
Feb 5, 2017 -- 10:47AM, DStyle wrote:
Pigs and foreskins are health risks in dry/desert climates when there are a lack of hygiene protocols.Unsurprisingly these sensible customs became enshrined in the dominant social system these societies subscribed to, namely religion.
Sensible replies are wasted on here DStyle, particularly when the questions aren't really questions.
I'm lately understanding even more what it must have been like to have been German and Jewish in say, 1934.
Feb 6, 2017 -- 11:13PM, Velasquez wrote:
In the ancient middle east, dogs were associated with disease and dirt...they wouldn't have been like modern domesticated pets but would have been scavengers and half-wild...maybe some dogs had rabies?Twice, dogs are talked about in conversations with Jesus...the dogs that licked the shunned man's sores...and the dogs that ate crumbs that fell from the rich man's table...U2 turned this into a song...I had a female collie that used to roll in fox sh1t when I walked her in the countryside...again, dogs ain't that clean...
and thats the reason it doesn't fit with the people who pray regularly. But i know from my experience that in rural areas of the subcontinent, and areas of middle east too, its hard to imagine a household without a dog.
I lived with a family that cooked everyday for their dog, right after they had cooked their own food. But they never allowed the dog past a specific point in their house(im talking big rural house here). The dog knew that too. His sole purpose was security and its hard to imagine a household not having one. If you dont have a dog, you need to be extremely poor to ensure against robbery. And since people have big land, sometimes 4-5 dogs is common. Again, only for security.
Also, since most muslim countries are developing countries, lack of vets might be another reason. People aren't rich in the first place, so how much will it cost if you want to keep a dog, that too in an area with no vets? Basic health service is sometimes not available for humans so inviting a dog to live with you is allowing new diseases in.
I am scared of every animal that can run faster than me.
