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To: HumanaeVitae; Emmylou
Question for thread libertarians--

We all know that bums sell their bodies to medical schools for medical experimentation after they die. Medical schools could not teach without this.

So, let's say I'm a libertarian and I believe that the only immoral act is the initiation of force, fraud or coercion. Furthermore, I am not opposed to any behavior that is not voluntarily contracted.

So, I open up a restaurant that buys peoples' bodies to reprocess as food in my restaurant, called the Gunga Diner. Note--people voluntarily contract to give me their bodies after they die of natural causes (no force initiated) and my customers freely agree to eat human flesh. For a libertarian, there should be no problem with this right?

How about it libertarians? Voluntarily contracted cannibalism ok with you guys?

105 posted on 03/19/2003 10:02:52 AM PST by HumanaeVitae
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To: HumanaeVitae
Took you this long to trot out the tired old shock-jock Argument Helper[tm]?

Sorry, but "helper" only helps if you have meat to begin with, and you don't (human or otherwise).

109 posted on 03/19/2003 10:04:22 AM PST by steve-b
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To: HumanaeVitae
So, let's say I'm a libertarian and I believe that the only immoral act is the initiation of force, fraud or coercion.

You lie with alarming regularity.

110 posted on 03/19/2003 10:05:18 AM PST by Protagoras
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To: HumanaeVitae
Ok, so you open up your sick restaurant.

And it goes out of business because people don't want to eat there (big surprise).

No law is needed, imagine that.

There is no law against eating dog poo. And lo and behold, people don't eat it.

You don't need government to dictate every aspect of your life. If you try real hard, you can do it yourself. Give it a try, it's liberating.

115 posted on 03/19/2003 10:08:09 AM PST by freeeee
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To: HumanaeVitae
How about it libertarians? Voluntarily contracted cannibalism ok with you guys?

As a matter of principle, yes. However, your scenario is like asking: if pigs could fly would you ride one - not going to happen.

138 posted on 03/19/2003 10:22:16 AM PST by realpatriot71 (legalize freedom!)
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