Comments on: What is a Taboo? http://arizonarockstours.com/2010/02/10/what-is-a-taboo/ Arizona Rocks Like You've Never Seen Its Rocks Before Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: @anarchists http://arizonarockstours.com/2010/02/10/what-is-a-taboo/comment-page-1/#comment-42 @anarchists Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:40:41 +0000 http://arizonarockstours.com/?p=1061#comment-42 "Taboos" are also a simplified means of codifying natural law.In Jewish example,not eating "fish without scales" links directly to high mercury levels in those species(i.e. shark,eel ). Taboos relating to harvesting seafood trees and even intercommunity interreaction are common and widespread among indigenous dwelling cultures.They were simply the rules by which society must live in order to ensure the reperpetuation of human, other life and earth forces,put in a way which is simple enough for a 4 year old to understand, enduring enough to be consistent transcending the generations. Taboo is actually an anglicization of the Maori word Tapu , whose closest euro equivalent is Verboten with all the attendant connotations. The substantial difference between "traditional taboo" necessary eco law "social taboo" fluctuating etiquette and "religious taboo" there to serve a 3rd party agenda, is worthy of exploration:) “Taboos” are also a simplified means of codifying natural law.In Jewish example,not eating “fish without scales” links directly to high mercury levels in those species(i.e. shark,eel ). Taboos relating to harvesting seafood trees and even intercommunity interreaction are common and widespread among indigenous dwelling cultures.They were simply the rules by which society must live in order to ensure the reperpetuation of human, other life and earth forces,put in a way which is simple enough for a 4 year old to understand, enduring enough to be consistent transcending the generations.
Taboo is actually an anglicization of the Maori word Tapu , whose closest euro equivalent is Verboten with all the attendant connotations.

The substantial difference between “traditional taboo” necessary eco law “social taboo” fluctuating etiquette and “religious taboo” there to serve a 3rd party agenda, is worthy of exploration:)

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