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## The prohibition relates to the propensity of pigs to harbor trichinella worms, which cause painful muscle disease, and can only be killed through thorough cooking, which (goes the theory) was not always possible in ancient times. Whether this is God protecting His people with his timeless wisdom or cultural wisdom being reinforced by (supposed) word of God is entirely a matter of faith. This theory, however, doesn't hold up to more recent archaeological evidence.
## The prohibition relates to the way of life of the Hebrews and Arabs. Both peoples originated in the desert and remained for the most part in arid climates, i.e. places where human vegetable food is scarce. Cattle, sheep, and goats do not eat human vegetable food, but pigs do; therefore, keeping pigs is wasteful, and ought to be avoided. Contemporary scholars favor this theory.
## The prohibition is to set Jews/Muslims apart from their neighbors. While this is likely for Judaism (a common theory goes that the point of ''all'' Kashrut is to keep Jews separated from the Gentiles), it's less likely for Islam (which for one thing is a proselytizing religion, and for another thing
## The prohibition is basically inscrutable, because [[Because I Said So|believers must obey God no matter what]]. This is a common position among rabbis and some Muslim scholars.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Pey'j, Jade's [[Boisterous Bruiser|lovably obnoxious]] pig uncle from ''[[Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Beyond Good and Evil]]''. He's the designated fount of lowbrow humor (such as powering his Jet-Boots with farts).
* The Rashberry species in ''[[Viva Pinata]]''. Their house is covered in mud, and eat rotten food. And when you cross-romance them with their polar
* The villains of ''[[Mother 3]]'' are based around pigs. They wear pig suits, their symbol is a pig snout, and their capital is even called "New Pork City". They're dirty because they wreak havok on the flora and fauna.
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