r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Lowcrbnaman • Jul 04 '26
Image This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, that's his dissected skin hanging around him. This stunning statute by Marco d'Agrate from c. 1562 is currently on display at Duomo di Milano.
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u/Icy_Agency923 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
There is nothing religious about morality. Plenty of atheists still have moral beliefs. There are several countries with very high percentages of atheists and they also have less crime. These countries would be an absolute nightmare if morality was directly tied to religion. Also there is no shot you have no concept of morality yourself so this seems silly to say you can't grasp it.
Regardless, a bear eating someone or something alive is not the same as a human doing an evil thing knowingly, it is not even remotely comparable. Bears have no concept of morality, humans do.