Is cannibalism a sin?

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

You know, to survive and such. None of that silence of the lambs stuff.

Edvin · Conscript Joined: Dec 10, 2004 Posts: 135

If you kill the person, then yes, it's a sin. If not, then I wouldn't actually consider it a sin. I'm guessing there must have been some places in the bible that said (Sorry to cram my religious believe down your throat) eating another human being is a sin. But I wouldn't count it against you.

Might I add that I have devoured at least a little bit of good ol' me before--blood, and parts of my skin and such. (Boys do get into fights..and they quite often end up in cuts and what not.) I guess that's partly cannibalism, right?

Now, what if you turn a plant into fertilizer for another plant--is that cannibalism?

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

the_scarcifyx · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject:

Cannibalism is sin, in some abortion they eat the fetus, they even cooked it first, then they say it taste good.
Probably we humans, taste good than those animal meat cuz were more cleaner and fresh.
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07cbdj · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:22 am Post subject: Re: Is cannibalism a sin?

KaRei · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

Cannibalism I see as a sin even if it would be on an island where is lack of food.
Even if some other man would die by a misfortune (not by an illness), it would be a sin to eat his flesh.
Animal would eat it, but we're humans, not animals. It's a question of our honor and the honor of the other man. We should be honorable enough to not go so low to eat other man, and the other man deserves to keep his honor and not be eaten by us.
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07cbdj · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

KaRei · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:07 am Post subject:

The word "animal" comes from the Latin word animal, of which animalia is the plural, and is derived from anima, meaning vital breath or soul. In everyday colloquial usage, the word usually refers to non-human animals. The biological definition of the word refers to all members of the Kingdom Animalia. Therefore, when the word "animal" is used in a biological context, humans are included. This topic is about mentality rather than biology. Word "animal" is here in a mental context therefore humans aren't included.

Survival is a biological instinct, and cannibalism is a possibility for survival. Our human mentality is limiting the acceptance of usage of these instincts. Cannibalism is out of the limits of humanity, and for human beings isn't acceptable and is classified as a sin.
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07cbdj · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:22 am Post subject:

Yes I know that. But I think we are at least "semi-animals" mentality wise, too. As I've already said we overestimate ourselves.

There were tribes were cannibalism wasn't a sin. There's the world today, where cannibalism is a sin. It depends on the cultrue wheter it's a sin or not. In advanced cultures (where we think of ourselves even higher) it is considered a sin. In tribal (some) cultures it wasn't considered a sin, but they were still human beings.
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spankit · A-Source Staff Joined: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 4562

wouldn't it be called a sin if you're religious?

otherwise, it'd just be morally wrong to anyone.
and i really doubt its the natural first reation to eat someone.

as mentioned, most people would rather just starve and
die together than to really chop someone up. Confused

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ultimasome · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:17 am Post subject:

Its called sin and morally wrong, I think ^^;

Eating human flesh make it sound like we arent a human being, but rather a new type of animal or eatable flesh >.<

I'd rather die than to eat a human being.
And doesnt this act is kind of humiliation?
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Perfect_Empty · newbie! Joined: Sep 17, 2007 Posts: 39

It's my life were talking about, I would do literally anything. Certain experiences in my depraved life have made my survival instincts to become a bit extreme...
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Dobby · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject:

I disagree cause I think Its called sin and morally wrong And doesn't this act is kind of humiliation and I'd rather die than to eat a human being and it can't or it wouldn't it be called a sin if you're religious otherwise, it's just be morally wrong as mentioned, most people would rather just starve and die together than to really chop someone up and There were tribes were cannibalism wasn't a sin. There's the world today, where cannibalism is a sin. It depends on the culture whether it's a sin or not. In advanced cultures where we think of ourselves even higher it is considered a sin. In tribal some cultures it wasn't considered a sin, but they were still human beings.
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Kwan · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject:

^I agree with you, it's morally wrong, I don't know if it's a sin or not. I know I can't have a piece of human meat in my mouth, chew it and swallow it. It's rather disgusting to think of that. I fear the day that it's morally accepted and that I'd be hunted down plainly for the flesh (and guts). Or kids being raised in a farm for their meat. Talking about a theme for a manga... Exclamation

jajajajaja07 · newbie! Joined: Jun 04, 2007 Posts: 45