Todorov thus identifies a second moment in Las Casas' thinking and actions, that of old age, when the Dominican friar even justifies human sacrifices. In doing so, Las Casas ended up adopting a new position, introducing what could be called "perspectivism" within religion. [...] Recognising that his god is true for them, doesn't that mean taking a step towards another recognition, namely that our God is true for us - only for us?68 The last Las Casas thus discovers that superior form of egalitarianism, which is perspectivism, in which everyone is related to their own values, instead of referring to a single ideal69 . For this reason, the latter Las Casas "suggests to the King of Spain that he renounce his overseas possessions, no more and no less". In this way, "renouncing, in practice, the desire to assimilate the Indians, he chooses the neutral path: the Indians will decide for themselves about their own future".70 . Not only that, but Las Casas, according to Todorov, would renounce Christianity as the only true religion, that is, as the only path to salvation, admitting the existence of a plurality of religions, all legitimate: Although he affirms the existence of a single god, Las Casas does not a priori favour the Christian way of reaching him. Equality is no longer established at the expense of identity; it is not an absolute value: everyone has the right to approach God in the way that suits them. There is no longer one true God (ours), but a coexistence of possible universes: if someone considers him to be true... Las Casas surreptitiously left theology and began to practise a kind of religious anthropology; which, in this context, is really subversive, because it seems that, by taking on a discourse about religion, he took a first step towards abandoning religious discourse itself71 .
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Todorov thus identifies a second moment in Las Casas' thinking and actions, that of old age, when the Dominican friar even justifies human sacrifices. In doing so, Las Casas ended up adopting a new position, introducing what could be called "perspectivism" within religion. [...] Recognising that his god is true for them, doesn't that mean taking a step towards another recognition, namely that our God is true for us - only for us?68 The last Las Casas thus discovers that superior form of egalitarianism, which is perspectivism, in which everyone is related to their own values, instead of referring to a single ideal69 . For this reason, the latter Las Casas "suggests to the King of Spain that he renounce his overseas possessions, no more and no less". In this way, "renouncing, in practice, the desire to assimilate the Indians, he chooses the neutral path: the Indians will decide for themselves about their own future".70 . Not only that, but Las Casas, according to Todorov, would renounce Christianity as the only true religion, that is, as the only path to salvation, admitting the existence of a plurality of religions, all legitimate: Although he affirms the existence of a single god, Las Casas does not a priori favour the Christian way of reaching him. Equality is no longer established at the expense of identity; it is not an absolute value: everyone has the right to approach God in the way that suits them. There is no longer one true God (ours), but a coexistence of possible universes: if someone considers him to be true... Las Casas surreptitiously left theology and began to practise a kind of religious anthropology; which, in this context, is really subversive, because it seems that, by taking on a discourse about religion, he took a first step towards abandoning religious discourse itself71 .
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