In Science We Trust

In Science We Trust
Originally uploaded by BrockLi

I found this on flickr. What an excellent idea!

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Bringing Back the Spanish Inquisition

I just found this in the article about the Spanish Inquisition on Wikipedia:

The toca, also called tortura del agua, consisted of introducing a cloth into the mouth of the victim, and forcing them to ingest water spilled from a jar so that they had impression of drowning.^[29]

Isn't that what the Bush administration now calls "water boarding"? Such a misleading name for something called "water torture" by the Spanish Inquisition. Maybe we should bring back the rack and burning at the stake, too.