?" Person: "No." Witch: "Then yes, I'm a witch." Person: "Oh good. Look, I have this lump on my back. Am I gonna die?"
@jimin501 3 роки тому
Happy Person LOL
@deletedchannel6112 3 роки тому
😂😂😂
@redhollow9079 3 роки тому
witch: bro don’t bring that here!!
@icommentonunderratedvids8389 3 роки тому
Reminds me of the episode in The Big Bang where the Jewish guy gets hooked up
@piotrtoborek2442 2 роки тому
This comment makes no sense... Most "witch trials" were initiated by secular or protestant authorithies (like Salem trials for example).
@hongkijeremy5236 4 роки тому
Before: *Killing and Burning witches* Now: *Finding witches to curse someone*
@irishmanfromengland25 3 роки тому
Remember, what goes around comes around! This is coming from a practitioner of witchcraft, you can trust me.
@split5887 2 роки тому
@@irishmanfromengland25 lol
@megacynical37 2 роки тому
now: killing and hunting down witches*
@misterlove7895 2 роки тому
Except witch isnt real
@Blue-ul7cg 2 роки тому
@@misterlove7895 witches are real idk they are called "white witches" you can know more about witches if u search them. Bye ;)
@hazmat4938 4 роки тому
How to spot a witch 1. Accuse someone of being a witch 2. Profit???
@ThinkInsights 4 роки тому
Hahaha LOL😂
@jas-hr6gq 4 роки тому
I have a morbid fascination with the witch hunts, and I always feel so bad for the victims that I could just cry. I hope they’re resting in peace.
@MIKE_THE_BRUMMIE 4 роки тому
It's what happens when religion is given free rain over a society. This is still happening today in parts of the world children are beaten and burnt to death.
@dr.davidwho4053 4 роки тому
When personalities (kramer) and leaders (the pope, pope innocent) are believed by gullible people, sane innocent good people will suffer.
@GonzaloWorl97 4 роки тому
Have you watched the film 'Silent Hill'? I think you would like it :)
@CupoChinoMusic 4 роки тому
@@GonzaloWorl97 Even better, have you *played* Silent Hill?
@SchizophrenicFrankie 4 роки тому
You should watch The Witch by Robert Eggers. It's a horror film, but plays with the fear and paranoia of Puritan America as a family, outcasts from their commune, begin to go insane and accuse one another of witchcraft. Amazing film, I'm a witch and learning about the dark past of my practices is very eye opening, and I'm all about educating those who don't understand witchcraft.
@takeshiasahi5494 2 роки тому
"Kissing the devils A***" **Literally every corporate worker felt that**
@berreyl1689 4 роки тому
Christian : We should not kill people no matter how sinful they are Also Christian : Accusing people that they're witch so people know that they're innocent.
@sarahe4013 4 роки тому
these aren't real Christians, they just use a mistranslated bible as an excuse to do whatever they want
@thatbitch3254 3 роки тому
@@sarahe4013 that's a no true scotsman fallacy.
@thatbitch3254 3 роки тому
@꧁ᴘᴇᴀᴄʜɪᴇ꧂ that's why there are so many denominations. Because they don't all interpret bible the same so you can't really claim that one version is true and one is not.
@chungyukling8221 3 роки тому
@@Paper_Frogg so are you saying theres no such thing as christians?
@chungyukling8221 3 роки тому
@@sarahe4013 yup. None of this nonsense is in the bible
@MaxChaser17 4 роки тому
The narrator's voice is really suitable on this kind of video! Amazing as always Ted Ed Edit: omgosh thanks for the likes. And for the heart Ted ed
@corvetteguy2223 4 роки тому
The creepy music helps, too.
@sonoflethal 4 роки тому
What heart?
@MaxChaser17 4 роки тому
@@sonoflethal it disappeared after I edited my comment. Lol. Sad
@thegrammarcrusader4085 4 роки тому
Rip lol
@sonoflethal 4 роки тому
@@MaxChaser17 it's very smart of UKposts acctually
@fardifaalam605 4 роки тому
I'm so glad Ted-Ed finally made a video on this topic!
@ShaaaShine 4 роки тому
Rupert Sheldrake anyone?
@tophat5174 4 роки тому
ShaaaShine j
@jackyzhu9761 4 роки тому
Witch hunts. Grinch hunts. Wolf hunts (mostly a minor threat). Dingo hunts (mostly a false threat). Communist hunts.
@MystmaxkinnTV 4 роки тому
She's a... she's a witch. Lads prepare the pyre.
@OdinMMA 4 роки тому
Silvia Federici, a historian, wrote a fascinating book on this subject called, 'Caliban and the Witch'. She states that the witchhunts were used to weaken the peasant classes for the enclosure of land that would eventually lead to their serfdom under capitalism.
@murkish8268 3 роки тому
No one: Women: *exists in the 15th century* Everyone: TIS BUT A WITCH
@duchi882 4 роки тому
*"She turned me into a newt!"* *_"A newt?!"_* *_"I got better"_*
@galgar5660 4 роки тому
A DUCK!
@ripvanwinkle654 4 роки тому
A DOLPHIN!
@laxmandass6946 4 роки тому
I know what you did there 😉
@user-ht3tp3uj4v 4 роки тому
Monty python!
@ClareParkinson 4 роки тому
Well, we did do the nose...
@Brainstorm69 4 роки тому
It's crazy how this dangerous idea spread throughout Europe during the Renaissance and enlightenment.
@bnmnsmp4547 4 роки тому
Enlightenment may even have contributed to the witchhunts (keep in mind: demonology and mysticism were serious investigated subjects until the early 20th century). And the invention of book printing helped to spread the Malleus maleficarum. While this book was banned by the Vatican (such bans were often ignored north of the Alps) and the Catholic Churchs top experts in demonology and the Holy Inquisition said it was bullsh***, it sadly became a popular book for secular courts. But the most important lesson is in which juristical systems the witchhunts worked. Large juristical systems were unsuited for a propper witchhunt but in small independent systems, where the judge couldn't be dissociated from local events a witchhunt was possible and could really take a huge toll.
@cornelladyas1134 4 роки тому
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@piotrtoborek2442 2 роки тому
@@bnmnsmp4547 It is worth to add that Holy Inquisition saved countless accused of "witchcraft" by conducting real trials (if they were lucky enough to arrive before death sentence was carried out) and usually "punishing" the accused with a month of prayers or pilgrimage to some cathedral nearby instead of death sentence.
@user-uv1bt1hg4t 4 роки тому
Someone : Are you a witch ? A real witch : Yeah , and i'm Ravenclaw by the way Someone : Can I burn you ? A real witch : can i kill you ? Someone : no , but- A real witch : Crucio
@rose_linniw 4 роки тому
Hey there Ravenclaw I am a Hufflepuff finally found a potterhead in the comments
@ayushilenka7343 4 роки тому
I was looking for some potterheads in the comments section.... Finally found some
@inanjarif1388 4 роки тому
I'm pretty sure Rowling mentioned somewhere that sometimes the medieval Muggles would stumble upon real witches. Apparently they would just use a charm on the fire to make it useless,and then disapparate. I don't remember the source,but it should be somewhere.
@rose_linniw 4 роки тому
@@inanjarif1388 yea I remember too, it was in one of the books. Professor Bins(History professor)was telling Harry's class about it
@micow9951 4 роки тому
Does the crucio spell kill isn't it for torture? I'm not a diehard fan so I'm not sure
@blumelein731 4 роки тому
Non-magic people (more commonly know as Muggles) were particularly afraid of magic in medieval times, but not very good at recognizing it.On the rare occasion that they did catch a real witch or wizard, burning had no effect whatsoever.The witch or wizard could perform a basic Flame-Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation.Indeed, Wendelin the Weird enjoyed being burnt so much that she allowed herself to be caught no less than forty-seven times in various disguises.
@dumb8050 4 роки тому
👌Someon read the textbooks
@khanusmagnus577 Рік тому
True
@bobobsen Рік тому
You will never be a real wizard
@starcherry6814 4 роки тому
This is just the European history of witch hunts. Unfortunately similar forms of witch hunts were also widely practiced in Africa and Asia as well.
@quarteracreadventures855 4 роки тому
It is still happening to this very day.
@jozefpisudski6952 4 роки тому
In Latin America too.
@ethangold4900 4 роки тому
Good thing that never happened in Antartica *Oh wait*
@AlexChangYuan 4 роки тому
You forgot North America
@RikXtreme4 4 роки тому
Yes, most of mankind was very simple minded and fearful back then
@herodotus945 4 роки тому
Fun fact : The Spanish inquisition never hunted witches and condemned belief in witchcraft as superstition.
@marrs1013 4 роки тому
Which hunt was ideological: no money directly gained in the process. The Spanish inquisition usually stripped the accused of their money, kicking the surviving family members to the gutters.
@herodotus945 4 роки тому
@@marrs1013 Spanish inquisition was a state institution that was never run by the church, and it often faced financial difficulties so taking properties away was rarely done.
@marrs1013 4 роки тому
@@herodotus945 Inquisition was generally orgenized and run by Rome, not to hunt witches but heretics. Some Spanish rulers used it drive jews and muslims out of Spain, but the bottom line stands. Those who were lucky enough to get away with denouncing their original faith (often after being tortured as the Inquisition had the right to torture and order execution) were simply banished.
@marrs1013 4 роки тому
@Jacob Zondag Wow... that is delusion on a different level. Congratulations.
@marrs1013 4 роки тому
@Jacob Zondag Some decent research always helps. It's like legday in the gym. If you skip it, you will look silly.
@louisehenry760 4 роки тому
Fantastic material for my ESL class. Thank you!
@1999-Sy 7 місяців тому
So sad
@yatint9665 4 роки тому
*I am so glad that our modern society relies only on HARD SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE and EXPERIMENTATION before believing in anything.* *looks at Flat-Earthers* *Oh Nevermind...*
@tommykiryu777 4 роки тому
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@JohnSmith-ik8nt 4 роки тому
Looks at global warming alarmists
@thanasispapazoglou8135 4 роки тому
The flat earthers are proof that human stupidity has no limits , just like Albert Einstein said
@firstnamelastname7079 4 роки тому
@@NeightrixPrime oh god....
@emilygraham1153 4 роки тому
Yatin T The problem is, WHO are they experimenting on? See Global Gestapo forums with Dr Eric Karlstrom and Ramola D. Cooking Humanity vdeo with Dr Barrie Trower exposes a lot too. Emily Liberty
@hsryu5569 4 роки тому
I always find it amazing how Ted Ed is always successful in doing their topics justice
@cedrickulacz8468 4 роки тому
It's called maintaining a good network of educators and sources. Basically, they put a lot of effort into this.
@tommykiryu777 4 роки тому
This is why I subscribe to Ted-Ed.
@lenee8959 Рік тому
Between the witch trials in the crusades, these people thought they were doing these horrible things in the name of God. And, as a Christian myself, God was definitely face palming.
@pyztni 3 роки тому
The ending was brilliant! 💛
@AlaePulli 4 роки тому
I'm from Nördlingen and I am so amazed by the accurate drawing of our city hall ^^
@mmmk1616 4 роки тому
Every time I start a TED-Ed video, I click "like" first thing, pause it to read the quote if they have one, and sit back and enjoy, wishing it was longer :) They never disappoint!
@edwardxlee1990 4 роки тому
Interesting find! Thank you Ted Ed
@mahedihassan9196 2 роки тому
Thanks for your video I can't wait for the next video
@completem3ss 4 роки тому
The quality of the animation could easily be imagined to be seen on storybooks. A splendid job as always.
@dandoan5214 4 роки тому
Yup
@clarkevander 4 роки тому
Sure let's harm a person we believe has magical powers. They won't use their magic to hurt us coz ...oh I dunno...it doesn't exist?" This is the most likes I got on YT. Thanks ❤️
@TheMozirax 4 роки тому
It does - in minds of crazy people
@Maniceureka 4 роки тому
It's easy to be condescending towards farmers living in times when only the rich could afford books, and you would go to a barber to have your leg amputated with a hacksaw and without anesthesia. These are times when mental illnesses were explained as demonic possessions, and a misshapen child was thought to be a changeling. And of course, you couldn't google facts on your iPhone.
@pedrobarreto702 4 роки тому
@@Maniceureka well said
@moneyinmyviens 4 роки тому
I don't think u know how magic works
@metallhak 4 роки тому
@@Maniceureka these witch hunts still happen in some parts of Africa
@someguythatfollowstheguywi5953 Рік тому
A fair reminder of ignorance and extreme beliefs can poison one's mind.
@MAsonTRIX Рік тому
get vakkzed.
@bhagyashreenamwade1742 4 роки тому
"They're burning all the witches even if you aren't one"
@maddie8616 3 роки тому
IS IT WEIRD THAT I WAS LISTENING TO THE SONG AS I READ THAT? Talk about deja vu!
@laurahenry7728 3 роки тому
True and I really like that song
@imsickoflifeanditstactics5063 3 роки тому
They got their pitchforks and proofs, their reciepts and reeasons
@user-so7nd5zl2b 3 роки тому
So light me up, light me up, go ahead and light me up
@imsickoflifeanditstactics5063 3 роки тому
THEY SAY I DID SOMETHING BAD
@sheru20 4 роки тому
Great video, especially at the end when the connection is made to the susceptibility of modern day "witch hunt" within communities throughout the world targeting weak minority groups.
@mikhahl 4 роки тому
I wait until Ted himself will make a video.
@ParaREZX 4 роки тому
in case this is serious, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design
@AN-ou6qu 4 роки тому
Ryan Lightbringer also, you probably know, ED stands for education. That’s pretty obvious though.
@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 4 роки тому
You both got wooooshed
@ParaREZX 4 роки тому
@@mynameismmandimheretosay7979 buddy must have not see 'in case this is serious'
@reba8607 4 роки тому
@@ParaREZX We all know that that's just a ploy and Ted is in hiding. We will find him
@mikhail_tal1866 4 роки тому
The Church isn’t perfect even until now
@Rougra787 3 роки тому
a culpa nao é da religiao e sim dos homens
@amanda-zg5ho 3 роки тому
As a Catholic yeah I agree its not perfect and yes a lot of stuff in the bible is bs but I still believe in God though and I respect if you don't everyone is entitled to their beliefs.
@lebontriangle1543 2 роки тому
@@antoniusevan3722 dude are you serious?? UN?!?
@lebontriangle1543 2 роки тому
lol Joseph Stalin is non-religious, yet his kills is estimated by 60M. More than any 'religious'-terrorist organization.
@antoniusevan3722 2 роки тому
@@lebontriangle1543 No, well I'm just saying some international organization. It doesn't have to be UN.
@finalform4971 3 роки тому
"As we teach our children insane superstitious, our children also became insane." and the cycle repeats, until the majority starts to utilize science and logic
@eseguerito2629 4 роки тому
It sorta kinda happened again with the Red Scare. Oh wait nvm the narrator just suggested a video about it.
@backpacker3421 4 роки тому
It has happened many times throughout history. It is an eternal human weakness - to blame others for our misfortunes. Those in power recognize this weakness and exploit it all too often. It's happening today with immigration in the US, the UK and a lot of Europe.
@stormsurge1 4 роки тому
@@backpacker3421 Better modern example would be arresting those who go against the goverment in countries like China or Saudi Arabia.
@backpacker3421 4 роки тому
@@stormsurge1 That is another modern example. Not necessarily a better one.
@eseguerito2629 4 роки тому
C. Or how religious people who preach non-violence or object to military service are often accused of sedition.
@GonzaloWorl97 4 роки тому
I was thinking just that! Actually, if I'm not mistaken, there's a play called 'The crucible' by Arthur Miller that deals with witch hunters in Salem in the late 1700s. It was written during the 'red scare' period
@vjazz9374 4 роки тому
Terrifying and angering at the same time, these witch hunt techniques persist until today-- even in our country, the Philippines. This is a great lesson, but sadly reminds us of our government's terror-- but also gives hopes to society that "reason has a capacity to combat" such horrors.
@clarkepercivaljaeblood4886 4 роки тому
Hold on... What?!
@theodore23sanchez 4 роки тому
@@clarkepercivaljaeblood4886 The Philippines doesn't have a witch hunt, it has a drug hunt. Innocent people have died, not at the stake, but at a bullet
@hadikosh 4 роки тому
Stop objectifying male & boy bodies at your country (imagine if sexes were reverse- even ppl from ur outside country will loose their mind too)
@jeanablao2796 4 роки тому
Filipino?
@nicolasoke7421 4 роки тому
I love how videos covering this say 'many' or 'most' rather than all when referring to those falsely accused of witchcraft...
@goutamighosh1396 6 місяців тому
Things like this always make me wonder the amount of women who were not allowed to get educated or killed for being a free thinking person robbed the world of such talent...countless poets scientist artists academics...its mind-blowing ..
@zuhairmehdee 4 роки тому
I love the deeper message they're trying to convey.
@minhhieu7658 4 роки тому
Ted-ed's animations always impress me
@callmethecommentcountess9329 7 місяців тому
Thank you for telling me the story
@user-gi2tq8xt6g 4 роки тому
Thank you! I’m beginning my witchcraft, and when starting out, it is recommended to learn of the history of witchcraft (including witch hunts) so this really helped! Blessed be ✨🔮
@homeconnect26 3 роки тому
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@WitcherGerd 2 роки тому
@@homeconnect26 he/she means they’re a Wiccan.
@Testimony_Of_JTF Рік тому
@@WitcherGerd The Wicca "religion" is made up nonsense from the 50s, ignore it.
@Testimony_Of_JTF Рік тому
Find Christ.
@theknightofthelibrary8790 4 роки тому
Absolutely love this video, very educational and I hope you guys keep making videos like this!
@IfIDont_NobodyWill 4 роки тому
TED-Ed always uses a wonderful quote! That hits really hard! 💙
@elimkwok938 4 роки тому
Mom: Let me see what you have! Child: A knife!!!! Mom: *Witch!!!*
@elainedong8650 4 роки тому
This person should do audiobooks! I love his voice!
@THE_LIFE_OF_ALPHA1 4 роки тому
What a suitable topic for everything going on with UKposts right now
@lynnle7489 4 роки тому
I have to read “The Crucible” for my AP Summer work so this video came out at the perfect time for me!!
@Vugen18 4 роки тому
that end. best ted ed ever.
@acekaeyasmom2704 4 роки тому
It's 1 am (Philippine ST) and I have classes tomorrow, but here I am binge-watching TED-Ed videos. 😆
@tamohamajumdar8563 4 роки тому
I am from India, and it's extremely sad that witch hunts and such violence against women are still prevalent in many rural parts of the country.
@onepunchman1953 4 роки тому
I was going to comment this,btw I don't think "prevelant" is a word.
@tamohamajumdar8563 4 роки тому
@@onepunchman1953 Corrected the typo. Thanks.
@robinhyperlord9053 4 роки тому
And if they are a real Witch?
@jeffreykwok601 4 роки тому
Hong Kong people is currently fighting against our government to say no to extradition to China. Please help our people and support them to put greater pressure to our government. We wish to write down another wonderful page of history. Sorry to my misuse of grammar because I am from HK.
@cv4809 4 роки тому
+
@stormsurge1 4 роки тому
There is nothing to be done, sooner or later Hong Kong will become fully integrated part of China. The only way it could turn differently is if another super power stood up to China, however starting World War 3 over one city doesn't seem worth it.
@sepehrsohrabi95 4 роки тому
how can we support you?
@AlexChangYuan 4 роки тому
Just wondering why is it ok for some one to commit murder in Taiwan, then live happily in HK?
@jeffreykwok601 4 роки тому
@@AlexChangYuan You don't understand what situation we are having right now and the reason why we oppose the bill. Also we suggested a new way to send murderer back to Taiwan but the government objected
@a.raniiii_ 4 роки тому
The quality of these videos is surreal!! The animation, narration, quality, information! This is actually fun to watch!
@rectic5428 3 роки тому
My teacher made me watch these for school and I was so happy when I realized it was TED-Ed
@sech-mash 4 роки тому
So there's technically the possibility of everyone being a witch...
@TheDragonborn97 4 роки тому
Ironically one of the safest place and with the lower number of witch hunts was the Italian Peninsula, the centre of Christianity at the time.
@alexbellozamora3352 4 роки тому
I find even more ironic that in places like Spain, where there was an strong inquisition, witchcraft was considered a superstition. The irony reaches levels over 9000 when you compare the estimated numbers of deaths caused by the inquisition in all of his existence and the ones from the accusations of witchcraft...
@TheDragonborn97 4 роки тому
This myth of the Witchunts most came from protestant countries like England and Germany, look for example at Tomas Hopkins, a self proclaim judge during the English Civil War
@fedeonio555 3 роки тому
That's because it was the common people's supersticions, not the official church itself to accuse people of witchcraft, as the video said
@organicfarm5524 3 роки тому
@@TheDragonborn97 many of the German States were catholic
@TheDragonborn97 3 роки тому
@@organicfarm5524 Everyone was Catholic before the arrive of Protestantism, and many more of this events happen in Protestant societies.
@annetyalei 4 роки тому
Coming back again to see this video from Dreamcatcher's SCREAM, and this video explains it clearer! Thanks, Ted Ed!
@ashutosh2938 4 роки тому
Damn..Why do I like this channel so much
@naveenraj2008eee 4 роки тому
Nice topic coupled with great animation... Thanks ted-ed....🙏😊 You are best...👍
@minnyzcat5187 4 роки тому
Stunning animation love this teded Stories
@robbob5258 4 роки тому
I’m going to Innsbruck in a few months. Another piece of interesting history. I try to get to know places as well as I can.
@demichamberlain2418 4 роки тому
Wonderful!
@gilliansillustrations 4 роки тому
The Unobsured podcast does a deep dive into the Salem Massachusetts witch trials. I suggest checking that out after this awesome video.
@johndemesa5196 4 роки тому
I cannot even fathom any of this
@gressovillaganas732 2 роки тому
I like most the last line "but so does the capacity of reasoned dissent to combat those false beliefs". In modern time, many make fun of fake news and worse is there are innocent lives that are harmed due to being wrongly blamed or picked to be a scapegoat. I wish kindness spread more that wicked will cease to exist.
@samconcklin 4 роки тому
So happy to learn about the origins of witch trials! I studied the Salem Witch Trials before, but it's cool to learn about the history worldwide.
@alynhong9387 4 роки тому
I love the narrator's voice! It takes the story to the next level.
@alicekerireininger4930 4 роки тому
This is a cool series
@rotapp7268 4 роки тому
Nice conclusion
@poweroffriendship2.0 4 роки тому
_I AM UGLY AND I'M PROUD!!!_ *~ Spongebob Squarepants, 1999*
@lenblack143 4 роки тому
There was once an ugly Barnacle, he so ugly that everyone died. The End
@dudagonzalez2339 4 роки тому
Is that what you call it? (Squidward reference)
@nevadahomestead8500 3 роки тому
I was thinking wow how could this ever happen then realizing this is still happening in parts of the world today 😥😥😥
@mewmewpokemon3652 2 роки тому
I don't like the sound of witch hunts. 😥😥
@uniqhnd23 4 роки тому
It's terrifying how easily human morality can be changed. We're thankfully so lucky that we have at least some smart people who rebel against these awful practices.
@khanusmagnus577 Рік тому
since when burning witches became awful lmao
@christopherzacharylim8390 10 місяців тому
and now its back again, in a different form.
@kimjay9064 4 роки тому
This make me cry
@phileascattermole9998 4 роки тому
The witch hunts breaks my heart everytime. 😭😭
@ms.frahman4128 2 роки тому
I was in France to study. When I was there, I had a babysitting job for some time. The little boy whom I babysat saw a ghost of a man who was burned at the witch hunt. We were walking at the local market in town and suddenly he cried uncontrollably. He begged me for us to leave immediately. When we arrived at his house he told me that he saw 'a man on fire'. I was raised a believer, so I asked him to draw what he saw and talked him out to forget about it forever. He drew a gruesome scene of a man being burned in front of people. When he gave me his drawing I told him that I believed him, and I will 'keep the bad thing' in his place by giving me that drawing, so that he doesn't have to remember it ever again.
@klove3368 2 роки тому
That is EXTREMELY SAD.
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