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Why do we value the bodies of the dead?

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Why do we value the bodies of the dead?
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RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead?
November 8, 2018 at 8:58 pm
Our tendency to value dead bodies may or may not be separable from religious thinking. Neanderthals buried their dead 50,000 years ago. This might suggest some sort of primitive animism... or it may be something more related to instinct.

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news...ls-graves/
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Why do we value the bodies of the dead?

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Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Macoleco - November 8, 2018 at 8:27 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Paraselene - November 8, 2018 at 8:35 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by no one - November 8, 2018 at 8:42 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Rev. Rye - November 8, 2018 at 8:43 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by WinterHold - November 8, 2018 at 8:57 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by vulcanlogician - November 8, 2018 at 8:58 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by brewer - November 8, 2018 at 9:40 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Amarok - November 8, 2018 at 9:02 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by awty - November 8, 2018 at 9:31 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Jackie - November 8, 2018 at 9:34 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Minimalist - November 8, 2018 at 9:36 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Paraselene - November 8, 2018 at 9:38 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by The Valkyrie - November 8, 2018 at 11:12 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by onlinebiker - November 9, 2018 at 12:25 am
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by SaStrike - November 10, 2018 at 6:42 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by Mermaid - November 10, 2018 at 7:19 pm
RE: Why do we value the bodies of the dead? - by onlinebiker - November 11, 2018 at 3:27 am

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