On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 03-Jun-2014, at 9:06 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > On Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:16:01 AM UTC+1, Samiya wrote: >> >> >> My cousin seems to think that we are forbidden to eat pigs because that >> would be cannibalism. I haven't researched the evolutionary history of >> pigs, so I don't know if that follows. However, as directed, I don't eat >> pigs. >> > > Is there really a tradition of believing we're linked to pigs? That's > pretty interesting, because what may become the pre-emininet theory...and > me and Liz are so cool cos we read it first, is actually a theory that > humans are the result of an Ape/Pig hybridization. > > Is the sort of belief expressed by your cousine..do you know much > about the character of the belief? Is it considered folklore for example. > I'm just wondering because it seems possible in some cases of communities > today, that some beliefs stretch right back, past recorded history, and may > have their roots goodness knows when. > > I asked my cousin, and the following is his reply: "Cannibalism is not forbidden in the Quran. Neither is it forbidden in the Torah or the Bible. It always struck me as odd as to why on this planet of 6 billion plus people, we do not eat each other. In the animal world there are at least 1500 species known to science that actively engage in devouring their own kind. That being said, within humans also a handful of groups in remote corners of the world do engage in this ritual. With no specific prohibitions, it is indeed amazing that we have not nurtured a taste for human flesh. The only logical explanation that comes to mind is that the abhorrence of this practice was, is and forever shall be part of our genetic program as designed by our creator. Of course the evolutionists among us would beg to differ as did those that ostracized Copernicus for his heliocentric idea of the universe. It is also established that the reversion of the humans into swine happened long after the original creation. An inbreeding among swine propagated the human genetic material across the species. A correction to the original genetic program was required which would entail a genetic mutation on a global scale given the mass migration of humans across the Asian and African continents. Nature is efficient and energy conservation its forte. In order to maintain the integrity of the original program, the consumption of swine was consequently forbidden in all revelations sent down. Interestingly in the Quran, it is the only animal that has been forbidden. Trust it suffices." > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
