If you were stranded in an island, and your only chance of surviving is cannibalism, would you do it?
2007-11-17 11:08:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The instinct for survival beats all other feelings.
Now I say 'No'; but what I do at that specific time and condition, I can't answer. Pray, that such a situation never arise in my life.
2007-11-17 11:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by Nimit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt. After all if we weren't supposed to eat people, then they wouldn't be made of meat. Although if it were me and only one other person I would have to decide if staying alive for a few days longer would be worth spending those last few days alone or not.
Besides, when you have gone for a significant amount of time without food, human flesh is actually the most easily digestable thing TO eat, considering that it won't have to be broken up in the same way that other foods do, since it is already the same substance as we are made of.
From a moral or ethical standpoint I would not have any problem with doing it.
2007-11-17 11:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most humans will resort to doing almost anything to survive. So if that's the only choice, then I suppose, yes.
The best survive and the least fit or capable (not worthy even) would be chosen.
Not a nice idea but most of us would choose life. Most find this idea replusive and would try to avoid this even fighting to the end to not do it, but might give in to live, especially if the one chosen would not survive much longer.
2007-11-17 11:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok... no person "commits" cannibalism (it is not healthful for an somewhat specific reason: Kreuzfeldt-Jacobs ailment), and the time-honored public stay or play in tribes (what do you think of a "gated community" is? and "communities" is what enjoying in one is declared as) or trip in packs (once you notice a team of minor ladies at a purchasing mall, this could be a "%."). playstation "equivalent" does no longer mean "all of us is the same". pps What do they call those issues like the Angles, Saxons, and Nez Perce? Oh, good, TRIBES.
2016-10-17 03:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is assuming that there are no coconuts or other forms of vegetation, fish or shell fish and I did not have to kill to eat.
Probably, but by the time I needed to, the bodies would have been buried for several days and would be in advanced state of decomp.......
Would really need to be desperate to dig one up!
2007-11-17 11:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by pagananimist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meat is meat, but it would not be my preferred method of survival. Island implies plenty of various food from the sea, like fish, shellfish, kelp and others.
2007-11-17 11:13:38 · answer #6 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't think I could do it. I would probably try the grass/trees/ANYTHING else. I think I have too much respect for human life. HOWEVER- I've never been in that situation, so I can't answer that for sure, nor can anyone, I don't think.
2007-11-17 11:22:32 · answer #7 · answered by Loving Mommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roberto---
I'm not sure about this. Did you hear about the cannibal who passed his brother on the trail? If you are a cannibal and I have offended you with this joke, please forgive me for being insensitive
2007-11-17 11:12:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, without a doubt
2007-11-17 11:11:57 · answer #9 · answered by All Knowing 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not if the other was Rosie ODonnell, there are some things worse than death.
2007-11-17 11:11:48 · answer #10 · answered by Nvr2soon 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋