reasons for religious practices (was Re: penile cancer)

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> > that once your house gets a little damp in it, you're

> > supposed to burn it down, for example. OK, I'm sure that's

> > not how it's done anymore, but it's in there somewhere.

>

> At the risk of opening my big mouth again, I think what you are

> referring to isn't damp, but leprosy.

Well, no, it was definitely mold and mildew. Apparently, the

scientists had narrowed down the passover part of it (ie killing the

first born son of the Egyptians) to a couple of things, one of which

was that Egyptian tradition was to feed the firstborn son as much as

he wanted and only then allow the other children to eat. So as the

other plagues has already happened and the crop had been mostly

destroyed by hail, then locusts, so it was probably brought in too

early and a bit damp, it would have started developing mold. Some

sorts of mold are toxic if consumed in large amounts, therefore the

Egyptian sons died, while the Jews were sharing their meagre portions

equally. Anyway, it was only a theory.

Phyllis

[Guest guest]

>> Well, no, it was definitely mold and mildew. Apparently, the

> scientists had narrowed down the passover part of it (ie killing the

> first born son of the Egyptians) to a couple of things, one of which

> was that Egyptian tradition was to feed the firstborn son as much as

> he wanted and only then allow the other children to eat. So as the

> other plagues has already happened and the crop had been mostly

> destroyed by hail, then locusts, so it was probably brought in too

> early and a bit damp, it would have started developing mold. Some

> sorts of mold are toxic if consumed in large amounts, therefore the

> Egyptian sons died, while the Jews were sharing their meagre

portions

> equally<<

I saw a similar program where it said that the crop was kept in a

separate building and it was the job of the eldest son to collect it

and bring it to the home. It said that it had become toxic and when

he was collecting it he breathed toxins in before bringing it home to

the family and this was the reason the firstborn in each family died.

It also gave explanations for all the other plagues of Egypt but it

was on some time ago and I can't remember what it was.

Lorraine

Mum to 10, Natasha 8, 5, ph 3

[Guest guest]

>> Well, no, it was definitely mold and mildew. Apparently, the

> scientists had narrowed down the passover part of it (ie killing the

> first born son of the Egyptians) to a couple of things, one of which

> was that Egyptian tradition was to feed the firstborn son as much as

> he wanted and only then allow the other children to eat. So as the

> other plagues has already happened and the crop had been mostly

> destroyed by hail, then locusts, so it was probably brought in too

> early and a bit damp, it would have started developing mold. Some

> sorts of mold are toxic if consumed in large amounts, therefore the

> Egyptian sons died, while the Jews were sharing their meagre

portions

> equally<<

I saw a similar program where it said that the crop was kept in a

separate building and it was the job of the eldest son to collect it

and bring it to the home. It said that it had become toxic and when

he was collecting it he breathed toxins in before bringing it home to

the family and this was the reason the firstborn in each family died.

It also gave explanations for all the other plagues of Egypt but it

was on some time ago and I can't remember what it was.

Lorraine

Mum to 10, Natasha 8, 5, ph 3