We try to not think about what kind of unpleasantness we would do if it came down to protecting ourselves and making others suffer...or die. However, when it comes down to it; we are usually make the decision pretty quickly. Movies like Saw and Batman are great examples of this. The guy in Saw and the Joker force us to decide which of the evils we would rather experience. Like the survivors of the F-227 flight, these characters force us into doing things we never thought possible otherwise. Social norms tell us that cannibalism, choosing one person to die over another, or making someone else suffer for your safety is bad and unnatural. However, I think that it is in our human nature to survive, and choose the path that most easily leads us to survival and progress; however gruesome it may be. I am in no way encouraging cannibalism, or saying that it would be easy to make decisions like that; but I do think that it's interesting how society views and is intrigued by these things.
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