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Is cannibalism morally wrong?

Not talking about murdering someone and eating them necessarily.
There are for instance examples of two consenting adults who agree to eat and be eaten respectively.
So is cannibalism itself morally wrong?

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PrettyGurl24 · 26-30, F

Yes that is an evil act. Who in their right mind would consent to something horrific like that?

MetalGreymon · 36-40, M

@PrettyGurl24

Why is it evil? Who is harmed? If a person chooses to end their life, what makes the subsequent consumption of that flesh morally wrong?

And what about cultures in which ritual cannibalism is part of the funeral rite? Is that morally wrong?

PrettyGurl24 · 26-30, F

Because God said it is.
Ezekiel 5:10 (ESV)
10 Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers. And I will execute judgments on you, and any of you who survive I will scatter to all the winds.

MetalGreymon · 36-40, M

@PrettyGurl24

Well that only holds any weight if you believe in the judeo-christian god. Which many people don't.
That god also considers mixing fabric, and eating shrimp to be morally wrong.

So how does that apply to the people who don;t believe/never heard of your god?

PrettyGurl24 · 26-30, F

@MetalGreymon That's fine if you don't believe. That's your choice. But the God I believe in is the Creator of you, me, the Heavens, & this earth & the people in it.

MetalGreymon · 36-40, M

@PrettyGurl24

Well yes, but since i don't share your mythology "god says so" isn't a compelling argument.

Saying your god did it to me is exactly as convincing as me telling you that in fact Mbombo the creator god of the Kuba is the creator of you, me, the heavens and the earth.

You choose to believe in your god. I don't choose not to in the same way don't choose to believe the sky is blue.