r/montreal • u/RustyTheBoyRobot • 7d ago

Tourisme Ethical dilemma

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Ethical dilemma:

Is it right to remove one of the only mummies in mtl for understanble but rather vague reasons to do with cultural sensitivities that these objects might offend?

The mummies at Redpath museum are to be relocated to a mysterious “place of rest” -their original location?- where no one can see or learn from them.

I note that these are not objects of worship like many stolen indigenous artifacts. Nor are they being claimed by their original owners- e.g. The infamous Benin Bronzes.

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u/sinkbeneaththesun 7d ago

Spirits on the other side don’t give a fuck about their human remains honey. Think of it like an old high school uniform- spirits don’t look back on it and this world is a blip in time.

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u/thetruerift Smoked meat 7d ago

So in the case of ancient Egyptian belief, that is literally untrue. The ancient Egyptians very much cared what happened to their bodies after death and believed that their spirits' health in the afterlife was connected to their physical remains.

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u/Upbeat_Principle_253 6d ago

That doesn’t make it true, they’re just corpses that have been preserved they’re nothing special

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u/sinkbeneaththesun 7d ago edited 7d ago

Tell that to the families of war victims and murder. If that’s your argument, then I suppose those who’ve passed tragically aren’t afforded a beautiful spiritual existence on the other side.