Forget about becoming a vegan or eating bugs as the future source of foods to fight climate change, the newest craze to stave off our need for beef and pork is a meat source that is available all over the world, every where you look, even in your mirror. For those who don't know, "long pig" is the term cannibals use for human flesh. If you are planning to move or want to travel to Sweden, be careful if a friendly Swede asks you over for dinner. They may mean it quite literally.
Swedish Scientist Proposes Cannibalism to Fight Climate Change
Swedish behavioural scientist Magnus Söderlund has suggested that eating other people after they die could be a means of combatting climate change.
The scientist mentioned the possibility of cannibalism during a broadcast on Swedish television channel TV4 this week about a fair in Stockholm regarding “food of the future”.
Söderlund is set to hold seminars at the event, entitled “Gastro Summit — about the future of food” where he intends to discuss the possibility of eating people in the name of cutting down greenhouse emissions.
According to his research, the main problem with the idea is the widespread taboo of eating human flesh and said that conservative attitudes could make it hard to convince Swedes at large to take up the practice of cannibalism.
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In a world where we treat our pets better than our own human family members, when we would rather save eagle egg's over unborn babies, and how we just step over homeless people in the streets and act like they don't exist rather than help them improve their life, I can't say this suggestion of cannibalism comes as a surprise to me. Where I agree with this scientist is when he states, "conservative attitudes could make it hard to convince Swedes at large to take up the practice of cannibalism". I can imagine cannibalism being a possibility to someone with a "liberal" or "progressive" attitude.
What do you think? Would you eat "long pig" if it would save the world? Should we eat our dead? Would you try lab grown human flesh?
All opinions are welcome, but I can't guarantee you won't be judged by your peers.
Swedish Scientist Proposes Cannibalism to Fight Climate Change
Swedish behavioural scientist Magnus Söderlund has suggested that eating other people after they die could be a means of combatting climate change.
The scientist mentioned the possibility of cannibalism during a broadcast on Swedish television channel TV4 this week about a fair in Stockholm regarding “food of the future”.
Söderlund is set to hold seminars at the event, entitled “Gastro Summit — about the future of food” where he intends to discuss the possibility of eating people in the name of cutting down greenhouse emissions.
According to his research, the main problem with the idea is the widespread taboo of eating human flesh and said that conservative attitudes could make it hard to convince Swedes at large to take up the practice of cannibalism.
The rest of the story can be found at the source.
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In a world where we treat our pets better than our own human family members, when we would rather save eagle egg's over unborn babies, and how we just step over homeless people in the streets and act like they don't exist rather than help them improve their life, I can't say this suggestion of cannibalism comes as a surprise to me. Where I agree with this scientist is when he states, "conservative attitudes could make it hard to convince Swedes at large to take up the practice of cannibalism". I can imagine cannibalism being a possibility to someone with a "liberal" or "progressive" attitude.
What do you think? Would you eat "long pig" if it would save the world? Should we eat our dead? Would you try lab grown human flesh?
All opinions are welcome, but I can't guarantee you won't be judged by your peers.
