Is eating parts of yourself wrong or right?

[Gileseypops]

Ok, first of all, I want to clarify, I am no cannibal! I have never eaten a person, or myself and would reccommend psychiatric help to anyone who goes about eating another person, or who would deliberately amputate a part of themselves in order to eat that part. That being said, lets paint a scenario....

You have just been in a car crash and tragically lost your leg. Now I'm assuming the procedure for amputated limbs is incineration. However, should you decide that you do not want it incinerated, but instead would prefer to take it home and have it for supper!

Before people say 'it's just wrong', I want people to think not about what society would accept, but whether it is actually wrong or not. After all, it isn't hurting anybody, it is your own choice and with the fact that with Tibetan 'feeding funerals' where the cadaver is ceremonially fed to birds, the consumption of a person is less of a taboo than you might think.

I'm genuinely interested in what people have to say about this one, so discuss away! xx

 

[Valate_v1legacy]

What? Thats just wierd... But there is one thing I might...

 

[TaborMallory]

It'd be awkward, but I personally see no moral problems with it.

 

[Sassafrass]

OT: No, I wouldn't.
What would my dog have to eat if I take it?

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Well...it is your own body, so I assume that you have the right to decide whether to munch on your severed leg. I would not like to masticate on my fat leg thank you.

For those of you who would eat their leg...

Take that society!

 

[suhlEap]

i think you're on the wrong board here. take it to off-topic discussion.
and yes i think it's fairly wrong.

 

[ArcWinter]

Well, it's fine if there's nothing else.

Humans probably would taste delicious with some barbecue sauce anyway. But then, what doesn't?

 

[orangebandguy]

Animals do it to get out of traps sometimes. I'd say it's more to do with desperation rather than choice.

 

[Slash Dementia]

I don't like the idea of eating my leg and I most likely wouldn't eat it.

 

[Kimarous]

Uh...

Well, I'd never deliberately eat my own limbs out of choice. However, if I was lost in the wilderness and was desperately hungry...

 

[G1eet]

I sometimes chew my fingernails/cuticles, but that doesn't mean I'm going to start marinating my bicep...

 

[RetiarySword]

HEY! I'm getting that leg attached back to my body one way or another, whether been all in one lump or in little peices inside of me!

 

[cheese_wizington]

If you are in a survival situation it would make no sense whatsoever to eat your self, you would expend more energy and bodily harm than you would gain from the nutrients. So it would be like killing yourself faster.

 

[Fat Hippo]

While not 'morally' wrong, it is messed up, and might end you up in an institution. Far more disturbing would be if you actually enjoyed it.

And of course, once you're on it, it's hard to stop. It's like what they say about marijuana, it's a stepping stone to even nastier habits.

 

[KaiRai]

You say it like there's two possible answers.....

Cannibalism is saved for being lost at sea, regardless of what the law says.

 

[theshadow308]

I don't think that it is inherently morally wrong, but then I'm not a believer in an inherent moral code. If you wanna do it then fine, go ahead. You're not hurting anyone else. Seems like this doesn't belong on "gaming discussion" though.

My first ever post, by the way!

 

[Gileseypops]

I don't think that it is inherently morally wrong, but then I'm not a believer in an inherent moral code. If you wanna do it then fine, go ahead. You're not hurting anyone else. Seems like this doesn't belong on "gaming discussion" though.

My first ever post, by the way!

Yeah, it's my first topic post so i wasn't entirely sure how to post or where I was posting...sorry about that!

Good responses though folks! Keep 'em coming! xx

 

[The Madman]

There's a short story by Stephen King called Survivor Type about a similar situation.

Read it, then get back to this topic. Your view might have changed slightly after having read it. It does not end well!