Is anyone here a vegan or a vegetarian?
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Boris Johnson — 6 years ago(June 23, 2019 05:07 AM)
I make no distinction other than one form of meat walks the earth and the other swims it.
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the fish I eat eats fish itself (tuna?), but I'm not informed enough to say, and too lazy to Google, so…
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Boris Johnson — 6 years ago(June 23, 2019 05:16 AM)
The strange thing about kosher is the restrictions are all on food that can be dangerous to eat if prepared incorrectly. It's flawed rationale, but they're wise to avoid those things.
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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(June 23, 2019 05:36 AM)
I don't think they were trying to control people by invoking god. I think over the centuries they learned eating pork could be dangerous, so it's prohibition was part of the natural order they attributed to god.
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Boris Johnson — 6 years ago(June 23, 2019 05:40 AM)
Okay, so we 100% agree. My language could perhaps be perceived as cynical, but it wasn't intended as such.
I imagine there were a number of deaths from eating pork/shellfish and the elders have spotted the pattern, deemed those foods off limits, and then speculated on the reasons why they were bad.
God was of course the reason for everything in ancient times and so it was naturally considered his will that those foods be avoided. The reason he wanted them avoided was man made though, so at some point somebody has had to turn speculation into "fact".
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Damien Thorn 666 — 6 years ago(June 23, 2019 05:49 AM)
If you both had to pick one religion though, which one would you choose to follow, and why? Since I tend to disagree with a lot of the beliefs in every bible that I read, I’m currently agnostic.
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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(June 23, 2019 05:52 AM)
Damien Thorn 666 said...
If you both had to pick one religion though, which one would you choose to follow, and why? Since I tend to disagree with a lot of the beliefs in every bible that I read, I’m currently agnostic.
Hinduism. It's pantheistic and I'm an atheist but a pantheist as well. I'm not a nihilist and believe there is an unexplained order to the universe.
If I were to be Christian I'd be Mormon.
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Boris Johnson — 6 years ago(June 23, 2019 05:52 AM)
Damien Thorn 666 said...
If you both had to pick one religion though, which one would you choose to follow, and why? Since I tend to disagree with a lot of the beliefs in every bible that I read, I’m currently agnostic.
This thread is too narrow. Start a new one with your question and open the discussion wider.
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