That's nice as a reason but the point is moot to people like me. To us it's a law from God so we do it. Same with not eating shell fish, eagles, dog, cat, etc. Actually, the Torah itself says that keeping Kosher is a law that 'just is' and needs no explanation (some others have explanations).
> | 7. Why do people get sick when they eat pork (the whole trichinella > | thing, and aversion to pork) > > > When I was still a pre-teen (but getting close) This was explained to me by a > Jewish Medical Doctor that had converted to Christianity: > > Pork, as opposed to any other meat, spends around 8 hours in the stomach before > being digested. As a result, in this warm and wet environment, any possible > contamination by an organism or parasite would have the opportunity to multiply > and florish, and enough time to secrete toxins which can make people sick. > > I can remember that explanation to this day, as if the conversation had just > taken place. Even after taking two semesters in college on Anatomy and > Physiology, I have never seen anything that would counter the explanation. > > I guess this is one of the reasons the Fast food joints don't offer triple meat > pork burgers! :-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
