Solemn Egypt: Who doesn't think of the Ancients as being especially solemn? Who here hath not blamed this modern world for steering them towards a loss of seriousness in faith and the beauty that goes with? We've lost some of that magic, I used to say. But, fear not, we've always been worldly little creeps. At least, according to the factoid mentioned below. I especially lik
e the use of the phrase 'its a shame to let it go to waste'. This saying may be used whether eating food spilt on the ground or stealing an offering to your favorite vengeful demon above. This folksy-
proto-eco-friendly tidbit is the great excuser. I don't know if I respect the Ancient Egyptian more or less now. So conflicted.
'Shame to let it go to waste' being uttered + 'group of witnesses with similar proto-eco guilt' - Minus -'1 socially non-excusable action involving wasteful but conventionally proper action' (note -not inexcusable action) = acceptability of said action. The degree of acceptibility depends on the degree of guilt and the degree of feeing of piety towards the conventionally proper action by the witnesses.
Live like a god
“Delicious and bountiful banquets offered to the gods and eaten by Egyptian priests and their families were laden with artery-clogging saturated fat, research shows,” The Daily Telegraph reports. “The evidence comes from hieroglyphic inscriptions on temple walls and the priests’ mummifie
d remains – which bear the unmistakable signs of damaged arteries and heart disease. Sumptuous meals of beef, wild fowl, bread, fruit, vegetables, cake, wine and beer were given up to the gods three times a day. After making their offerings at the temple, the priests would adopt a ‘shame to let it go to waste’ policy and take them back home to their families. Prof. Rosalie David, from the University of Manchester’s faculty of life sciences, who led the study, said: ‘There couldn’t be a more evocative message: Live like a god and you will pay with your health. It also shows that blocked arteries caused by rich diets are not just a modern malaise – the problem goes back to ancient civilizations.’”
e the use of the phrase 'its a shame to let it go to waste'. This saying may be used whether eating food spilt on the ground or stealing an offering to your favorite vengeful demon above. This folksy-
proto-eco-friendly tidbit is the great excuser. I don't know if I respect the Ancient Egyptian more or less now. So conflicted.'Shame to let it go to waste' being uttered + 'group of witnesses with similar proto-eco guilt' - Minus -'1 socially non-excusable action involving wasteful but conventionally proper action' (note -not inexcusable action) = acceptability of said action. The degree of acceptibility depends on the degree of guilt and the degree of feeing of piety towards the conventionally proper action by the witnesses.
Live like a god
“Delicious and bountiful banquets offered to the gods and eaten by Egyptian priests and their families were laden with artery-clogging saturated fat, research shows,” The Daily Telegraph reports. “The evidence comes from hieroglyphic inscriptions on temple walls and the priests’ mummifie
d remains – which bear the unmistakable signs of damaged arteries and heart disease. Sumptuous meals of beef, wild fowl, bread, fruit, vegetables, cake, wine and beer were given up to the gods three times a day. After making their offerings at the temple, the priests would adopt a ‘shame to let it go to waste’ policy and take them back home to their families. Prof. Rosalie David, from the University of Manchester’s faculty of life sciences, who led the study, said: ‘There couldn’t be a more evocative message: Live like a god and you will pay with your health. It also shows that blocked arteries caused by rich diets are not just a modern malaise – the problem goes back to ancient civilizations.’”
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