The Case for Cannibalism, or: How to Survive the Donner Party
“In other words, the revulsion to cannibalism is not innate. It’s a societal taboo without a Darwinian explanation (such as incest).3 What sets it apart from other social taboos is its remarkable power. The Donner Party might be infamous for its cannibalism, but more than a dozen members of the party starved to death rather than eat the already dead.”
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Wired
Published: Jan 13, 2021
Length: 15 minutes (3,893 words)