R' Eli Turkel asks:<br><You are alone on an island with only on other goy.
On friday he saves your life but on shabbat now his life is in danger
Do you tell him thanks for <saving my life yesterday but I am not allowed to
save your life today
especially since no else will know<br><br>This discussion sounds very similar to the discussion (I believe between R' Lichtenstein and R' Amital) about cannibalism vs eating treif food on a desert island. Human flesh is only an issur d'rabbanan but is disgusting and simply not accepted among civilized people while a non-kosher animal (or nevela) is an issur d'oraysa but doesn't have that level of disgust. <br>