The case for cannibalism

dudley · Post by **dudley** » 20 Dec 2010, 14:49

This article is food for thought.

http://www.slate.com/id/2278240/

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 20 Dec 2010, 15:22

I suppose that could explain why so many more humans are being bred, and why a lot of them are being fattened up. I'm not sure that filling them full of nasty chemicals is a good idea though!

ziggy12345 · Post by **ziggy12345** » 20 Dec 2010, 15:50

When there are too many people and not enough food this is the perfect solution

DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 20 Dec 2010, 15:54

Its an interesting article, but I'll leave killing and eating the neighbours off the plan for now.
Now killing them and feeding them to pigs....

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 20 Dec 2010, 16:09

The article didn't mention the most obvious example of cannibalism in present-day human culture. Though symbolic only, don't christians still eat the bread and drink the wine? I wonder if the ceremony was, in some way, devised as a substitute for whatever went before

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DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 20 Dec 2010, 16:16

Jesus turned himself into crackers because he wanted us to eat him, but didnt want us to be canibals.

Grok?

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 20 Dec 2010, 16:22

Grok.

Sensible chap he was. But the fact that he felt it necessary to do so is, by itself, an interesting comment on our (ancestors') atitude to cannibalism.

featherstick · Post by **featherstick** » 20 Dec 2010, 16:56

RenewableCandy wrote:The article didn't mention the most obvious example of cannibalism in present-day human culture. Though symbolic only, don't christians still eat the bread and drink the wine? I wonder if the ceremony was, in some way, devised as a substitute for whatever went before ?

True believers will tell you that the bread and wine are NOT symbolic, they actually turn into blood and flesh upon ingestion. I have had this discussion with a converted Catholic girlfriend. Crackers indeed.

lurker · Post by **lurker** » 20 Dec 2010, 17:09

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharisti ... l_presence

Every church has its own different version of it.

madness!

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 20 Dec 2010, 17:11

featherstick wrote:Crackers indeed.

You mean wafers?

Seriously, I agree. It's bananas.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 20 Dec 2010, 18:43

emordnilap wrote:Seriously, I agree. It's bananas.

Have you got a Bible reference for bananas? I don't remember them being mentioned in my misguided youth!

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 20 Dec 2010, 19:40

JohnB wrote:
emordnilap wrote:Seriously, I agree. It's bananas.
Have you got a Bible reference for bananas? I don't remember them being mentioned in my misguided youth!

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DominicJ · Post by **DominicJ** » 20 Dec 2010, 20:11

the jesus crackers thing was a south park quote, series 4, do the handicapped go to hell.

And yes, the specifics are a hotly contested topic, i think its one of the biggies that keep apart anglo and roman catholics.

Mean Mr Mustard · Post by **Mean Mr Mustard** » 20 Dec 2010, 20:25

The Catholic church were apparently content from a doctrinal point of view with the cannibalism following the Uruguayan AF Andes plane crash in the early 70s. Surviving members of the rugby team concluded it would have been a greater sin to have let themselves starve. And the two that managed to trek across into Chile to summon help were on increased 'rations' prior to their breakout.

I read Nando Parrado's book. Very well written. The film 'Alive' was good too.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 20 Dec 2010, 20:26

What did they do on Fridays?