@St_Rev @sarahdoingthing Let’s just say that the learned consensus is now less supportive of the book than when it was released.
-
-
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness damn skeletal remains and coprolites!2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing But when I was reading it, I was thinking “it’s obvious Americans would commit cannibalism, so probably savages do too”2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@sarahdoingthing Presumably it’s an Asperger’s symptom to take for granted that Americans would eat people if conditions changed slightly.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness I also like the Stranger In A Strange Land insight that there wouldn't be a prohibition/taboo if people didn't want to do it3 replies 1 retweet 5 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness is that a good defn of taboo in general? an act desirable to individual forbidden by the group?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cwage
@cwage@Meaningness trying to think of counterexamples but that seems at least widely solid2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness "robbery" is technically taboo but not really in the same way as incest or cannibalism2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cwage
@cwage@sarahdoingthing doesn’t taboo involve sacredness in a way economic crimes don’t?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing can you distill economic crime into something that isn't ultimate sacred for purpose of social unity?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@cwage @sarahdoingthing hmm, I wouldn’t want to go there. But don’t taboos usually involve spooks explicitly? Yaweh don’t like it
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.