"The knee-jerk brainlessness is painful to behold. Tory MSP Murdo Fraser – who else? – babbled about mummies being cancelled. How dull, how predictable. "Fraser describes himself as a Christian. Do the dead require no respect in his faith? Certainly, as an atheist, I’m troubled by the notion of behaving improperly towards the dead. "What difference is there between a corpse today, and a corpse from 4,000 years ago? Is there a point at which dignity is time-barred? If we can display the bodies of the long-dead, can we also display the bodies of those shouting about "woke museums" should they die tomorrow? "Would I personally remove dead bodies from museums? Probably not. Do I think there’s an intelligent and interesting conversation to be had about the issue? Undoubtedly. Do I think the curators who run our museums know more than me – and Murdo Fraser – and should be listened to? Of course. "So do I accept their decision to remove these objects? Yes, if they believe that’s morally right. I’m certainly not going to sit online sweaty-eyeballed and wailing about 'woke gone mad'. I have a life. "The anti-woke battalions have been cackling about how absurd it is for museums to say that consent is required before a body can be displayed. Again, when they die, can we put the bodies of the anti-woke in Kelvingrove Museum without their consent?" Let's try having an intelligent discussion about mummies in museums || Neil Mackay 👇