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Perhaps they are linked. Perhaps at a certain time there was a need for it; the utility became apparent. I could imagine a collapse in the food supply necessit
by swagasaurus-rex 7y ago
Perhaps they are linked. Perhaps at a certain time there was a need for it; the utility became apparent.
I could imagine a collapse in the food supply necessitating either sacrifice, or cannibalism.
It may have become fashionable to do for various religious and ritualistic reasons, even during good times.
- whatshisface 7y ago>I could imagine a collapse in the food supply necessitating either sacrifice, or cannibalism. That's not possible because (as every European famine ever has shown) if you choose "none of the above" then people will starve naturally until the famine is over. Not every hard situation is a trolley problem.
- Xylakant 7y agoWhich may result in more death than necessary. You observe a failed harvest. Your foodstock is sufficient for a thousand days for one person. You expect the next food to be available in 100 days. Your population is 100 people. If you feed all people for just 5 days, 5 people might survive. If you pick 10 at the beginning and sacrifice 90, 10 people can survive. Whatever you choose makes a difference in how many people die. It’s still kind of a trolley problem.
- dondawest 7y agoSuch a good point. It IS a trolley problem. Cannibalism would have saved so many European societies during so many famines. I am unironically #TeamCannibal.
- BurningFrog 7y agoThat's good point I hadn't thought of!