What lesson was learned through the Salem witchcraft trials?

Answer 1

At the time, not very much. Now we know how easy it is to kill innocent people.

The people of Salem learned that a healthy amount of skeptisim when something based in their religion is not a bad thing.

Answer 2

1. Be VERY SUSPICIOUS when people start making wild accusations.

2. Children WILL lie about things if they think an adult is angry at them.

3. Occam's Razor; The simplest explanations are generally the best ones.

Even the magistrates at the Salem Witch Trials repented later on, but of course, by then it was too late.

Answer 3

That we do not know the cause of the affliction and that if you find a book about the trials in the fiction section, its a novel, not a real historical account.

Answer 4

that people shouldn't be trusted when false suspicion is occurring.

Answer 5

That skeptisim can be a good thing.