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- Sep 2022
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docdrop.org docdrop.org
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you cannot discover lands already inhabited
Fatal flaw in the Doctrine of Discovery
Papal Bulls written from 1450 to 1493 that gave permission to European Christian explorers to claim land that was not already claimed and ruled over by European explorers. It assumes the dehumanization of the existing inhabitants.
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- Oct 2021
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upstanderproject.org upstanderproject.org
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The Doctrine of Discovery established a spiritual, political, and legal justification for colonization and seizure of land not inhabited by Christians.
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