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'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist Mulls 'Taboo Against Cannibalism' Ending as Lab-Grown Meat Improves

posted by martyb on Saturday March 10 2018, @03:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the Newest-Entrée-at-Milliways?-Long-Pig-Bacon? dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist mulls 'taboo against cannibalism' ending as lab-grown meat improves

What if human meat is grown? Could we overcome our taboo against cannibalism?"
- @RichardDawkins - 6:15 AM - 3 Mar 2018

https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins/status/969939225180364805
https://archive.fo/kSmgi

"Lab-grown 'clean' meat could be on sale by end of 2018, says producer"
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/clean-meat-lab-grown-available-restaurants-2018-global-warming-greenhouse-emissions-a8236676.html

"'Soylent' Dawkins? Atheist mulls 'taboo against cannibalism' ending as lab-grown meat improves"
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/6/richard-dawkins-mulls-taboo-against-cannibalism-en/

and:

https://www.nationalreview.com/blog/corner/richard-dawkins-eating-human-meat-cannibalism-taboo/

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Saturday March 10 2018, @04:18AM (3 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Saturday March 10 2018, @04:18AM (#650381) Journal

    So, would Ethanol-Fuelled taste like TEQUILA AND ORANGE LIQUOR CHICKEN!
    :)

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday March 10 2018, @05:07AM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Saturday March 10 2018, @05:07AM (#650400) Journal

    Bourbon Street chicken.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday March 10 2018, @05:47AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 10 2018, @05:47AM (#650409) Journal

    Not if his flesh was grown in a vat.
    I believe the nutrients you mention aren't the cheapest you can find and this will carve out a good chunk from the profit.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 10 2018, @06:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 10 2018, @06:17AM (#650422)

    Ethanol-fueled would taste like shit.

    Because that's what the sorry lowlife idiot is.