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"Jim cleaned it up and recorded it but had a dentist's appointment that afternoon (for a filling) [...]" Sometimes Wikipedia really tries to relay all of the mo

by trfzx 3y ago

"Jim cleaned it up and recorded it but had a dentist's appointment that afternoon (for a filling) [...]" Sometimes Wikipedia really tries to relay all of the most important information.

notahacker 3y ago
I enjoyed "The precise mechanism by which the Heslington brain was preserved is unclear, however; in a bid to shed light on this question, researchers buried a number of pigs' heads in and around the campus to see what happened to them[needs update].[7]" ...and am looking forward to an update in which we learn the name and then age of the undergraduates that dug them up and what pranks they played with them.
- tetris11 3y ago
  Jeremy Bentham's Head comes to mind: https://web.archive.org/web/20101112065654/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/who/autoicon https://web.archive.org/web/20101112065654/http://www.ucl.ac...
- nerdponx 3y ago
  The writing style is surprisingly enjoyable in several history-related articles. I really appreciate the effort some contributors seem to put into not only the research but also the actual writing. I've definitely found myself reading a big article top-to-bottom like it's a magazine article.
speed_spread 3y ago
And I'm interested in understanding the subtle difference between "human sacrifice" and "ritual murder".
- v7n 3y ago
  I would guess that a sacrifice is made to please some Other with powers mere mortals don't possess, like a deity or a spirit, and a ritual would be a more general term for a spiritual tradition without necessarily pleading to a higher power. But what do I know.
- defrost 3y ago
  I'm pretty sure in a Venn diagram the "ritual killing" circle would include human sacrifices. Ritual killings have elements not related to the act of killing, serial ritual killings demonstrate a repeated pattern of ritual .. it's killing with obsessive complusive and|or psycho sexual flourishes.
- thih9 3y ago
  It's like rectangles and squares. Ritual murder = we kill because it's our custom; e.g. captured warriors could get killed to celebrate victory. Human sacrifice (a form of ritual murder) = we make an offering and we expect certain rewards. E.g. we sacrifice 100 citizens because we believe we need to meet a quota and otherwise the sun won't go up.
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by trfzx 3y ago

"Jim cleaned it up and recorded it but had a dentist's appointment that afternoon (for a filling) [...]" Sometimes Wikipedia really tries to relay all of the most important information.

notahacker 3y ago

I enjoyed "The precise mechanism by which the Heslington brain was preserved is unclear, however; in a bid to shed light on this question, researchers buried a number of pigs' heads in and around the campus to see what happened to them[needs update].[7]" ...and am looking forward to an update in which we learn the name and then age of the undergraduates that dug them up and what pranks they played with them.

tetris11 3y ago
Jeremy Bentham's Head comes to mind: https://web.archive.org/web/20101112065654/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/who/autoicon https://web.archive.org/web/20101112065654/http://www.ucl.ac...
nerdponx 3y ago
The writing style is surprisingly enjoyable in several history-related articles. I really appreciate the effort some contributors seem to put into not only the research but also the actual writing. I've definitely found myself reading a big article top-to-bottom like it's a magazine article.

speed_spread 3y ago

And I'm interested in understanding the subtle difference between "human sacrifice" and "ritual murder".

v7n 3y ago
I would guess that a sacrifice is made to please some Other with powers mere mortals don't possess, like a deity or a spirit, and a ritual would be a more general term for a spiritual tradition without necessarily pleading to a higher power. But what do I know.
defrost 3y ago
I'm pretty sure in a Venn diagram the "ritual killing" circle would include human sacrifices. Ritual killings have elements not related to the act of killing, serial ritual killings demonstrate a repeated pattern of ritual .. it's killing with obsessive complusive and|or psycho sexual flourishes.
thih9 3y ago
It's like rectangles and squares. Ritual murder = we kill because it's our custom; e.g. captured warriors could get killed to celebrate victory. Human sacrifice (a form of ritual murder) = we make an offering and we expect certain rewards. E.g. we sacrifice 100 citizens because we believe we need to meet a quota and otherwise the sun won't go up.

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