Taboo

So, we talked in class a bit about 'Taboo' and the power it has. Most of the power of taboos comes from the discomfort it causes in people. Taboos tend to be things we either don't understand, or feel is 'wrong' and seeing or talking about these things tends to make us uncomfortable.

One aspect of taboo that I hadn't thought of was that taboos were 'holy'. I'm not sure how much I agree with that. I do agree that lots of things that are 'holy' are taboo, and for some people religion itself is taboo, but that all taboos are taboo because they are holy is too big of a generalization. Personally, I feel that cannibalism is a taboo, but I sure hope that it isn't a 'holy' thing.

But I digress; anywho, it's clear that the Bible contains a lot of taboo topics. And perhaps this is where it gets so much of it's 'power.'

Lastly, please excuse the over-use of the word 'taboo' - there just aren’t a lot of words to replace it with.