Cannibalism

Good point! I think that if you were stranded, it'd be whoever you were stranded with. But have you seen "King Kong", the latest version? In that one, they go to King Kong's island and all the tribal people jump out, ready to eat the guys on the ship. So yes, that's murder. So you have 2 guilt trips to live with, you murdered someone, and you ate them. But if you have to eat to survive, is it murder or neccesity?

That's a good point! :) You should always try a different route before you resort to cannibalism.

Cannibalism is really a sick act.Right in the world of the sane its just not done we dont go around eating humans.So the thought of it turns most peoples stomaches.If I was in a situation that its live or die. I seriously might have to eat someones leg or something.It depends on alot of factors now if we were an island(like in castaway) Im sure there are fish and such that we can catch and eat varies berries that are not posion.But now if we where in the artic (like in Alive)nothing but ice and snow freezing and strave, if it would help me possible live a bit longer and my friend die first and I get to thinking about my kids and such. I bet they'd start to look pretty tasty to me.....

You're not supposed to eat your neighbor, but in the Bible, some cultures weren't allowed to eat pork, either. Do you like ham, pork chops, ribs??? Is that a sin too?

Thank you for that clarification, that's a good point, there are very different reasons for why a human would eat another human - in some cultures, people think it is the highest honor for a god or king to be eaten by his people.

now that is somethin to think about. Well then, i would try not to eat humans or I'll be sick .... lol

Ewwwwww. Have you ever eaten squirrel?

crassus.....did you know that Horse meat is more nutritional than beef. Many doctors prescribe horsemeat for patients with anemia.....it's higher in iron than beef.

I didn't realize this was still going on, I mean I assumed in emergency situations, etc. but I wasn't aware that it is still widely practiced. I'm sorry about your friend/acquaintance having to see this and am glad it wasn't her/him that was being eateN!

Who is Ray Mears???

I have not seen that movie Cannibal Holocaust. Oh, but speaking of cannibal movies, anyone remember Silence of the Lambs? Hannibal Lector "ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti". What I didn't realize is that Hannibal Lector has an amazing backstory. Hannibal Lecter was born in Lithuania in 1938 to a wealthy aristocratic family. His father was a count and his mother a descendant of the famous Visconti family of Milan. In Hannibal he is said to be a cousin of the artist Balthus. He had a younger sister named Mischa. When Lecter was six, a group of German deserters retreating from Russia shelled his family's estate, killing his parents and most of the servants. Lecter, his sister, and other local children were rounded up by the group of deserters to be used as sustenance during the cold Baltic winter. Mischa was killed and eaten, but young Lecter managed to escape. It is believed that this event would shape the rest of Lecter's life; Harris writes that it destroyed his faith in God, and he believed from then on that there was no real justice in the world. Years later, he would come to see Clarice Starling as a surrogate for his sister. Wow. And although Anthony Hopkins is who we remember as Hannibal Lector, he was also played by Brian Cox in "Manhunter".