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The title says it, would you eat someone? or would it require rules?

...yes, any offers?

I would like to say "no," but if I was driven to the brink of desperation by starvation, I might. It's easy to say, "Oh, I'd never do such-and-such," but the truth is, until one is faced with an actual situation of that sort, one never knows for sure.

Only if they died before me and I didn't kill them.

Besides, eating human flesh causes many diseases.

I would probably commit suicide before it got to the point where the only option was to eat other people.

well, if someone handed me a small plate ide try it i guess. so i will go with yes

hell, it could be good for all i know.

well, if someone handed me a small plate ide try it i guess. so i will go with yes

uh...

I thought the point was that you were on a desert island or something with no food...

If I was offered it, I would immediately flip out and find out what the fuck is wrong with that person to serve people to people and sick the cops on them.

Recreationally? No.
For survival? Sure, as a last resort.

Also, you can add a poll if you click on thread tools.

Is anyone scared that more people would eat others then those who woundn't?

Only if they died before me and I didn't kill them.

Besides, eating human flesh causes many diseases.

I would probably commit suicide before it got to the point where the only option was to eat other people.

It doesn't cause disease, instead it can spread disease. Huge difference.

And yes, I would, but only if driven to the point due to hunger, and I didn't kill them.

Survival>Obscure morals

what, you wouldnt take a nick out of it?

Yes. Meat is meat when you're in a life-or-death situation. I'd want to hold out as long as possible before going cannibal, of course.

Only if its low fat, I have to worry about calories you know.

lol, low fat of course, i was thinking of maybe one rib

uh...

I thought the point was that you were on a desert island or something with no food...

If I was offered it, I would immediately flip out and find out what the fuck is wrong with that person to serve people to people and sick the cops on them.

There's always the "anthropologist among cannibals" scenario: eat the flesh or risk offending the tribe. A few anthropologists have eaten human flesh.

what, you wouldnt take a nick out of it?

No.

Eating people is insane.

Thats why people who come back to normal life after eating their survival buddies are almost always in horrible mental condition which sometimes lasts forever.

Thus, me committing suicide before I have to eat people.

I want my baby back baby back.....

Apparently the human body tastes a lot like pork.

This is reasonable to me because the human body and the pig's are actually very similar.

Too bad you used "Apparently" :P

hell, it could be good for all i know.

Apparently the human body tastes a lot like pork.

This is reasonable to me because the human body and the pig's are actually very similar.

I would like to say "no," but if I was driven to the brink of desperation by starvation, I might. It's easy to say, "Oh, I'd never do such-and-such," but the truth is, until one is faced with an actual situation of that sort, one never knows for sure.

Quoted for truth.

Coalition, i doubt you wouldnt if you were starving.

Who know's a little BBQ sauce and bam!

okay, well whatever you say has to challenge almost half the people who siad yes

No.

Eating people is insane.

Thats why people who come back to normal life after eating their survival buddies are almost always in horrible mental condition which sometimes lasts forever.

Thus, me committing suicide before I have to eat people.

No, only the notion of eating a person is what causes mental stress. Not the act itself. To say that is asinine, and idiotic.

No, only the notion of eating a person is what causes mental stress. Not the act itself. To say that is asinine, and idiotic.

And if you stuck on a desert island with nothing to eat you won't know that the dead person that was hanging around you yesterday is human so you won't go crazy?

No.

Eating people is insane.

Thats why people who come back to normal life after eating their survival buddies are almost always in horrible mental condition which sometimes lasts forever.

Thus, me committing suicide before I have to eat people.

What about another scenario when you are on some exotic Pacific Island tour and stay for a while with some tribe which has some weird ritual involving eating flesh? And someone offered you a little finger or something?

Yes. A small child, for preference.

What about another scenario when you are on some exotic Pacific Island tour and stay for a while with some tribe which has some weird ritual involving eating flesh? And someone offered you a little finger or something?

Do the best I can to pretend to eat it whilst not eating it.

And if you stuck on a desert island with nothing to eat you won't know that the dead person that was hanging around you yesterday is human so you won't go crazy?

No, it's the notion that there is something terribly wrong with eating a person that is what causes the stress.

For instance, if I had to, I would have qualms whatsoever about eating a dead person. I sure as hell wouldn't enjoy it, or want to, but I wouldn't beat myself for eating someone for survival reasons.

And there are cannibals who do not suffer from mental illness or stress. It's not something they are generally proud of, or want to speak about, but it doesn't always cause stress.

ya, i wouldnt trip if i ate one rib.

i think someone asked if they would themselves?, i would but that one is hard because if i was starving, id have to be drugged to eat a peice of myslef lol.

True Sean

What about another scenario when you are on some exotic Pacific Island tour and stay for a while with some tribe which has some weird ritual involving eating flesh? And someone offered you a little finger or something?

Actually, most cannibalistic societies do not enjoy eating flesh, and very rarely have community rituals involving it where everyone partakes.

For instance, some cultures only do so to "clean" the body of bad spirits. Another example is the Cannibal ritual of a Native American tribe(Forget the name at the moment)-basically one man plays "the Cannibal", enters a trance, and "hunts" the other members of the community(Everyone is fair game; however Children were usually kept inside during the ritual). If you are caught by the cannibal, he will bite, gnaw, and actually tear off pieces of flesh. The villagers must trick the cannibal into the ritual hall, where he is then cleansed of the demon.

Now, an outside observer would see the cannibal as a mentally instable individual, and that this is asinine and insane. However, this is not the case. In this culture the act of eating is very important(various reasons), and eating a person is viewed as the ultimate evil. The cannibal, to them, represents all that is wrong and evil within them, and so with this ritual they are cleansing their society of this evil.

Basically, cannibalism is viewed differently across various societies.

Recreationally? No.


Why not? It sounds like a basket of lulz.

I would only eat another person if that person had made it known to me somehow before their death that they didn't mind.

Pass the salt, would you?

If I'd have to have an arm or a leg amputated, I'd have some of it cooked up.

If I'd have to have an arm or a leg amputated, I'd have some of it cooked up.

Actually, I would too.

Only if it was the final option to keep myself alive, otherwise, no.

What about another scenario when you are on some exotic Pacific Island tour and stay for a while with some tribe which has some weird ritual involving eating flesh?

Ain't no such thing. There's no cannibalism in the Pacific any more. It was mostly stamped out by hugely successful missionaries in the late 19th century.

This reminds me, I can't wait until I get that issue to legalize cannibalism in my country ;)

Actually, most cannibalistic societies do not enjoy eating flesh, and very rarely have community rituals involving it where everyone partakes.

For instance, some cultures only do so to "clean" the body of bad spirits. Another example is the Cannibal ritual of a Native American tribe(Forget the name at the moment)-basically one man plays "the Cannibal", enters a trance, and "hunts" the other members of the community(Everyone is fair game; however Children were usually kept inside during the ritual). If you are caught by the cannibal, he will bite, gnaw, and actually tear off pieces of flesh. The villagers must trick the cannibal into the ritual hall, where he is then cleansed of the demon.


Among the Maori, it was a way of destroying your opponent completely and absorbing his mana (power, authority, influence, prestige...), thus eradicating his and increasing your own.

Um, no. Not under any circumstances, no matter how dire and desperate the situation may be.

Am only mildly surprised that only slightly less than half at this point said they would indeed resort to such. (13 against, 12 for) Sorta reaffirms my faith in the future of mankind, that does. We are obviously only one massive catastrophe away from total animalistic savagery and that horror that is The Great Rotisserie Barbecue and Grill In The Sky.

Remind me not to die until I am old and stringy enough to be left off the menu.

Stop poking me with that fork. I'm not done yet.

Um, no. Not under any circumstances, no matter how dire and desperate the situation may be.

Am only mildly surprised that only slightly less than half at this point said they would indeed resort to such. (13 against, 12 for) Sorta reaffirms my faith in the future of mankind, that does. We are obviously only one massive catastrophe away from total animalistic savagery and that horror that is The Great Rotisserie Barbecue and Grill In The Sky.

Remind me not to die until I am old and stringy enough to be left off the menu.

Stop poking me with that fork. I'm not done yet.

That's why your Country’s economy is imploded, because you don't allow the sale of human flesh :mad:

silly socialists

Yes I do spy on you :fluffle:

I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...

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Sure, why not? Only if push comes to shove, mind you, but if the choice comes down to fish or flesh, I go with the flesh. Can't abide the taste of fish...

A little FYI: cannibalism means eating sentients, eating your own species has a spesific name. So if there are more sentients out there(say, on a different planet), cannibalism isn't that bad on the face of it. I'll see if I can't dig up the terms.

EDIT: Eating your own species is called anthropophagy.

A little FYI: cannibalism means eating sentients, eating your own species has a spesific name. So if there are more sentients out there(say, on a different planet), cannibalism isn't that bad on the face of it. I'll see if I can't dig up the terms.

EDIT: Eating your own species is called anthropophagy.

Nope, it's the other way round. Cannibalism means eating members of your own species (hence a cannibal squid is a squid that eats other squid). Anthropophagy means eating human beings.

Nope, it's the other way round. Cannibalism means eating members of your own species (hence a cannibal squid is a squid that eats other squid). Anthropophagy means eating human beings.

I stand corrected. Many thanks! Learn something new every day. ;)

I want to feed my dog dog meat

...Well, I was planning on having some braised brisket of Corneliu for dinner this evening...

Yes. Meat is meat when you're in a life-or-death situation. I'd want to hold out as long as possible before going cannibal, of course.

This.

if it was my last chance of survival, yeh i would eat people. Besides, they are meat like Cows or Sheep and we eat them quite happily.

Yes, I think that food is 1 of the few good reasons to kill something, whichever species it is, the other reasons being self-defence and euthanasia. I probly wouldn't actually do it myself unless it came under either of the above or survival tho.

If I'd have to have an arm or a leg amputated, I'd have some of it cooked up.
Even if you'd had it amputated because of gangrene? Not sure about that.

I'd eat human flesh. Mind you, considering my view of humanity is quite as low as it is, it's hardly a moral issue for me.

depends...?
he he he ...what a fuck's wrong with you people...?
apart girls who tasted meat every morning...why eat someone...
starvation is not an excuse...but...maybe you never starved...
and in your twisted minds...could be something nice...
so...anyone wants some piece of me...?
he he he ...i have something to give...:upyours:

depends who it was. i reckon some people'd be too chewy and stringy.

Yes.

*yawn*

Depends if I could get a nice chanti to go with my human flesh

El-presidente Boris

<<wins a point for the first Hannibul Lecter reference fffsssfsssssssss:eek:

depends...?
he he he ...what a fuck's wrong with you people...?
apart girls who tasted meat every morning...why eat someone...
starvation is not an excuse...but...maybe you never starved...
and in your twisted minds...could be something nice...
so...anyone wants some piece of me...?
he he he ...i have something to give...:upyours:

I would eat you just to stop you from ever speaking such english again.

The title says it, would you eat someone? or would it require rules?

I'm not saying I'm gonna run around bashing people's heads in - but in an "Alive" situation (crashed plane, loads of nicely freeze-packed people laying around) I find it hard to believe I'd refuse a source of ready protein if I was starving.

Is it morally wrong? I don't know - my compunctions would be more about not wanting to eat family or friends... 'recognisable' meat, I guess.

Anyone who seriously holds they would never eat human flesh, should really consider their everyday diet. Most of us actually have little or no idea what meat contributes to the 'meat' products we eat every day.

And if you stuck on a desert island with nothing to eat you won't know that the dead person that was hanging around you yesterday is human so you won't go crazy?

If I was on a desert island(these seem very common) with a bunch of my buddies, and I kicked the bucket, I don't think I would mind if they barbecued up what was left of me.

That being said, I don't like meat for the most part, and eating human doesn't sound appetizing. Maybe in an extreme survival situation, but so long as I don't end up stranded on some strange desert island with a bunch of dead people, this won't be an issue.

Ive legalized cannabalism in my country

It seems that alot of us either would or would under circumstances.

starvation is not an excuse...

anyone who thinks that is silly imo

The title says it, would you eat someone? or would it require rules?

Due to all the chemicals we expose ourselves to and consume our meat is Grade F, theres a thread about it here somewhere. If you don't beleive me you can ask the morgue why people take a longer time to rot. Plus cannibalism causes prion related sickness.

Lol yeah, considering all the chemicals we deal with, all the shit we eat and the way we treat our bodies, our bodies are pretty much rotted inside.

Good thing about the prions, I forgot that. Prions are fucking scary. Ill use them to scare my kid into eating properly.

"IF YOU DONT EAT THE POTATOES THE PRIONS WILL ROT YOUR BRAIN AND MAKE IT A SPONGE!!!"

Watch out for the Americans/Europeans. That meat is filthy.

Only the cheeks. I've been told they are especially tasty.

Is there BBQ sauce? If so, then probably yes. Otherwise, it's a tossup. But I think my curiosity and hunger for meat would win in the end.

Well, the toxin buildup issue is one of the reasons I only eat babies. Preferably breast-fed babies.

Well, the toxin buildup issue is one of the reasons I only eat babies. Preferably breast-fed babies.

Less meat though isnt' there? Although I suppose the bones are softer.

Less meat though isnt' there? Although I suppose the bones are softer.

Mmm. Red bone marrow! Makes a lovely gravy.
*smacks lips*

Looking at my fellow americans, no, eating cow doesn't count as cannibalism... I don't think.

Sure, why not.

wow, i thought no one posted on this, when i made this thread i thought alot of people would say no lol.

The title says it, would you eat someone? or would it require rules?

I would make a sexual joke, but that's too easy.

ya i knew what you wanted to say lol