I have seen it and took my kids. It was really amazing. Definitely helps to understand how the body works. I don’t understand why anyone would have a problem with it. At first it might be a little uncomfortable, but once you get used to it, it is an awesome display of how detailed and incredible the human body is.
The problems with it are that (A) the whole thing is based on a lie - the “donors” were most likely political prisoners who were executed by a repressive government. Those are the bodies of young, healthy people. (B) Someone is profiting from the display of their bodies. (C) Our society becomes less and less respectful toward others’ lives. It might be “neat” and educational, etc. but a dead human body should not be displayed for entertainment.
A lampshade made from the skin of a WW2 concentration camp victim probably lit a room beautifully.
I agree. This field trip has more educational value than most I read about. I would have loved to have seen this as a child. I might have considered a field in medicine.
I went to it in DC with some friends and an 18 year old thinking about going into medicine. It was uncomfortable at first, the 18 year old's encouragement to go turned out to be well worth it. It was humbling and educational and spiritual. I talked about God and his wonderful creation the whole way through. You look at all the intricacies of the human body, how the whole body works together, you see displays of the pancreas, the apendix, smokers lungs, the tendens the circulatory system, the blood vessels, the heart, etc. it was absolutely fascinating.