I don't know why balut is apparently grosser to me than excrement, but it is. Huh. (Also, what kind of quantities are we talking about? This might be clear from Survivor context, but I don't watch the show...)
I think my dividing line for the "$1 million" question -- in addition to whether or not I could do something safely -- is whether it's something I consider morally... difficult, I guess? I don't want to be a person who has killed an animal or hurt a human for money, so I didn't click those (this answer would probably be different if I really needed the money, which I currently do not).
I actually enjoyed being pregnant, and I think people who act as surrogate mothers are doing something really important, so I would consider that one. (Weirdly, I'd rather act as surrogate mother than donate an egg.)
I don't know why balut is apparently grosser to me than excrement, but it is. Huh.
It's a slimy cold bird fetus. You'd have to chew on the bones and ewwwww. Excrement (see it as extra smelly dirt with a pinch more toxins and bacteria) is preferable to that.
EWWWWW indeed. And, yeah, I guess I do kind of look at excrement that way. Also, having had to change diapers has sort of inured me to excrement. But I've never had to handle slimy cold dead bird fetuses (thank god!)
Not to me. Most of us eat birds and eggs, so you can think that the fetus is just some sort of disgusting halfway point. With shit...it's shit. I'm sorry, but smelly dirt is sooo much better, there's no comparison (yes, I'm pretty sure I ate dirt a few times as a child :P). You're probably just insensitive to the horrors of excrement as a future doctor. ;)
In Survivor episodes, the quantity varies. Usually they'll have to eat just one at the beginning of a "gross food challenge", but there's been at least one challenge where they've been expected to eat like, five.
I think my dividing line for the "$1 million" question -- in addition to whether or not I could do something safely -- is whether it's something I consider morally... difficult, I guess? I don't want to be a person who has killed an animal or hurt a human for money, so I didn't click those
Yep, I felt the same way for a lot of those. For some reason, the first thing to come to mind for "non-human mammal" is a kitten, and I just...don't want to be a kitten killer.
I can see how being pregnant might be enjoyable, totally, but I don't think I would enjoy it if I were doing it with a child that wasn't my own. I'm not sure how I feel about egg donation, but in my poverty, I keep thinking about it more and more... >.>
I think my dividing line for the "$1 million" question -- in addition to whether or not I could do something safely -- is whether it's something I consider morally... difficult, I guess? I don't want to be a person who has killed an animal or hurt a human for money, so I didn't click those (this answer would probably be different if I really needed the money, which I currently do not).
I actually enjoyed being pregnant, and I think people who act as surrogate mothers are doing something really important, so I would consider that one. (Weirdly, I'd rather act as surrogate mother than donate an egg.)
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It's a slimy cold bird fetus. You'd have to chew on the bones and ewwwww. Excrement (see it as extra smelly dirt with a pinch more toxins and bacteria) is preferable to that.
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I think my dividing line for the "$1 million" question -- in addition to whether or not I could do something safely -- is whether it's something I consider morally... difficult, I guess? I don't want to be a person who has killed an animal or hurt a human for money, so I didn't click those
Yep, I felt the same way for a lot of those. For some reason, the first thing to come to mind for "non-human mammal" is a kitten, and I just...don't want to be a kitten killer.
I can see how being pregnant might be enjoyable, totally, but I don't think I would enjoy it if I were doing it with a child that wasn't my own. I'm not sure how I feel about egg donation, but in my poverty, I keep thinking about it more and more... >.>
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