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Rachel asked in Social SciencePsychology · 5 years ago

From an ethical standpoint, what is wrong with eating a person who has died of natural causes?

Before anyone accuses me, I have no desire to eat human flesh.

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  • 5 years ago

    From a practical standpoint, there are a number of illnesses that can be gotten through cannibalism. I would not call it an ethical issue, but a violation of social norms. In most cultures, the thought of cannibalism elicits strong revulsion.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    a dead body is sacred

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