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'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist mulls 'taboo against cannibalism'
By: guest6 Date: March 11, 2018, 8:05 am
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I thought I was reading something from the Onion at first but
no, this is apparently a real story. Suddenly I think I feel
sick at the very thought of this. And it's not just the "yuck
reaction". Even if someone is atheist I would think they would
realize that human beings eating each other is wrong. Why even
"mull" such a thing.
[b]‘Soylent’ Dawkins? Atheist mulls ‘taboo against cannibalism’
ending as lab-grown meat improves
Evolutionary biologist piqued by ‘interesting test case’
Evolutionary biologist and public atheist Richard Dawkins wants
to know whether science is on the cusp of ending humanity’s
“taboo against cannibalism.”
One of the world’s most famous anti-religion figures told his
2.7 million Twitter followers that lab-grown meat may be the
cultural gateway to overcoming an aversion to cannibalism.
Mr. Dawkins posed the question over the weekend while sharing an
article by the U.K. Independent titled “Lab-grown ‘clean’ meat
could be on sale by end of 2018, says producer.”
“Tissue culture ‘clean meat’ already in 2018?” the British
author of “The Selfish Gene” asked March 3. “I’ve long been
looking forward to this.
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What if human
meat is grown? Could we overcome our taboo against cannibalism?
An interesting test case for consequentialist morality versus
‘yuck reaction’ absolutism.”
The idea sparked a rigorous conversation and references to
“Soylent Green,” the 1973 overpopulation film starring Charlton
Heston. Green food products at the end of the movie are famously
revealed to be human remains.
The material that served as a catalyst for Mr. Dawkins‘
ruminations did not actually mention cannibalism. Instead, the
newspaper focused on harvesting stem cells from living
livestock.[b]
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Re: 'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist mulls 'taboo against cannibalism'
By: Kerry Date: March 11, 2018, 1:12 pm
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[quote author=Heartsong link=topic=1318.msg17930#msg17930
date=1520773531]
I thought I was reading something from the Onion at first but
no, this is apparently a real story. Suddenly I think I feel
sick at the very thought of this. And it's not just the "yuck
reaction". Even if someone is atheist I would think they would
realize that human beings eating each other is wrong. Why even
"mull" such a thing. [/quote]
I think he enjoys shocking people, and he gets himself on the
news. I know he's said to be a "famous scientist", but I asked
myself if he really is an outstanding scientist; and I couldn't
think of any real scientific break-though he was responsible
for. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me he's "famous" for his
controversial opinions.
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Re: 'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist mulls 'taboo against cannibalism'
By: guest6 Date: March 12, 2018, 2:03 am
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[quote author=Kerry link=topic=1318.msg17931#msg17931
date=1520791958]
I think he enjoys shocking people, and he gets himself on the
news. I know he's said to be a "famous scientist", but I asked
myself if he really is an outstanding scientist; and I couldn't
think of any real scientific break-though he was responsible
for. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me he's "famous" for his
controversial opinions.
[/quote]
So it was a publicity stunt more or less. It's hard to believe
that he's considered a famous and outstanding scientist.
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Re: 'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist mulls 'taboo against cannibalism'
By: HOLLAND Date: March 12, 2018, 8:23 am
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^^^^The main subject of the thread is, for me, a rather
tasteless subject. That's not to say that human flesh doesn't
have taste, I suppose that it does. I just think that
cannibalism is rather hard to swallow . . . ;D
I don't know what to make of Dawkins in this . . . ???
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Re: 'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist mulls 'taboo against cannibalism'
By: paralambano Date: March 12, 2018, 8:32 am
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paralambano mulls over scientist's taboo of good taste.
para . . . .
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