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ZombieHorde

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7. Turning people into inanimate objects is more offensive to me

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 11:21 PM

Jan 2012

than people urinating on inanimate objects.

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I think we should be as nice as we can in this life. Not killing each other isn't a bad place to start in my opinion. The pissing is extremely minor compared to the killing from my point of view.

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Bodily desecration is disturbing—but why? [View all] rug Jan 2012 OP

You reminded me of the story of David and the foreskins... spin Jan 2012 #1

Very funny bit in Heller's "God Knows" based on David's story dmallind Jan 2012 #3

The reasons are of course all cultural, religious and traditional dmallind Jan 2012 #2

For me it's the barbaric aspect of pissing on an enemy that you have just killed. cbayer Jan 2012 #4

Because they are defenseless? PassingFair Jan 2012 #5

TMI rug Jan 2012 #6

Turning people into inanimate objects is more offensive to me ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #7