Book of Mormon questions about eating dead things

[Guest]

Moroni 9:8

And the husbands and fathers of those women and children they have slain; and they feed the women upon the flesh of their husbands, and the children upon the flesh of their fathers; and no water, save a little, do they give unto them.

So, let me get this straight:

1. Nephite men get pierced with sharp implements and fall on the ground
2. Within an average of 2 hours, the guys die
3. On average, the dead guy lays on the ground for oh, 16 hours
4. Lamanite (or Nephite slave) men come around with carts pulled by squatty horses with long snouts and put the dead guys on the carts
5. The dead guys are carted over to a stockpile near the imprisoned Nephite women (who are living behind wooden/obsidian bars)
6. For the next few weeks, Lamanite cooks cut pieces of flesh off the dead guys and serve them to the prisoners

Ether 9:34

And it came to pass that the people did follow the course of the beasts, and did devour the carcasses of them which fell by the way, until they had devoured them all.

They ate road kill. Sick!

So, how is this done without refrigerators?

Truly, a dark side to the Holy Scripture! Yuck.

[_Fence Sitter]

There is a joke here about the Donner party surviving by following the scriptures but it probably wouldn't be in good taste.

[_just me]

How did I never see this before? They don't point this one out, do they?

[_Dr. Shades]

There is a joke here about the Donner party surviving by following the scriptures but it probably wouldn't be in good taste.

It may not be in good taste, but did they taste good?

[_Quasimodo]

There is a joke here about the Donner party surviving by following the scriptures but it probably wouldn't be in good taste.

It may not be in good taste, but did they taste good?

There is a story about the Carib people in the West Indies who were cannibals. They called the humans that they ate "long pigs". I guess people taste like pork. Everything else, of course, tastes like chicken.

[_zeezrom]

Guys, the Donner party partook of flesh that was only a few hours old and refrigerated.

We are talking about Guatamala after 2-7 days! Do you know what it would be like eating flesh from a body after it had been sitting around in 90F+ for days? Yikes!

Donners are totally different.

[_Quasimodo]

Guys, the Donner party partook of flesh that was only a few hours old and refrigerated.

We are talking about Guatamala after 2-7 days! Do you know what it would be like eating flesh from a body after it had been sitting around in 90F+ for days? Yikes!

Donners are totally different.

There is something to be said for well aged meat. Most of the best beef you by in stores is aged. Once you brush of the flies and pick out the maggots, it's very tender.

All kidding aside, the story does sound a little wacky. Maybe placed there for dramatic effect?

[_zeezrom]

All kidding aside, the story does sound a little wacky. Maybe placed there for dramatic effect?

I respect dramatization. I really do. But this is a little dark for me. Sort of unhealthy dark. Was this verse written using the Holy Ghost or some demon?

[_Quasimodo]

All kidding aside, the story does sound a little wacky. Maybe placed there for dramatic effect?

I respect dramatization. I really do. But this is a little dark for me. Sort of unhealthy dark. Was this verse written using the Holy Ghost or some demon?

It seems that all fiction stories need an ultimate evil that has to be overcome. Someone that the reader can hate and root against. They all seem to contain some sort of "Darth Vader".

It's interesting that non-fiction stories do not need this to carry a plot. Hmmm.