Evidence of cannibalism 18,000 years ago (www.sciencedaily.com)
from TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works to science@mander.xyz on 19 Feb 01:29
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acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 19 Feb 13:36 collapse

Ritual “cannibalism” is still in practice today. Some South American tribes will burn their revered dead and mix the ashes with the communal food, so the dead member would continue to live and empower the tribe.

TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works on 19 Feb 19:35 collapse

That’s… kind of… cool… but also gross?

acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 19 Feb 19:42 collapse

Agreed. Most western cultures will pump the fluids out of their dead and replace it with chemicals that keep them from decomposing. Which is also gross and creepy.

Maybe there’s no good way to dispose of a body.

TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works on 19 Feb 19:45 collapse

I am creeped out by the way the Zoroastrias do it but also intrigued