Dave Smith wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
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>> Such desperation to convince people. Sounds like someone
>> looking for validation of their beliefs.
>
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> There were some reasons not to eat certain foods in a desert
> environment. Their desert culture eventually got codified into
> religion(s).

Indeed. A nomadic tribe could not keep pigs...and making it a rule not to
eat things that your neighbors eat is a great way to distinguish your tribe
from others. (So is ritual genital mutilation...)

It has struck me as odd for many years that people often attribute
preternatural health wisdom to those who came up with religious dietary laws
re pork and shellfish, but never attribute the same uncanny wisdom to those
who decreed that fish should be eaten on Friday, despite the ample evidence
that adding fish to one's diet is healthy.