Re: What Made My Day Today :-)

On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 2:53:39 +0000, Physfitfreak wrote:

On 12/12/24 7:35 PM, Bertietaylor wrote:

On Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:54:23 +0000, Physfitfreak wrote:
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On 12/11/24 7:41 PM, Bertietaylor wrote:

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What's sane in the Middle East, Roachie? Place has been the biggest pain
in the a* for thousands of years.

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Your sense of "sanity" matches your sense of physics of course.

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Pigheaded adherence to ridiculous lies is a Middle East derived trait.
Accounts for their sufferings and the pains they cause.
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 From web:
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    "Bali refers to a type of sacrificial ritual that was historically
practiced in certain parts of India. The word "Bali" means "sacrifice"
in Sanskrit, and in the context of this practice, it referred to
offerings made to deities, spirits, or forces of nature. These
sacrifices were believed to appease or please these entities, thereby
ensuring prosperity, fertility, or good harvests.

The bad western translators invariably twist the meanings of Sanskrit
words to suit their devious ends. Bali as a part of a far greater ritual
involving sacred mantras means giving up of something precious, like
shaving off one's hair, or breaking a coconut, as evidence of devotion
to the Gods and Goddesses. Bal means strength and Bali means what is
strong; the giving up of what pleases makes for strength. The best Bali
thus is ones pride, ego, anger, lust, etc

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The most extreme forms of Bali involved the sacrifice of humans or
animals. While animal sacrifices were more common, there were also
reports of human sacrifice being performed in some rural and tribal
areas, especially in the belief that it would bring about better
agricultural yields or prevent misfortune. This was especially seen in
certain regions of India, where superstition and traditional beliefs
persisted strongly.

Animal sacrifices are still there but getting rarer in urban areas. The
numbers are vanishingly small when considering the number of animals
sacrificed to the belly gods.
Human sacrifice is a crime in India and while some mad people commit
murders for propitiating their gods the numbers are again vanishingly
small as compared to the numbers of other murders.

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In ancient and medieval times, this ritual was often conducted by tribal
communities or in places where traditional practices and beliefs were
deeply ingrained.

Generally speaking the tribal people do not kill animals for rituals but
for food. Traditional practices did call for the killing of goats and
even buffaloes, but these days animal killings are replaced by breaking
coconuts or large vegetables. Symbolic. Some sects never practised
animal killings.
The human sacrifice, in extreme cases, might involve

kidnapping, and in some instances, it was reported that children were
taken and sacrificed in rituals intended to bring prosperity to the
community's farms."

Reports, huh. Bastardy at work, typically Einsteinian - telling lies
shamelessly.
Woof-woof woof woof-woof woof
What liars some apes be!
Bertietaylor