re: #146 HappyWarrior

I was told that the Jewish and subsequent Islamic prohibition on consuming pork products is because the screams of hogs resemble mankind more. We’re in a world far removed from where the average person is intimately involved in agriculture. I think that speaks to your point about considering the times holy books were written.

I seriously doubt this is the reason. More likely they saw pigs will literally eat just about anything. Including excrement from other animals etc. They probably also noticed a lot of people getting sick from eating pork even if they had no idea what trichinosis was.