# Why you should not eat swine meat. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 24, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266 "2003-05-24T19:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/21 "2003-05-24T20:24:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chattywine \* > \*\*What is GM? I keep thinking General Munchies, can’t imagine General Motors whipping out balogna. \*\* It is Genetically Modified foods. Ya know, where they splice a fish gene into tomatoes or some such. There’s been problems with the plants hybridizing with other plants despite efforts to keep this from happening. So far, the jury’s still out on if they’re a good thing or not. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/22 "2003-05-24T20:25:13Z")
I don’t think YHWH has been slacking, **SimonX**. I think YHWH probably decided to subcontract out the job to the FDA, so that the bigger cosmic stuff can get more attention. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/23 "2003-05-24T20:26:18Z")
And oops, I goofed on the interpretation of GM. I just saw “GM” and “food” in the same sentence and my tired mind just thought of General Mills first. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/24 "2003-05-24T20:27:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Atreyu \* > \*\*I don’t think YHWH has been slacking, **SimonX**. I think YHWH probably decided to subcontract out the job to the FDA, so that the bigger cosmic stuff can get more attention. \*\* Maybe He should go even further and subcontract out things to each individual? ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/25 "2003-05-24T20:28:02Z")
Iyyob Member Registered: May 2003 Location: **Abilene Texas** Posts: 4 That explains it! **Iyyob** is a cattle rancher! _bolding obviously mine_ ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/26 "2003-05-24T20:36:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SimonX \* > \*\*Maybe He should go even further and subcontract out things to each individual? \*\* Oh goody! Can I be in charge of the laws of physics? This whole business about the speed of light’'s really getting on my nerves, and entropy ain’t so hot either, so I’d like to be able to tinker around with them to find laws more to my liking. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/27 "2003-05-24T20:46:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Think about it. OK, I did, and I’m having me some Mu Shu Pork tonight. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/28 "2003-05-24T20:47:32Z")
I’m shocked, shocked, the OP hasn’t returned to defend and amplify his cogent arguements. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/29 "2003-05-24T20:58:17Z")
Lying around somewhere I have a Reader’s Digest from around 1960 and it has a very interesting article describing the wonders of antibiotics. It predicted that in a few years cattle would be injected large quantities of antibiotics and then the meat would have more added and this would allow it to conserve well without need for refrigeration. This was going to be a wonderful thing because it would help solve world hunger in countries too poor to afford refrigeration. Very entertaining if not very accurate. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Green\_Feather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@The\_Green\_Feather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Green_Feather)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/30 "2003-05-24T21:04:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 3waygeek \* > \*\ ***The Green Feather** , lockjaw is tetanus, not trichinosis. \*\* Wow! It’s all too obvious I’m not a doctor. Sorry about that. Doesn’t scripture say anything about the evil of tofu? It should. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/31 "2003-05-24T21:08:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lorinada \* > \*\*Iyyob > Member > > Registered: May 2003 > Location: **Abilene Texas** > Posts: 4 > That explains it! **Iyyob** is a cattle rancher! > > _bolding obviously mine_ \*\* Not only a beef-farmer but a _Fundy_ one at that. Now what kind of a world do we live in when this @#%$^&# is placed on so-called ‘Ignorance Fighting’ messageboards? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/32 "2003-05-24T21:21:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SimonX \* > \*\*[Homer]Oh, right. Like there’s some “magical animal” that gives bacon, pork chops _and_ ham. :dubious:[/Homer] \*\* Well that’s scary, we’re hearing the same voice in our heads.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/33 "2003-05-24T21:29:19Z")
Just curious, all your folks ridiculing the OP, I guess you feel the same way about Jews? They use a source even older than Reader’s Digest… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/34 "2003-05-24T21:31:17Z")
Mmmm, I love the smell of agenda in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/35 "2003-05-24T21:35:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Just curious, all your folks ridiculing the OP, I guess you feel the same way about Jews? They use a source even older than Reader’s Digest… Nice attempt to stir things up, but nope. And you forgot muslims. Thing is, last I checked, neither of these groups have posted OPs to this forum stating that readers should stop eating pork. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/36 "2003-05-24T21:40:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*Just curious, all your folks ridiculing the OP, I guess you feel the same way about Jews? They use a source even older than Reader’s Digest… \*\* If all of the Jews in the world spammed the board with a similar OP I’d feel the same way about them. Until then, I’ll just evaluate people on a case by case basis, thanX. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/37 "2003-05-24T21:42:37Z")
> [@](#): > > See why we are warned in the Scriptures to stay away from his killer? > > Now what kind of a world do we live in when this @#%$^&# is placed in so-called food stores? > > Think about it. I’m thinking about it. And the more i think about it the more I think it is a stupid reason to not eat pork. As has been pointed out, the danger is close to nonexistant. Now, if the Scriptures would tell me how I can get my Win98SE computer to stop crashing then I would say that’s something. ---
**Author:** ![frithrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@frithrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frithrah)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/38 "2003-05-24T21:46:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \* > \*\*…and entropy ain’t so hot either… \*\* 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 You’ve been hanging around Ilya Prigogine too long! ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/39 "2003-05-24T21:48:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Iyyob \* > \*\* > The Trichina worm is deadly. In March 1950 issue of Reader’s Digest, Laird S. Goldsbrough writes: > > In the pork americans eat, there too often lurks myriads of baffling > and sinister parasites. They are minute spiral worms which scientist call trichinella spiralis. A single serving of pork,even a single mouthful, can kill or cripple, or condemn the victim to a lifetime of aches and pain. > > See why we are warned in the Scriptures to stay away from his killer? > \*\* Because of this 1950 RD article, God labelled pigmeat unclean. God, being omiscient, read the 1950 Reader’s Digest article while He was resting on the seventh day and said “Hmmm. I could do away with trichinosis. I think instead I’ll just mave there be some scripture agin eatin pig. I kinda like the porkers.” ---
**Author:** ![frithrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@frithrah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frithrah)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266/40 "2003-05-24T21:53:59Z")
SimonX! That is some God awful Sacreligiousness. I’m sure the only reading material the Lord keeps by the bowl are books by Cecil! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-should-not-eat-swine-meat/177266.md?page=3)