cockbeard wrote:Not sure why that is dynamite, or the other is poppycock
Andy wrote:It's dynamite because the notion that pork was forbidden owing to its similarity to human flesh is bordering on raving lunacy. Pork was forbidden because bigs were considered unclean. They eat pretty much anything, so once upon a time eating them would have exposed you to considerably more diseases than 'clean' animals. It's the same reason that shellfish was often forbidden. Telling folk 'god said so' is an easier way to stop them eating stuff than, 'you might get ill, you might not, best not risk it, even though you're hungry'. Your other point was poppycock because you've got the entire point of the poster arse for tit.cockbeard wrote:Not sure why that is dynamite, or the other is poppycock
This is very true and if you read those parts of The Old Testament it says "you will be unclean until prayer" or "unclean until night", stuff like that, basically you will have the shits for a certain time frame denoted by a regular event like prayer or night as they didn't have watches. There is other stuff beyond shellfish and cloven hoof (pigs) as well but I can't remember it off the top of my head. In fact the only wording in that part of Genesis I would consider to be absolute is that "Man shall not lay with another man, God hates that", not that I subscribe to any of that shite of course.Andy wrote:It's dynamite because the notion that pork was forbidden owing to its similarity to human flesh is bordering on raving lunacy. Pork was forbidden because pigs were considered unclean. They eat pretty much anything, so once upon a time eating them would have exposed you to considerably more diseases than 'clean' animals. It's the same reason that shellfish was often forbidden. Telling folk 'god said so' is an easier way to stop them eating stuff than, 'you might get ill, you might not, best not risk it, even though you're hungry'.cockbeard wrote:Not sure why that is dynamite, or the other is poppycock
Diluted Dante wrote:Do you want us to take the shovel off you cocko?
Andy wrote:The poster is making a similar one to the point you're making; it is hypocritical of us to treat dogs like royalty, and not eat them, and treat cows like shit and chow down. It's got nothing to do with vegetarians anthropomorphising animals. For the record, I do give cows a cuddle, when the opportunity arises.
cockbeard wrote:But the dickhead that drew the line is the problem, that's why I picked the image with the line not the original poster
Love the one slinking off at the bottom. "Me? No, I'm just an ordinary dog, mate."nick_md wrote:
Andy wrote:How is that 'dickhead' evidence of vegetarians anthropomorphising animals?But the dickhead that drew the line is the problem, that's why I picked the image with the line not the original poster
Exactly this, because that is how we have selectively bred them.Andy wrote:Some animals are useful, some taste good.
"C'mon Pal, show me what you've got"nick_md wrote:somethingsomething I dunno - anyone else?
RamSteelwood wrote:I just trust that Captain Birdseye fella... always happy to take any kids out for a jaunt on his boat
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