Crucifixion strikes me as the kind of punishment where they would endeavour to ensure the person would survive up there for a decent while — to prolong their suffering, and the display of said suffering. It’s a grim method of execution.
It was pretty common to put a small board a little bit above the butt, placed so that you can’t really sit on it without hurting your feet, but preventing that you die too soon.
In 2023, an analysis of medical literature concluded that asphyxiation is discredited as the primary cause of death from crucifixion. There is scholarly support for several possible non-asphyxiation causes of death: heart failure or arrhythmia, hypovolemic shock, acidosis, dehydration, and pulmonary embolism. Death could result from any combination of those factors, or from other causes, including sepsis following infection due to the wounds caused by the nails or by the scourging that often preceded crucifixion, or from stabbing by the guards.
If this was done back then, think what they will do to all of us if they get ahold of a godlike AI. Some Googleplex years of literally unimaginable torture that would make hell look like a cakewalk.
Oh there are worse methods which is the crazy part
Crucifixion is more “show” when compared to other torture/execution methods. It is horrible don’t get me wrong. But its intention is not to inflict maximum pain or torture but to show maximum pain or torture to those witnessing it
Like let’s just say Christians wouldn’t be wearing a bull around their necks if it happened that way. And that’s even a milder one.
Crucifixion is death with some torture
There are torture, torture, torture, …, death methods
Crucifixion strikes me as the kind of punishment where they would endeavour to ensure the person would survive up there for a decent while — to prolong their suffering, and the display of said suffering. It’s a grim method of execution.
It was pretty common to put a small board a little bit above the butt, placed so that you can’t really sit on it without hurting your feet, but preventing that you die too soon.
I read up the current wikipedia article for this, and apparently suffocation isn’t thought of as cause of death anymore since 2023! @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]
If this was done back then, think what they will do to all of us if they get ahold of a godlike AI. Some Googleplex years of literally unimaginable torture that would make hell look like a cakewalk.
Oh there are worse methods which is the crazy part
Crucifixion is more “show” when compared to other torture/execution methods. It is horrible don’t get me wrong. But its intention is not to inflict maximum pain or torture but to show maximum pain or torture to those witnessing it
Like let’s just say Christians wouldn’t be wearing a bull around their necks if it happened that way. And that’s even a milder one.
Crucifixion is death with some torture
There are torture, torture, torture, …, death methods
You can always add an “And then”