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Old 06-05-10, 12:57 AM
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Take for example, possibly the most extreme case, the MesoAmerican cult of human sacrifice. It must surely take some serious distortive force to create a culture in which life is seen in such terms. "Socio-political accident" isn't enough to explain its longevity and persistence. It's the persistence which is more important than the origin.
So what was it then?
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So what was it then?
Art.
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I still prefer my mako solution.
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You might, but its explanatory power is rather limited.
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Of course it was art. Every woman ever born aspires to drive a tractor:

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