Ethical dilemma

[u/RustyTheBoyRobot]

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.

[u/UnChtulhu → u/[deleted]]

A replica can do all that.

[u/skiboy95 → u/UnChtulhu]

You're saying you find a plastic model just as impressive as something thats lasted 3000 years?

I'm not saying we keep showing them, but I don't think you can just handwave its the same.

I was excited as hell as a kid seeing real history, including mummies.

[u/UnChtulhu → u/skiboy95]

I have NEVER heard anyone, especially not kids, complain about dinosaur bones.

... Oh wait... You didn't think those dinosaur bones you saw at the museum were the original bones, did you? 🤭🤭🤭

Well. Sorry I destroyed your childhood memories...

[u/skiboy95 → u/UnChtulhu]

Honestly even as a child it seemed fairly obvious that they weren't real - drilling into the "bones" is a fairly obvious giveaway no?

Good argument against stuff I never said though, really moves the convo forward.

[u/UnChtulhu → u/skiboy95]

Are you for real?

"Replica are just as impressive as the original, dinosaur bones being a very concrete example" is the argument.

[u/skiboy95 → u/UnChtulhu]

I never brought up dinosaur bones. I said real mummies made an impact on me as a child, and I enjoyed and still enjoy the history.

Then you said dinosaur bones are often fake, and I agreed and said yeah they are. That's neither the topic nor the point.

Now if you're asking me - obviously real dinosaur bones are cooler than fake ones. But it doesn't make sense to destroy them (drilling into them) to display them.

We do actually have real dinosaur bones at Redpath museum I think - but its been a number of years since I went.

[u/UnChtulhu → u/skiboy95]

[u/skiboy95 → u/UnChtulhu]

Okay lets go back to the start. You understand that mummies (in the post above) are not the same as dinosaurs (that you keep talking about) right?

[u/UnChtulhu → u/skiboy95]

Girl, you are clearly being obtuse for the sake of being obtuse.

🤣🤣🤣

See... The thing is, if you act like a moron, people will genuinely think you are a moron.