I'm suggesting that if meat eaters are okay with killing and eating animals, why not the human animal? I probe because the line drawn in the sand is unclear with meat eaters.

Also, humans are animals. This is primary school stuff here.

What separates eating animals from eating people for you?

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The fact that you are eating your own species, which is cannibalism.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right, but what's inherently wrong with eating your own species? I mean, I know, I think any sentient life shouldn't be killed for my pleasure. But with your logic that some species are okay to kill and eat, and others aren't, I'm wanting to know why those others aren't.

Ignoring "societal norms", as they've been used to commit genocide, slavery, and all manner of atrocities - why is cannibalism logically, in your opinion, bad?

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because regardless of what species does it, cannibalism inevitably causes problems due to prions, diseases, and such. Even if the most dangerous parts (Central nervous system) are avoided, there are still problems (just more slowly).

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, it doesn't cause prion diseases, it just spreads them. It's only transmissible by consumption of conspecifics (or often, as in mad cow disease, by eating similar species - when farmers were feeding cows dead chickens and cows).

So you're saying the only thing stopping you from eating factory farmed human meat is the risk to your own safety?

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, I'm saying that's the main differentiation between cannibalism and normal meat eating.

Personally, I have a huge problem with all factory farmed meat, and am mostly vegetarian.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So... If there were no risk of disease, you would consider cannibalism and "normal meat eating" to be basically equitable, and equally justifiable? If not, why not?

Sorry I'm just having a hard time getting some solid admissions here, nobody wants to just straight up answer.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

As a human, yes I consider a human life to be more valuable than the life of a member of another species. Is that biased? Probably, but if that biased didn't exist, neither would humans.