In a survival situation would you eat human flesh?

[Spanish In Physician 295]

I would eat human flesh without being in a survival situation.

 

This guy right here! ^^^^

 

He pretty much sums it up for me.

 

Survival situation oh hell yeah. Would I kill someone and consume their flesh? Well now that is a question in itself. It very seriously depends on two factors. First, does fear take hold? Are they bigger, stronger or have a better chance at killing me?

 

Now, if they try to kill me, you bet your bottom dollar I'm gonna take them out and feed on their flesh chops. Other mammals are known to eat their own kind, and I am an animal, even if we as a species prefer to deny it. So, If I were forced to kill someone for my own safety and their flesh would preserve my life. Yes I would kill them, and yes I would eat them.

[Lisa 5,553]

Yes. And to anyone who says no, are you absolutely sure? Even if you're in a situation where you're just a few days from starving to death? At that point, I don't believe you would think with emotion, but instead just raw, animalistic survival instinct. 

[EverEverOn 346]

No way. Even if the person was already dead, I wouldn't. Especially if I didn't know what caused the death, since the risk of getting sick wouldn't be worth it.

[Kivil 1,721]

As one who tend to eat their epidermis around their fingernails all the time I would say yes. I'd cook it first though.

I would eat human flesh without being in a survival situation.

 

Cheers mate! I would do that too. Only mine though. And only the epidermis around my fingernails. Yeh....

[ChikaChan 7,323]

I would rather eat leaves then human flesh!!!  :=:

[Reprise 60]

I think I might try one bite. Y'never know whether something is going to be tasty or not. I think this makes me a bad person.

[Your Nightly Spectre 1,061]

Eh.. I think I wouldn't. Though if my life really depended on it and I'd have to then I guess as much as I wouldn't want to I'd do it eventually... but generally I would really try not to till the last moment.

[Malinter 3,064]

One thing I've always kinda wondered is can you go all ouroboros on yourself? like eat abit of your arm, let it heal then eat it again? XD

[PinkieatHeart 208]

My sister and I were talking about what we'd do if we were trapped on a deserted island once, and the first thing she very calmly said was, "I'd eat you."

 

....what?? O~O

 

 

 

Personally, I'd rather bury the person if they die, and I'd never kill someone for food. I'd feel horrible for killing normal things people eat. I have no idea how I'd ever muster up the courage to eat human.

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

I would already be dead. I would rather just not survive than live like that. It's not a good idea to eat human flesh at all.

 

So my life would never depend on it.

[Hovershy 3,814]

I would never kill another person to survive but if they were already dead... maybe? You really wouldn't know until you are in the situation. 

[Ponies4Bronies 394]

Yes, and if I had to survive or die, you best bet your gonna get eaten.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,302]

Most Bronies (posting here) sound as though they wouldn't so much as hesitate to consume human flesh.

Somehow I'm not surprised.  It's a Brony-eat-Brony kind of world out there.

It is? xD

I don't know; shut up. x3

 

My answer?  Nope.  And any stranger whose life might depend on eating my flesh is out of luck, 'cause they ain't eating me neither.

I wouldn't eat you; I'd just do some harmless nibbling.  Keep up my strength.  And then I'd just fly off and come back with some bacon jerky.

Can I have some of your bacon jerky?

I'll consider it.

Bu-

I said I'll consider it!  This is the last of the bacon jerky.  That exists.  As far as I know.  Or that was in our cabinet.

[Drunk Not I Am 1,070]

Well, do i have proper BBQ utensils ? Gotta have a me a good crackling fire or some good ol' charcoal and we'll be fine. So yes, i would. 

[White 189]

Well, it would certainly give me an excuse to eat a human without looking amoral, so... yes.

[frecklesareblooming 225]

I'll never know unless I'm in that sort of situation, but I say no. If I ever even considered it, I'd have to be on the brink of death. It's just too frightening and disturbing of a thought for me to eat another human being.

[KatonRyu 1,033]

I'll eat any mammal provided it's been prepared properly. (Humans can give you all kinds of weird diseases, I've heard, although that might be a conspiracy to deter cannibalism...) Aside from that, I'll probably eat most reptiles as well. I don't much like seafood though. Hell, if someone served me human flesh and only told me after I ate it what it was, I'd probably still enjoy the taste, even though I'd have a few questions about the source of the meat.

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

It depends, do they come with free BBQ sauce or seasoning?  

[Time Shield 402]

If I must to survive, then yes.  Everyone who thinks they're above eating human flesh forgets that every time you swallow, you're swallowing a bunch of dead cheek cells.  So you've already eaten human flesh, whether you'd like to think so or not.

 

Granted, I would still consider it a last resort.

 

 

One thing I've always kinda wondered is can you go all ouroboros on yourself? like eat abit of your arm, let it heal then eat it again? XD

 

 

This should answer that (the question starts at 2:10):

 

 

Short answer: Your body is much more efficient at 'eating' your own flesh than if you were to actually eat it.

Edited February 11, 2016 by Time Shield

[n00bUltima 58]

Who knows what crazy stuff I could come up with in a survival situation?

[Solid Snake 282]

Sure would. It would have to be cooked though.

[Spellvamp 33]

Hello my name is Henry and hmm I don't know I think that would depend on the situation.

[Telferi 6,906]

Well, if i really need to... i mean, no other food, and i'm almost starved to death, then yes, i would

[LHfunk 422]

I wouldn't even eat meat in a survival situation. I'd die immediately in any sort of apocalypse.

[Phanact 333]

I've eaten a lot of weird stuff just to try it, so I probably would.