The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others.
Marvin HarrisEthnography literally means 'a portrait of a people.' An ethnography is a written description of a particular culture - the customs, beliefs, and behavior - based on information collected through fieldwork.
Marvin HarrisWhen a woman gives birth to a child, the child needs to be able to digest the mother's milk; but when this child is old enough to begin to eat other foods, there is some switching off of this ability to consume milk.
Marvin HarrisPigs eat grass if they are very hungry, but they can't use it as a regular source of food.
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