The Symposium

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commando

00:25

In addition to being amused, I'm rather disturbed by how nonchalantly both of them are taking the loss of limbs.

Cerberus

It's the Stoa. Worrying is bad for you.

commando

So is losing an arm.

(not sure what point I was trying to make with that)

Cerberus

Yeah, that's barely relevant.

The Stoa is.

17 hours later…

commando

17:18

Ooooooh

blog.stackoverflow.com/2013/06/the-war-of-the-closes/?cb=1

6 hours later…

commando

23:21

is cannibalism more a cultural or philosophical issue?

I'm trying to gauge whether it's on-topic in general

Cerberus

23:40

Umm...

Anything is a philosophical issue!

commando

23:55

Duly noted!

Q: What are the ethical considerations regarding cannibalism?

Cannibalism is generally frowned upon in most of today's societies1. On the other hand, it has happened quite a bit in times of difficulty, and famine aside it was simply common practice in some communities. With this in mind, and considering that even in the "civilized" world there have been ca...