SMS > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> What else would you call these private corporations set up to
>> certify your products kosher for large, reoccurring fees, or else be
>> subjected to a boycott by the Jewish community?

> Jews are only a tiny percentage of the customer base that prefer to purchase kosher foods.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.

> It has nothing to do with religion, it's that it's an independent and recurring inspection of the production
> facilities of these food manufacturers by trusted organizations.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.

> It's profitable to the food manufacturers to have the kosher
> certification because it greatly increases their sales volumes to
> non-jews, generating far more money than the small cost of
> certification. It also lowers prices for the consumer when the
> manufacturer is able to sell in higher volumes.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.

> If there were another type of certification that provided similar
> assurances of production quality then that would probably be equally acceptable to consumers, but the certification
> process wouldn't be any cheaper, i.e. organic certification.

You aint just paying for the certification with those.

>> If it was truly for religious reasons, wouldn't it be done on a volunteer basis as an act of goodwill?

> No. Doing these inspections is a full time job.

Easy to claim, hell of a lot harder to substantiate that claim.

>> There doesn't seem to be any basis for these arbitrary dietary laws in the first place, except to keep you aware of
>> your faith and the threat of going to hell if you don't obey these laws.

> Some of them are arbitrary,

ALL of them are arbitrary.

> some had a basis that no longer exists,

ALL of them have a basis that no longer exists.

> some have a basis that still exists.

Nope, not one.

> Hell has nothing to do with it.

It has everything to do with why you are sposed to comply with those arbitrary rules.

> But of course you probably knew all of this anyway.

Pathetic.