14th August 2012, 01:08 PM
As to being evil................yeah, sure. But 'evil is ok'
But what is evil or good is dictated by a society. Different societies have different definitions. Many religions also claim the right to dictate the difference too.
I've always found the taboo-ness of digging up humans bones baffling and interesting.
After all, in this country, given the number of people that have died (ever) and the limited space, and the constant re-cyling of carbon (and other bits) I reckon almost all of the soil in the country was a human at one stage.
I guess it's to do with the familiarity of the bones in the burial. But humans do have a fascinatingly short-timescale view on everything...........
Just think of where the water you drink has been }
But what is evil or good is dictated by a society. Different societies have different definitions. Many religions also claim the right to dictate the difference too.
I've always found the taboo-ness of digging up humans bones baffling and interesting.
After all, in this country, given the number of people that have died (ever) and the limited space, and the constant re-cyling of carbon (and other bits) I reckon almost all of the soil in the country was a human at one stage.
I guess it's to do with the familiarity of the bones in the burial. But humans do have a fascinatingly short-timescale view on everything...........
Just think of where the water you drink has been }