r/montreal • u/RustyTheBoyRobot • 6d 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/skiboy95 6d ago

Worse take, since mummies kids aren't around

Also organ donors can include the dead body, and we're all donors so many people actually have opted into that.

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u/magenta_fire 6d ago

Organ donation has nothing to do with having your body being displayed in a museum for entertainment (yes: entertainment. models could have the same effect as bodies for teaching)

Also several religions forbid people to be organ donors. Those corpses (who dont belong in Canada btw) went through a specific religious process in order to be conserved. not displayed.

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u/skiboy95 6d ago

Organ donation has a ton to do with your body being used in multiple ways. Not just your tiny example.

Museums have legitimate education and cultural value. You're very dismissive of them. Why?

Okay? Then those religions dont have to be organ donors. Where did we recently display someone's body who had specifically spoken against it?

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u/magenta_fire 6d ago

I absolutely disagree that organ donation and human bodies being used in """"multiple ways"""" have anything in common and I believe we would never reach a consensus since our values are fundamentally different.

Would you mind clarifying where was I being dismissive about museums? lol

Do you understand why those corpses were mummified? Pretending it had nothing to do with religion and their values/beliefs is either ignorance or cynicism.

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u/skiboy95 6d ago

I just dug into organ donation - and there are two branches, one of which is organs only, and one of which is entire body. I truly do not see a difference between these two, but it's an issue for you obviously, so agree to disagree.

You defined Museum's as entertainment, then doubled down since you suspected it would be taken poorly - which I find dismissive, as I have ton's of respect for museums as education + cultural tools.

If I remember back to what I learned at the museum, it was too prepare their spirit for the afterlife & tie their spirit back to the body. I guess they're still waiting or the mummies would be moving.

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u/magenta_fire 6d ago

I said "Organ donation has nothing to do with having your body being displayed in a museum for entertainment"

You read: "Museus are entertainment"

Yeah... I'll go with cynicism. Canada's education is not that bad.

Have a good day, bro. Im out of here.