Why god says don't eat pigs?

Since this god would know exactly why people get sick eating pig, by saying don't eat pigs, first it is saying eating animal flesh is ok and second don't eat pig because I say so.

Why would a real god encode it thus instead of just telling the people there is a tiny sickness inside some pigs so here is how you can eliminate that: then tell about how to raise and cook them so that trichinosis (as we know it now) is killed and therefore the pig is safe to eat.

Could it be that the restriction made thus in a religious setting is there because it did not come from a god?

Originally posted by sonhouse
Since this god would know exactly why people get sick eating pig, by saying don't eat pigs, first it is saying eating animal flesh is ok and second don't eat pig because I say so.

Why would a real god encode it thus instead of just telling the people there is a tiny sickness inside some pigs so here is how you can eliminate that: then tell about how to r ...[text shortened]... at the restriction made thus in a religious setting is there because it did not come from a god?

Originally posted by sonhouse
Since this god would know exactly why people get sick eating pig, by saying don't eat pigs, first it is saying eating animal flesh is ok and second don't eat pig because I say so.

Why would a real god encode it thus instead of just telling the people there is a tiny sickness inside some pigs so here is how you can eliminate that: then tell about how to r ...[text shortened]... at the restriction made thus in a religious setting is there because it did not come from a god?

Originally posted by sonhouse
Since this god would know exactly why people get sick eating pig, by saying don't eat pigs, first it is saying eating animal flesh is ok and second don't eat pig because I say so.

Why would a real god encode it thus instead of just telling the people there is a tiny sickness inside some pigs so here is how you can eliminate that: then tell about how to r ...[text shortened]... at the restriction made thus in a religious setting is there because it did not come from a god?

Originally posted by RJHinds
That is an old rule for the people in the wilderness. We Christians can eat pigs. I just had two pork chops at Cracker Barrel yesterday.

Originally posted by sonhouse
That was just an example showing a god did not make those restrictions yet it ended up in the bible anyway. It just shows you there is little you can trust in the bible coming from a god.

Originally posted by RJHinds
It was needed in the Law for those days, but God sent Christ into the world to make a new covenant of freedom to eat pork, etc. if cleaned first.

I think the concept came about because most people are like pigs and cannabalism is bad.

However, that being said, I'm led to believe that pork (if not salted or cooled) rots very fast.
Considering where and when these religious laws were laid down, it seems quite probable that they were to keep folk healthy, rather than divine.

Originally posted by sonhouse
It was NOT needed in those days. What was NEEDED was knowledge of what was going on to make people sick not just a religious edict to stop eating pork. That is my whole point. PEOPLE would say that because they knew nothing about the real issue. A god would have and would have said 'if you are going to eat pork, just make sure it's well cooked. There are ti ...[text shortened]... any brains after putting 2 and 2 together and seeing how some people get sick after eating pig.

Originally posted by shavixmir
I think the concept came about because most people are like pigs and cannabalism is bad.

However, that being said, I'm led to believe that pork (if not salted or cooled) rots very fast.
Considering where and when these religious laws were laid down, it seems quite probable that they were to keep folk healthy, rather than divine.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Yes, I can agree with this, because especially in the days before refrigerators, pigs were a relatively poor choice for a healthy meal. Try leaving even cooked bacon out in the sun and then scarf it down and see what happens. The fat spoils quickly.

Welcome back, Shav, it's been a while.

Originally posted by sonhouse
Since this god would know exactly why people get sick eating pig, by saying don't eat pigs, first it is saying eating animal flesh is ok and second don't eat pig because I say so.

Why would a real god encode it thus instead of just telling the people there is a tiny sickness inside some pigs so here is how you can eliminate that: then tell about how to r ...[text shortened]... at the restriction made thus in a religious setting is there because it did not come from a god?

Originally posted by DeepThought
Maybe this is biblical evidence for the MFAP hypothesis, which people might remember being discussed in the Science forum a few years ago.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/07/02/the-mfap-hypothesis-for-the-origins-of-homo-sapiens/

Originally posted by sonhouse
So don't eat pig because that would be akin to cannibalism?

Though shalt not eat pigs for they are thy brothers.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
And sisters.