2006-11-12 22:52:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
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2006-11-13 00:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by vanislandwitch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Transubstantiation - its BS - if that sort of thing was possible do you not think Christians would open their own bars and off licenses?!
Your not telling me that there is only one person in the last 2100 years that could do this? It's all symbolism - it wasn't actually the blood of christ just like the earth wasn't created in 6 days !
Apparently 6 days is the equivalent of hundreds of 1000's of years - talk about moving the goal posts - storys get changed all the time to fit in and compensate whenever their substance is challenged.
if you are asking is there such thing as cannibalism then yes there is... Look at all these remote tribes etc...
2006-11-12 23:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by the thinker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "Wine" of ancient Judaism, were those who chose the way of truth. The "water" was a description of the `others`, the unconverted, the basic ingredient waiting to become the finished article -- Wine! Another example - the "dead" were those who ignored the `truth`, they were scorned and shunned by the devout, or as Jesus said, "let the dead bury the dead". Or as we today would say, "you are on your own matey". There is no secret understanding required, just reality and a little History!
2006-11-13 11:20:08 · answer #3 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As to cannibalism.....
Cannibalism (from Spanish canÃbal, in connection with alleged cannibalism among the Caribs), also called anthropophagy (from Greek anthropos "man" and phagein "to eat") is the act or practice of humans eating other humans. In zoology, the term cannibalism is extended to refer to any species eating members of its own kind.
Care should be taken to distinguish between ritual cannibalism sanctioned by a cultural code, cannibalism by necessity occurring in extreme situations of famine, and cannibalism by mentally disturbed persons
Historically shrouded in mystery, myth, symbolism, fear and speculation, cannibalism remains in most cultures one of the ultimate taboos. According to William Arens' book The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology & Anthropophagy, the first known account of cannibalism came following an expedition to the West Indies, led by Christopher Columbus. Columbus and his crew supposedly discovered that the Carib West Indies tribe participated in a particularly gruesome practice of ritualistically eating the flesh of other humans.
The explorers mispronounced the name of the tribe and referred to them as "Canibs," which was overtime changed to "canibales," meaning thirsty and cruel in Spanish. The English translation of the Spanish word became cannibalism, which is the most widely used term to express human's consumption of other human beings. The Latin form of the word cannibalism is anthropophagy and is a term used mostly in anthropology and archeology.
The existence of cannibalism has been a widely disputed topic in academia. However, the evidence supporting its existence is abundant and is represented in every medium imaginable, including stories, symbols, legends, writings, archeological evidence and first hand accounts. Cannibalism is a practice that reaches across centuries and cultures. In many cultures, it is considered atrocious and sacrilegious, whereas in another culture it is a sacred and revered custom. Cannibalism is an undeniable occurrence rooted in antiquity and branching forth to the present-day.
2006-11-13 01:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by nana_viki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fact, believe it or not But african tribesmen still eat men to this date
2006-11-13 01:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by john n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way i don't believe that, wouldn't eating animals have some sort of effect also?
2006-11-12 23:04:14 · answer #6 · answered by fishfinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋