Slog - Comments on The Birth of the Anatomy Theater

Comment by boydmain

boydmain — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:31:57 -0800

And now we have Grey's Anatomy...

Comment by BD

BD — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:39:30 -0800

That in the way it�s almost impossible to separate the history of religion from the history of science

Brilliant observation, Mr. Mudede. Something to ponder.

Comment by Just Me

Just Me — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:39:45 -0800

It may have been crude but at least they were diving into science.

Comment by JC

JC — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:54:32 -0800

It�s almost impossible to separate the history of religion from the history of anything. Art, architecture, literature, government... just about everything was related to religion in some way.

Comment by summertime

summertime — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:05:56 -0800

And these same people(well their blood family you know, the ones that were not scientists) had the nerve to label the Inca, The Mayans, and the Aztecs savages. Yes,they were andvancing science, but when does that very painful experiment stop on the living.
Knowing enough is Knowing enough, thats science. No need to
Doing it because they get a thrill out of it is sick, twisted and religous. I sure wouldn't wish that on anybody, what they did back in those days.
Thank god for the future to come along.

Comment by JC

JC — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:15:00 -0800

#5
There are surgery shows on television, here in the future.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:16:36 -0800

Are we sure the guy on the table in the second etching is supposed to be dead?

Comment by summertime

summertime — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:22:24 -0800

#7 thats what I was thinking. How do we know? either that or I read to many horror and sci-fi novels.

Comment by brad

brad — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:16:41 -0800

i like this logic but in a way charles' inference is using circular reasoning, which we all know is a fallacy.

Comment by Giffy

Giffy — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:46:24 -0800

Are they making people soup in that little cauldron there. I say witchcraft.

Comment by Chris B

Chris B — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:16:54 -0800

And what about the birth of Anatomy Musical? Would you say that's "Sweeney Todd"?

Comment by buzzkill

buzzkill — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:27:03 -0800

"Indeed, it�s far better to be a living dog than a dead man."

Unless you live with Descartes.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:50:55 -0800

I think some dogs have it a lot better than some living humans.

Comment by stacy

stacy — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:54:21 -0800

if you enjoy thinking about 17th century anatomy theaters, then i highly recommend the book "stiff: the curious life of human cadavers." pretty interesting stuff.

Comment by stiletto

stiletto — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:13:24 -0800

@11- Sweeney Todd is not comparable- it's about the character more than his bloody acts.

I'd probably say something similar of today's medical dramas- they tend to be a little better written- with their dose of surgical voyeurism.

CSI might be more up that alley- all pseudoscience and no plot.