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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2008 4:49:27 GMT
I agree totally Mike, good responses all.
It would be a task to get it in one blow i think. If i had to pick an amimal to do it to, it would be a camel...filthy beasts, lol
it is strange how it went right into the eat meat, don't eat meat thing. I think it is natural to eat meat myself. I guess in a way it is a sort of luxury to say that you don't eat meat anymore. Under the right circumstances we would eat about anything, even each other. did anyone hear about the gene that they think indicates that canibalism was much more common in earlier man than they once thought? .......am i stretching this way off topic now or what?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2008 5:00:50 GMT
Just to clear this up: In Japan, the swords were used on the bodies of executed (recently dead) prisoners. Source: Tameshigiri by Toshishiro Obata. No evidence of official use of living people or animals for testing. "When Lord Katsushige was young, he was instructed by his father, Lord Naoshige, "For practice in cutting execute some men who have been condemned to dath" Thus, in the place that is now within the western gate, ten men were lined up, and Katsushige continued to decapitate one after another until he had esecuted nine of them. When he came to the tenth, he saw that the man was young and healthy and said, "I'm tired of cutting now. I'll spare this man's life" And the man's life was saved." -Hagakure
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2008 18:55:21 GMT
Lots of crazy stories like this, but it was not common.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2008 19:43:49 GMT
I seem to remember that Gurkhas had a ceremony until fairly recent times of beheading a water buffalo with a large khukuri. It was also considered serious bad luck to not separate the head in a single clean stroke. I don't imagine the feat being more difficult on a camel vs. a water buffalo.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2008 20:57:14 GMT
Well scientists think that we are not made for eating meat, and eating meat does have downsides.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2008 2:53:13 GMT
Well scientists think that we are not made for eating meat, and eating meat does have downsides. Please do not get started on this line of argument, it is off topic and pseudo-scientific. There are numerous studies showing the health benefits of eating meat (epidemiological ones that don't have inadequate sampling and control, comparing the general population to vegetarians who are more likely to be health conscious) and numerous physiological facts that show we are entirely capable of and function well with consuming animal products. It is likely that most of the benefits of being vegetarian can be gained from consuming an adequate amount of plant matter and the negative aspects of the omnivorous diet can be reduced by eating well prepared (lean, not overcooked, possibly avoiding microwaving - theres some research showing it may mess with saturated fats, but it also reduces the risk of overcooking leading to carcinogens in meat) animal products. Here is one of the well designed epidemiological studies: cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/4/963Also, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_b12#SourcesHere's a nice one supporting omnivorous diets - later in life where bone and muscle mass really count for remaining robust: www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/70/6/1032
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