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Ancient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong? (lemmy.world)

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[-] kingaloo@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

Drowning women to determine if they are witches.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

It still works now.

100% of people drowned are absolutely not witches!

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Are you sure? I don't know if it has ever been definitely proven that witches float. We might have accidentally drowned a few witches.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If you had magic powers, would you let a bunch of dumbshit muggles who believe in witches drown you?

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