Why don't you eat human flesh?

I'm interested to hear from vegetarians and meat eaters. Obviously, vegetarians in the true sense of the word, do not eat any flesh. I am therefore interested in thoughts about this subject from vegetarians. I am interested to know from meat eaters from experience, your thoughts about this topic.

Thank you.

How many cannibals do you know?

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Now I know why your name is Therapy!

GermanHottie1981 said:

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Well, I do eat human flesh, but only if she cleans it first!

I would if I was on my own on a desert island.

I don't have a good answer... just that I find the idea repugnant. I refuse to eat dogs and cats, too.

Cows and chickens, no problem.

...Jewel hasn't been presented to me on a silver platter.

I could mention that here in the U.S. human flesh is illegal to buy, sell and consume, but even before that I just think the idea of eating a person is..well... yucky.

I also think I've heard that human flesh is tough, bitter and very stinky as it cooks.

One argument would be the reasons given for humans being above animals and hence having the right to enslave, own, murder and eat them that they are less developed. This would fall apart however when you raise the issue of the seriously disabled humans etc who are unable to think on a level deeper than a smart pig etc.

Ultimately it's human vanity, not wanting to eat anything in their own direct image.

MD7, it is that very argument about humans being above animals which I was thinking about.

I believe people that eat animals believe that they are superior to them, that they are there for their consumption and to do with how they please.

Ironically, people with an intelligence of a pig, would probably be the ones who chose not to eat an animal, over those with a supposedly higher degree of intelligence.

But eating animals isn't an issue of intelligence, it is an issue of not contributing to the rapidly degrading environment in a myriad of different ways, which threatens our survival and that of other species sharing the planet with us. Our alienation from the natural world damages not only those other beings we feel entitled to exploit and destroy, but also ourselves. The false belief is that nature is a resource and humans cannot in reality disconnect from nature. To me, there seems to be too much of a hedonistic gratification or for a narrow sense of individual salvation in this life or the next, rather than caring for animals and nature as a whole, caring for nature and animals because this is actually me (Buddhist, Taoist thinking).
[This message was edited Mon Dec 15 16:31:38 PST 2003 by Therapy]

Most species don't eat in their own kind. I'm not sure if there are any animals that indulge in cannibalism, maybe somebody knows?

Why would you want to eat a human. Have you seen what those things eat???

Tom said:

Are you asking this from a scientific or philosphical standpoint?

Lleena said:

Therapy said:

the concept of animals as property, or as legal "things" plays heavily in this discussion. In his book "Rattling the Cage", Steven Wise writes at length about the history of animals as human property, and constructs a vision of the future that is truly groundbreaking. if you haven't read it yet, please do... it is very well researched and makes the point of compassion for all sentient beings in a very convincing way.

i remember distinctly the moment when i became a vegetarian: i was driving home from work, and was listening to a heart-wrenching report on NPR about cannibalism in a nazi concentration camp. i looked down at my arm and realized that the flesh on my arm is no different from the flesh of an animal. that moment, that decision to never eat meat again, was a catalyst for a number of changes in my life. i've never looked back.

IAmTheTouch said:

cannibalism results in spreading prions diseases, so most species tend to avoid their own, although there are exceptions.

carnivores and cannibals r totally different.

Go rent a movie called "Keep the River on Your Right".

butter said:

Therapy said:

Does eating pussy count?

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talmuzic said:

Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9)

stymie said:

EvilWhiteMale said:

Does eating pussy count?

Why did I expect a comment like that from you, Evil?

mostly cause i have not figured out which wine goes with it

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