Pigs are indeed disgusting creatures, as based upon MERE observations. They practically revel and enjoy themselves in m&d and slime, even with their own excrement, where there are harmful to Humankind bacterial agents that would limit Human life....
However, in ancient times and even now, pigs are docile creatures and easily tamed unlike other untamable animals of the wild that a protein diet is necessary for Humankind's physical growth.
Equally, in ancient times, our ancestors had NO knowledge of medical science, which NEEDS to TAUGHT, EVOLVE STEP BY STEP THRU TRAIL AND ERRORS, EDUCATED and IMPROVED UPON, and thus to save Humankind, pigs back in ancient times were decreed HARAM ( Forbidden, due to Humanity's LACK of knowledge in science and health ) by BOTH the Jews and Islamic Arabs village authorities.
Thankfully, Humankind had PROGRESSED and EVOLVED, and our med sciences and technologies had found ways whereby an ancient food source can be harnessed for protein needs SAFELY, such as clear instructions on how such meats and its critical parts are kept clean and processed for Humankind's consumption.
Only morons and village idiots whom will DENY Humanity's progress and evolution, using ANCIENT lack of scientific knowledge and and mere superficial logic, would claim such and any food resources as ISLAMIC HARAM, such as even tomatoes, which shows a sign of the cross when cut into half, and eating such is an acceptance of Christianity....how more foolish can those moronic supposed LEADERS be and their imbecile FOLLWERS be......?
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