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jackalaxe t1_j64hirk wrote

My uncle told me this is why Muslims don't eat pig, it's because they're smart creatures and smart creatures deserve better than to be eaten. It's terrible what those villagers did to the Peligots, especially considering it was a luxury food.

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scarymaxx OP t1_j64id2e wrote

I barely eat since my experience, certainly not meat.

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elemental________ t1_j64nu55 wrote

But Muslims think pigs are the shaitaan ( Devil )....thts y they don't eat it

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jackalaxe t1_j64roki wrote

Thanks for enlightening me. Guess my uncle was wrong, that's why I prefaced the info like that

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elemental________ t1_j64su64 wrote

Your uncle was absolutely correct in saying that pigs are very intelligent animals and don't deserve to be eaten....but the muslim thing is a bit incorrect.

In Indian Hindu culture pigs are considered demigods ( Varaha : Form of Lord Vishnu ) hence we do not eat them...this is a way of respecting the animal and it's intelligence whereas in Islam it's allowed to kill a pig and leave its body to rot away.

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Sudden-Tree2996 t1_j6645z9 wrote

Muslims do not believe pigs are the devil, nor are they allowed to kill any animal and leave it to rot. As a matter of fact treating all animals with care and respect is a big part of the religion. Please do not listen to the words of someone who clearly has no clue what they are talking about.

Muslims do not eat pig because it’s a commandment and there’s various studies proving its health risks.

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ObjectiveOne3868 t1_j654ybc wrote

Actually, a lot of areas won't eat pig because pig is considered filthy. Unclean. It's a "dirty" animal.

Also, in Islam I believe it is, they won't eat cow. Why they don't eat cow isn't because of "smart" creatures or anything of that sort. It's because for whatever reason they believe the cow is a holy animal.

Edit: my apologies. Indians don't eat beef. I don't know why I was thinking Muslims. I know better. I've been miserably sick for over a week so my mind was only half right.

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HECK_OF_PLIMP t1_j67e3zg wrote

that's bc it's full of zoonotic parasites

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ObjectiveOne3868 t1_j67gyjf wrote

That's good to know. I didn't know the specific rhyme or reason. Just that they're considered "dirty" animals.

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