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buddawigg... buddawigg...
 
M$3 June 30, 2009 03:00 AM

What drives a human to cannibalism?

Not the people motivated by survival, the criminally motivated. (Jeffrey Dahmer, Armin Miewes etc)

These people have always fascinated me.
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chriswinga... chriswinga...
 
 June 30, 2009 03:47 AM
The biggest reason for a person to resort to it is survival if there is very few to no other options left to stay alive. The best example of this I can give is from the movie "Alive", based on the book about the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 on October 13, 1972 in the Andes Mountains.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(1993_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571#The_crash_and_rescue

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June 30, 2009 04:00 AM
I made a mistake and clicked best answer instead of submit comment. Oh well you win. I was actually asking about non survival motivations, mental health issues.

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Budda, I apologize for this also. If you want to take my $$ from me you may.

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Na @chriswingate you did answer and I made the mistake, so here is too good times and spreading the cash around.

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June 30, 2009 04:01 AM
I believe that since cannibalism is not a common practice, those who 'partake' are mentally or psychologically impaired in some way. They are able to put aside any remorse or disgust in regards to the practice. They may also like the shock-value they stir up and the attention they receive for being so radical in society.

Or perhaps they are more evolved than most humans and regard eating another human's flesh as a means of survival or look at it as a practical way to get nourishment, just like an animal.

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