Poll: Poll: Would you resort to cannabalism if you had no choice?

[StrangerQ]

Presuming that one i'm about to eat is freshly dead.
If my m8 suddenly tries to eat me i will go self defence, which probly leads me getting a dinner.

And i would start from arms and legs

 

[ryai458]

Yes, om nom nom nom.

 

[Acidwell]

Meat is meat. I eat Mcdonald's chicken nuggets from time to time...

On the other hand its one of those things, everybody is so against it that its stuck in your mind you can't. But at the end of the day we are animals so yeah i would. And i'd go for either the wing or the thigh.

 

[Extragorey]

Ew, no. Never. At all. Not even to save my own life.

 

[MetroidNut]

I hope not, because cannibalism destroys your sanity. Better to be dead than insane and haunted by guilt. But honestly, if it came down to it, I'm not sure whether survival instincts would get the better of me.

 

[TheGuiggleMonster]

Wouldn't just want to live alone on a desert island tho.

the other person is already dead.

I would eat them.

 

[Takuanuva]

(...)cannibalism destroys your sanity.

How good I'm already mentaly ill. Another advantage to my list.
If the other person was already dead and I had no choice... I have no idea. Self-preservation is quite important to me (especially since I'm an atheist and I know, that death is just the final end (prove me wrong, anyone)), so if I had absolutely no other choice... I would propably not do that anyway. I have a very strict moral code I stick to. Yet, I have no idea what would I do if I had to. Propably if I did had to, i would go insane (or... insanier?).

 

[Phishfood]

So, you and one other person you know but aren't particularly close to are trapped on a desert island. There is help coming, and you have a healthy supply of fresh water to drink. However, there is a lack of food. Your aquaintance throws in the towl first, as you are fatter. There is no more food left, and you will not make it unless you eat the body. What do you do?

Also, how would it affect your decision if the person in question was someone close?

Edit: Crap, the poll has gone AWAL, how do I get it back?

Edit 2: just out of curiosity's sake, what body part would you eat first?

Definately eat him, but if he has starved to death there isn't much left to eat. If he died of disease, probably best not to eat him. Now if something heavy were to fall on him....

As for order....I know which part I'm eating last. Probably start with a human drumstick.

 

[Bags159]

Survival instincts > eww instincts.

 

[AngryMongoose]

Your aquaintance throws in the towl first, as you are fatter.

I find that unlikely.

Honestly, I'd probably assume that I could make it without eating and leave his corpse to rot before joining it.

Also, if they're skinnier than me and starved to death, there wouldn't be any of them TO eat.

 

[funguy2121]

I think this is a question for Duke Nukem. And John Madden. And Master Chief...

 

[Kecunk]

I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to cannibalism, Once you resort to cannibalism you are basically just an intelligent zombie and should be destroyed immediately.

 

[supermariner]

i would have no problem eating them provided they were already dead
i wouldn't kill my companion
but once they're dead they're already gone
wasting their delicious meat (haha) and starving to death would be less preferable to at least lasting slightly longer by munching on their corpse

 

[ALuckyChance]

Well, I'm a bit of a picky eater, so I'd probably starve first.

Also, it strikes me as very unhealthy if it wasn't cooked or if it was any significant time after it was dead.

 

[MaxwellEdison]

I would likely starve

Just seeing mold on bread can make me puke. Eating a human? I would lose more than I take in. That, and the idea goes against my morals. So, no, I would not eat a human, though mostly because I could not do it even if I wanted to.

What in your morality makes cannibalism bad?
OT: Yes, I would, presuming the other person had already died or consented to do so. Unless they attack me, I'm not going to up and kill someone to eat them.

 

[Laser Priest]

If I have to do so to survive, I most likely would.

 

[Sun Flash]

If the guy was already dead, or died of natural, not-me related causes then sure. Once dead everything's just meat and therefore food.

As for what I'd eat, start with the extremeties and work my way in to the torso, try and see if there's any way to save some for later.

Reading that back I sound like Hannibal Lecter. I promise I'm not.

[sub] I mean, only on weekends[/sub]

 

[Scrubiii]

Definitely.

Here's an interesting question. How many people who said they wouldn't resort to cannibalism would accept an organ donation if it would save their life? I would expect it to be most people, if not everyone.

Now explain to me how cannibalism in order to survive is any different. There is a dead person. They have a body part that they no longer need (organ/flesh). I need said body part or I will die.

When you break it down, these situations are identical, it is only the context that makes people so radically opposed to one and accepting of the other.

 

[Neo10101]

Just wondering, if there is help on the way and there is fresh water than whats the problem, we could go weeks without food and just water, it would suck but we could do it. Also, if I was with the other person and he insisted on trying to eat me I would probably act as if I'm ok with it and just want to go for a small walk before it, then when I come back, beat him unconscious with a stick.

 

[Psycho Cat Industries]

It depends on the situation.You only need to be level 6 to get the cannibal perk.