A Modest Proposal...

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A Modest Proposal...

Postby Satya » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:17 pm

We have many problems in our society. I have a humble idea that may mitigate some of them; overcrowding, poverty and hunger to name a few.

We should eat the dead.

Corollary; we should no longer have burials. All portions of all deceased persons should be utilized. The usable organs, tissues, marrow and so forth should be donated, the edible meat should be provided to the hungry, and any unusable remainder should be burned as fuel.

This provides food for the hungry, medical help to many in desperate need, slows down rates of overcrowding, frees up all space that would otherwise be wasted for cemeteries/mausoleums (for more useful things like crops, business, etc) and provides jobs in a new industry.

Obviously, if we do this with humans it follows naturally that we also do so with any and all animals, like pets and so forth.

Thank you for reading my humble idea.

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Postby Gravity Defier » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:27 pm

Only if they're fat, Irish babies. Anything else would be unsavory.
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Postby powerfulcheese04 » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:48 pm

Too many drug residue problems...

End of life care involves a lot of opiods and other pain killers, which I don't want to be eating in meat. It also involves a lot of antibiotics. Then, if they've been treated for cancer there are residues of that, which can cause toxicity pretty easily.

Then there's the tissue pathology itself from the disease processes that caused the end of life.


In conclusion, no, for food safety reasons.
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Postby Brian » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:02 pm

I agree with Swiss on this one, although the idea of using the bodies for fuel holds its merits.
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Postby neo-dragon » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:09 pm

We could at least take their water.
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Postby Satya » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:31 pm

Too many drug residue problems...

End of life care involves a lot of opiods and other pain killers, which I don't want to be eating in meat. It also involves a lot of antibiotics. Then, if they've been treated for cancer there are residues of that, which can cause toxicity pretty easily.

Then there's the tissue pathology itself from the disease processes that caused the end of life.


In conclusion, no, for food safety reasons.
We might be able to solve that some kind pastuerisation like process. Plus, there are lots of people killed suddenly without such issues.

And OBVIOUSLY fat Irish babies would be the best grade meat, pre-marinated in alcohol.
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Postby Eaquae Legit » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:25 pm

I was going to post a Soylent Green joke, but Kimmie out-funnied me from the gate.
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Postby Jayelle » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:00 pm

Sorry, man, you're no Swift.
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Postby Satya » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:05 pm

Sorry, man, you're no Swift.
Oh, I'm kinda serious. I really don't think we should be burying people. What a waste of time, money, space and resources.

The useful parts should all be used. Eaten? Well, maybe not.

And you're no.. uh.. Ernie. Or something.
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Postby Mich » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:40 pm

Would could at least take their water.
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Postby neo-dragon » Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:19 pm

Too bad I was having a brain fart and couldn't decide if I wanted to say "we could" or "we would" so I said both. :)
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Postby zeroguy » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:17 pm

We could at least take their water.
Why wait until they're dead?
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Postby buckshot » Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:52 am

Great I can be a vegetarian and finally lose some weight!

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Postby jotabe » Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:25 am

O.o
We have too many cultural taboos about not-reutilizing our dead...
we certainly could do it, but then we would be spending tons of money on psychological help to overcome the trauma, and overall, it's not really worth it.
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Postby Dr. Mobius » Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:39 am

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