-Caveat Lector-
On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:22:00 +1100 Guitar Virtuoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>-Caveat Lector-
> ... and became a Vegetarian.
>I does however occur to one, that the heathen practice of cannibalism
>existed long before the recent mad cow hoopla? Which would suggest
>that this authors contention may not be all that airtight?
>V.
>
Not so fast there Bucko. The authors are correct in asserting that some
deseases are passed on through cannibalism. They very correctly point to
the well known and well documented instance of Kuru Kure being passed
through cannibalism among the New Guinea highland people. Given that,
there is legitimate concern as to what other deseases can be transmitted
through eating animals. True the New Guinea tribes did eat the brains of
their loved ones raw, and we usually (except sushi) cook our meat,
however it would be a wise move to watch the research now being carried
out on Mad Cow Desease. Remember the outbreak of various forms of Huanta
Virus that occur most every year in winter? Contact (either direct or
through inhalation of the dust) with feces from mice (symbiotic hosts)
who are infected spreads this. It is one of the things archaeologists
are warned to watch for as it can lay dormant in the dropping for a VERY
long time.
Jayson
PS: "heathen's"??? Who are you calling heathen???? Think about the
Catholic ritual communion and the symbolic "Take this and drink from it
all of you, for this is my body (the host) and this is my blood (wine)".
If that is not symbolic cannibalism then what is it? What about the
Donner Party, or the group of South American soccer players who survived
a plane crash in the mountains? Are they heathens? Untill you are put
in the situation, please reserve your Judeo/Christian judgement.
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