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And yet, we know the people have been burying people for as far back as we can go. Are we too removed from it now that it seems strange to us? Maybe death has b
by irrational 5y ago
And yet, we know the people have been burying people for as far back as we can go. Are we too removed from it now that it seems strange to us? Maybe death has become too sterile and removed from our everyday existence. And modern medicine has made it so we don’t die as quickly as we used to.
- dylan604 5y agoBut in the days of "as far back as we can go", the non-Pharoh common people weren't buried in air tight sarcophagi like just about everyone is today. Back then, it was dig a hole and lay the body in, fill in the hole. Nature took care of the rest. Now, we're arrogantly thinking that someone's bones are going to be something someone some day wants to care about, so we better preserve them in a metal box. Yes, I'm being deliberately obtuse to try to demonstrate just how odd it is.
- irrational 5y agoIn ancient Egypt, the hole they dug was within their own homes. That is, they didn’t go out into the desert and bury people. It’s like everyone in your village was living and sleeping directly above their own personal graveyard. I find that to be odd.