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Re:I Would Rather Be Herod’s Pig: The History of a Taboo by timv on Thursday October 15, 2015 @03:10AM (#10391778)
It's also (to refer to the grand-parent) a stretch to make concrete claims about why any large group of people do any particular thing.

I know Jewish people who avoid eating pork (etc) because it's their cultural identity and they don't want to disrespect that part of their heritage even though they have no particular belief in God or reverence for the Torah.

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Re:I Would Rather Be Herod’s Pig: The History of a Taboo by ZanyProgrammer on Thursday October 15, 2015 @07:24AM (#10392488)
What's ironic about that cultural Judaism is that that practice, even for atheists, still ultimately comes from God (whether or not you believe in it/him/etc).
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