The persistence of the taboo against cannibalism is an example where we haven’t made moral progress. There’s no good moral reason to treat eating human meat as any different than meat of other animals, once the animals in question are dead, though there may be health reasons. It’s just an example of prejudice and unreasonable moral disgust.
The persistence of the taboo against cannibalism is an example where we haven’t made moral progress. There’s no good moral reason to treat eating human meat as any different than meat of other animals, once the animals in question are dead, though there may be health reasons. It’s just an example of prejudice and unreasonable moral disgust.