is cannibalism wrong
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As has already been mentioned, its morally fine, but health wise, not such a good idea (although one isolated act of cannibalism is less of a problem). But I have to say, for a site that calls itself a the most tolerant etc. etc. place on the internet, theres an awful lot of people saying its wrong just because it is.
If someone died of natural causes and I had no other food source, I'd be pretty okay with trying human, but I'd never go out of my way to eat people
Wow, you're cool.
Even ignoring the fact that humans would taste disgusting, I've heard that human flesh is addictive, so, yeah, I'd say it's wrong.
Even ignoring the fact that humans would taste disgusting, I've heard that human flesh is addictive, so, yeah, I'd say it's wrong.
say you were in waiting from rescue from.... well i cant think of anything right now but if your buddy or someone died and that was your only food source for 10 days then it would be okay i guess. I see nothing wrong with it unless it was pointless cannabalism like in fallout 3
Gee let's see....DUH!
Would you want someone eating your body? It's not respectful to DIGEST people!
Would you want someone eating your body? It's not respectful to DIGEST people!
If I'm dead, I'm pretty sure my mum wants to see my body intact.
I'm also against being killed so I could be eaten.
Although, you would have to wonder how a cannibal thinks....oh wait...
I'm also against being killed so I could be eaten.
Although, you would have to wonder how a cannibal thinks....oh wait...
It is wrong just because it is. Saying any different is insane. If someone's life depended on getting food urgently and there was no other place then that's the only situation I wouldn't want the cannibal hospitalised immediately. I can't even try to balance my argument, it's illegal, it's deeply disturbing, it's a sure sign of serious mental issues, there is no way it could possibly be considered right in modern times.
Thank you! If you think eating another Human being, even in an extreme situation, you are seriously fucked up. Only if you have mental issues should you even think about it.Grey_Focks said:
It was cows eating cow BRAINS. The proteins in the brain cause certain problems, not the meat. If cows were meat eaters, then eating other cows would probably be fine. Scavenger mammals eat other scavenger mammals, and actually, Humans evolved, most likely, as primarily scavengers. As for human meat, nutritionally, I can imagine no significant difference between most animals, outside of taste, fat content, etc.Kagim said:
Overall, nutritionally, human meat is probably the same as other meats. Except that if something dies of a disease, you may not want to eat the meat, and it detracts from ones ability to show respect for the dead. But strictly speaking, its not exactly immoral. Just hard to justify. But in a survival situation, it is perfectly acceptable.
yeah, its disguisting!
if it were a life or death thing were your only chance to survive is to eat the dead guy next to you.... MABEY it would be diffrent.
i just cant fathom eating another person.
if it were a life or death thing were your only chance to survive is to eat the dead guy next to you.... MABEY it would be diffrent.
i just cant fathom eating another person.
There's a disease called Kuru, it was theorized that it became "common" in the Fore tribe of Papua New Guinea because of cannibalism. It's a disease that can basically make you laugh yourself to death in the end. (Can take 5-20 years to show symptoms, and after that it's about 12 months until death)Kagim said:
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease)
OT: Uhhh... It's bad because of the above. Although I can think of worse ways to die than laughing yourself to death, you're still just as dead.
Honestly though, this is one of the weakest arguments you can make against cannibalism.TraderJimmy said:
The unhealthiness argument is based off of a requirement that the person you are eating is contaminated with a disease-causing protein which is normally rare. And think about it, has red meat being unhealthy for you prevented the consumption of beef? Has mercury in fish prevented the consumption of fish?
Cannibalism isn't "against the natural order of things" either, from crocodiles to spiders to chimpanzees, there are many, many species of animals which are cannibalistic.
The fact of the matter though, is that humans have evolved in close-knit societies where in order for the old people to survive, other people had to take care of them. To engage in cannibalism would break apart the attachments of group members, who identified themselves as friends or relatives of the deceased, naturally provoking resentment, and thus damaging the all-important group dynamic.
Thus, human cannibalism is rare because of the social taboos around it, not because it is inherently unnatural. Cannibals would be ostracized if discovered in most instances.
Furthermore, as this paper says, Cannibals Dine Alone because the spread of rare cannibalism-born diseases only happens when groups engage in it. Thus the social taboos serve both to maintain stronger relationships and to protect the group from these rare diseases.
In conclusion, most humans feel a natural aversion to it because of our socially-guided evolution.