If human meat was sold in corporate grocery stores the majority of people would be fine with it...

"Every single example given in this article states that canibslism is wrong and disgusting. Even events like the Donner Party where even though cannibalism happened out of desperation they were still shunned and ridiculed by society. Humans have a basic fear off eating human flesh. This fear and discuss lies in our DNA it's bread in us from the moment we are born. Therefore event A would never have happened."Wrong and disgusting are no more than social standards and can be overcome over time. Back in 1930, this same argument could have taken place with marijuana being the subject instead of cannibalism. I am sure most people back then would have agreed that had marijuana been sold in stores society's reaction would have been to be shocked and disgusted besides a select few people.As for humans having a basic fear of eating flesh, this is no more than a primal instinct which can also be over come. Saying that humans have a basic fear of an activity means that we were not designed to do it. However, unlike other animals human can operate on reasoning skills, logic, superior cognitive abilities which allow us to make decisions that are not based on our basic emotional responses such as fear, anger, "My next argument is about the health risks from eating human flesh. Eating human flesh can be fatal. Large as sounds of cannibals acquire a disease known a kuru. Kuru is a neurological disease that is very similar to mad cow disease. It causes the brain to deteoriate. There have been many cases were the consumption of human flesh over long periods of time causes pus and ulsers to form in the body."The argument is more about nothing but society's reaction to human meat being sold in stores, but I will refute this anyway. As of now there is no known treatment for Kuru. However, assuming that cannibalism had been integrated in society there would be a higher demand for a cure to be made due to the fact that you would most likely find greater amounts of people with the disease. Of course, even if there wasn't a disease that has been found, people would still partake in the activity if it was socially acceptable.If you want proof of this think of all the risks associated with unprotected sex with complete strangers. Out of those risks that I will discuss will be unplanned child birth and incurable diseases that remain with a person throughout the rest of their life. With the full knowledge of these risks people still partake in these activities. "Finally human meat is not very practical to eat from a nutritional standpoint. The brain has a lot of nutrition but that's also how kuru is acquired. The eyes are poisonous and the fingers and toes are made up of mostly cartilage and don't digest. The digestive and filtration systems contain waste materials and are also not safe to eat."In this day and age, people do not eat what is within a nutritional standpoint. Assuming, my opponent is in America (and I thoroughly apologize if you are not), we currently have an obesity epidemic going on. Why again, with the full knowledge that the food they eat is unhealthy, do people still choose to eat McDonalds and Burger King on a regular basis? Certain delicacy's in specific countries are not eaten based on nutritional value, but based upon society's view of that particular food.For example, take a look at this article about horse meat:"According to NutritionData, the strip steak has slightly fewer calories than horse (117 vs 133 calories per 100 grams), though this is obviously not be true for all cuts of beef. Sirloin, for example, contains 142 calories. The meats also have very similar amounts of fat, cholesterol and protein when lean cuts are compared. Where the meats really differ is iron concentration, with horse meat having double the iron (21% vs 10% DV) that beef contains. It is not surprising that a more athletic animal has more iron, but the magnitude of the difference is striking. Horse meat also contains substantially more vitamin B12 (50% vs 21% DV), but less B6, niacin and folate. But what's truly impressive is the omega-3 fatty acid concentration in horse meat, which contains 360 mg (per 100 grams) compared to just 21 mg in strip steak. Omega-3s are essential fatty acids that need to be obtained from your diet. They are thought to be helpful in fighting against heart disease, stroke and neurodegeneration. Compared to lean beef, horse meat appears to have some nutritional advantages. If we do ever manage to get past the taboo, at least we know there's good nutrition on the other side." As you can clearly see, even though horse meat is much healthier than beef from a nutritional standpoint, the majority of people refuse to eat it due to the stigma. The only way for human meat to be sold in stores would be for society to accept it first, meaning that they would, in fact, be completely fine with it.