Why are so many people obsessed with skulls? Is it their way of dealing with their fear of death?
Not a fear of death, a fear of not living. Consider skulls as a symbol of death and being close to death makes you feel more alive than anything. So by displaying those skulls, we remind ourselves of our inevitable fate and remember to live each day to it's fullest. We celebrate life and recognize how precious it is.
Why is the Imperium of Man so obsessed with skulls?
One of the quite deep answers I found some time ago while browsing Reddit is this (by redditor Huller_BRTD):“The skull represents the sacrifice that maintains the Imperium of man and it represents humanity itself.It is important to make the distinction: it is a human skull, not some Xenos they killed and used as a trophy, human.It is used to show that at it's core, the human being is perfect. Skulls are used to display that even in death humanity is superior to any xenos. It also helps making the people of the Imperium accept death as a natural part of life, which makes it easier to lay down your life for humanity and it's Emperor.”And on my note, I’d say it’s part of this dark, Gothic and dystopian feel, the W40k is so proud of. The first thing I think of when thinking of Gothic chapels are catacombs and skulls. Must be something to it.EDIT:Keep in mind that Imperium is ridden with phrases like: “Even in Death, I still serve” which shows attitude of the humans towards the concept of dying (just look at those Death Korps Guardsmen), and I remembered reading in one of the W40k novel (The Horusian Wars: Resurrection) and in there there was an Inquisitor Ivixia Dannica who had a skull of her father (IG Colonel) made into servoskull to show his devotion and willingness to serve the Emperor even after death
Why do people like pictures of skulls?
Bah! This ones easy….Skull is the seat of your brain, the cage of your consciousness. If you see someone's skull they are dead.For these reasons the skull is the ultimate symbol of mortality, a skeleton is the remains of a dead creature and by itself fairly unremarkable if found.But a skull?Alone in the tangled hedgerow? That's a tale of a troubled murder, a grisly clue to a wanton slaying, a perverse obsession with the object that carried the essence of a life lived.You see the brain is where most people think they exist, memories, sight, hearing and thought all tied up in a gristly grey nugget.Joy of skulls is a rebellion, note it's use in satanic gatherings rebelling against the church and youth culture rebelling against the state.Joy of skulls tells people you laugh in the face of death, a one fingered salute to the grim reaper. To love a skull or its image is to own your own mortality.
Is it unprofessional for medical student to take selfie with human skull?
no
Can an arrow peirce a human skull?
Easily, being dependent on the power of the bow, of course. ? ¿
Why does a human skull look scary?
Skulls bear the greatest resemblance to a living animal, thus human skulls remind us of our death and mortality. During the Renaissance, skulls were often displayed as decorations of “memento mori” – reminders that all life ends in death. In Mexico, there is at least one place where graves are not bought, but rented. If the family can no longer afford to pay the rent, the caretakers dig up the remains (which tend to become mummified due to the environment) and display them in a gruesome cave museum. Particularly popular for tourists to visit during the Mexican “Day of the Dead.” And, as observantly pointed out, an area with human skulls and bones scattered around is probably NOT a safe place to linger.
Why are some people fascinated with skulls as decoration, including tattoos?
Death is endlessly fascinating in so many ways, and a human skull is an easily recognizable and visceral symbol of our mortality.What death is, and how it fascinates, is very much subjective. It’s also universal, we’ll all die, we’ll all think about it.When you take the main symbolism into consideration, it’s not so surprising that skulls are something many people find interesting enough to decorate themselves and their surroundings with. I’d be surprised that so comparatively few people do so, if it wasn’t for the myriad of other symbols of death everywhere.
Anthropology: What type of skulls do biracial and multiracial people have?
Miranda, caucasoid, mongoloid and négroid are all outdated taxonomic classifications. They were used by naturalists to describe races during the 18th century. I honestly don't know how many times I have said this... (WITH EMPHASIS) Race is nothing more than a social construct arbitrarily imposed on a continuous range of phenotypical characteristics. The western world is so obsessed with racial classification. I don't know of any statistical measurements done on the skull shape of biracial/multiracial individuals. However, there are three well known types of cephalic indexes: dolichocephalic, mesocephalic, and brachycephalic; BUT, environmental conditions have a significant impact on skull shape. I suggest you research more about "cranial plasticity".
How and why is the word Caucasian used to describe skull, "race," or phenotype for human remains in Africa or Asia or other regions outside of Europe even when the human remains are not from or originating in the Caucasus Mountains?
Your link is talking about Homo erectus skulls that were found in the Caucasus region. The remains are over one million years old and are not modern humans who didn’t exist at that time.Nowadays, the term Caucasian is only used for peoples living around the Caucasus area. Caucasus peoples look no different to Europeans, Middle Eastern people and other peoples in Asia who resemble Europeans, because they share the same ancient ancestors.Homo erectus found in Georgia recreated:Peoples of the Caucasus Mountains resemble peoples of Europe, Middle East and other Asian countries because of shared ancient ancestors:Georgians:Italians:Iraqi Yazidi: