cannibalism
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How Does Evolution Explain Human Cannibalism?
Most people only resort to cannibalism in extreme situations — and we usually view them as victims of temporary insanity. Starvation, we say, has “stripped them of their humanity.” But a closer look at these stories shows that cannibalism follows behaviour patterns that are consistent with evolutionary theory.
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Is Cannibalism Unhealthy Or Just Awful?
If, say, a human ate another human in an apocalyptic scenario, would it be unhealthy? Or gross? Or just generally awful? It would, in fact, be all kinds of bad. Allows us to explain how.