I suppose it is understandable why cannibalism was practiced in the earlier days. By necessity in extreme situations of famine, in others lack of knowledge played a great role as well, as it was mentioned earlier, it was practice to eat the dead to obtain their special “abilities.”

“Unfortunately for the weak of heart, we're all descended from cannibals. Recent genetic studies revealed that almost all humans have genes designed to provide immunity to certain diseases which can only be transmitted by eating human brains.”

-   yea, I agree. Complete tribes were wiped out due to disease transmitted from eating humans. These types of diseases were spread by something called prions, these are unlike any other infectious dz which is spread by microbes, prions are specific proteins that carry the disease between individuals and cause deterioration of the brain. That’s a little bit of biology for you :pagel:

To practice cannibalism in today’s age would be completely grotesque.