Comment by to11mtm
1 day ago
I think most of the kosher rules come from a sort of 'this is the most practical rule we can make at the time to keep people safe' sort of thing.
Stuff like disease (i.e. most of the other rules about kosher animal prep including 'inspection',) allergies (shellfish ban), heck even pasteurization (going back to the 'boiling in milk', what are the odds that the milk hit the right temperature all throughout versus only some of it boiling, which in fact could encourage certain bad bacteria to grow, let alone whatever's in the likely uncooked meat being able to feed off the whole thing...)
I suspect the pork ban is twofold, preventing foodborne illness and also pigs can’t eat hay/grass like cows and goats, they eat what humans eat.
Sure. I also liked the idea that some of the rules are to promote tribalism by making clear defining lines.
A much weaker form compared to missions where people go out into the real world and get insulted and retreat back to the safety of their religion.