Comments on: Parsi Dead: A Video of the Towers of Silence Controversey http://parsikhabar.net/parsi-dead-a-video-of-the-towers-of-silence-controversey/ Parsis: The Zoroastrians Of India Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:53:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dr Sorab Sadri http://parsikhabar.net/parsi-dead-a-video-of-the-towers-of-silence-controversey/comment-page-1/#comment-9561 Dr Sorab Sadri Sat, 19 May 2007 08:44:57 +0000 http://parsikhabar.net/parsi-dead-a-video-of-the-towers-of-silence-controversey/#comment-9561 I am surprised at the myopia that pervades the clergy in this miniscule community. Let us understand that disposal of the dead is environmentally conditioned. In Israel the dead were burried standing for want fo space. In Arabia they were burried as sandy land was plentiful. In Iran there were rocky mountains and disposal of the dead at the mountain top was logical. In the southern regions of Asia wood was available so human beings took up burning the dead. Religion as usual was used to explain reality ex post facto and give it a spiritual tinge so that people think it is the truth. That all truth is relative seems to have escaped their thoughts! Instead of letting the vultures eat you why not donate your body or parts thereof? A good idea would be to donate the to the Parsi General Hospital ( a dying institution anyway) or the nearest medical college so that childen can learn and not be seeped in meaningless and oft irrational beliefs. I am sure the Great mmensity above would consider it a beter thing to do! I am surprised at the myopia that pervades the clergy in this miniscule community. Let us understand that disposal of the dead is environmentally conditioned. In Israel the dead were burried standing for want fo space. In Arabia they were burried as sandy land was plentiful. In Iran there were rocky mountains and disposal of the dead at the mountain top was logical. In the southern regions of Asia wood was available so human beings took up burning the dead. Religion as usual was used to explain reality ex post facto and give it a spiritual tinge so that people think it is the truth. That all truth is relative seems to have escaped their thoughts!

Instead of letting the vultures eat you why not donate your body or parts thereof? A good idea would be to donate the to the Parsi General Hospital ( a dying institution anyway) or the nearest medical college so that childen can learn and not be seeped in meaningless and oft irrational beliefs.
I am sure the Great mmensity above would consider it a beter thing to do!

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