# Could a vegetarian eat himself? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 5, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390 "2014-04-05T01:08:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@la\_fille\_intellectuelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/la_fille_intellectuelle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390/21 "2014-04-06T15:36:28Z")
Technically,if ANYONE decided to eat a part of themselves,that would be cannabalism.If you suddenly decide to start eating meat,somewhat,then you’re no longer a pure vegetarian. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390/22 "2014-04-07T16:37:29Z")
Waitaminute. Since when do livers grow back, even theoretically? Does this mean I could donate a lobe of my liver to HEP C patient, regrow it, and donate it to another one later? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390/23 "2014-04-08T18:41:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Waitaminute. Since when do livers grow back, even theoretically? > > Does this mean I could donate a lobe of my liver to HEP C patient, regrow it, and donate it to another one later? I can hear the PSA now: Got another liver in the quiver? Be a giver! ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390/24 "2014-04-09T03:32:50Z")
> [@demian\_travis](#): > > I know that they did that on a Dutch tv show, but… That never happened. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390/25 "2014-04-09T04:23:38Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Waitaminute. Since when do livers grow back, even theoretically? > > Does this mean I could donate a lobe of my liver to HEP C patient, regrow it, and donate it to another one later? Yes but long term impacts are not really clear. ---
**Author:** ![Artemis\_Tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390/26 "2014-04-14T22:01:02Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > That never happened. Woops. Wrong body part: [HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/dutch-cannibalism-broadcasted_n_1160873.html) ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390/27 "2014-04-14T22:23:15Z")
I’m assuming here that the underlying philosophy of vegetarianism is to avoid suffering by animals to feed humans. Therefore, the OP’s premise is that if the meat did not cause suffering, can a vegetarian eat it? Personally, I don’t think vegetarians are sane, therefore logic is useless. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-vegetarian-eat-himself/685390.md?page=1)