| Tim R <timothy42bach@gmail.com>: Nov 15 07:04AM -0800 On Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 8:10:30 AM UTC-5, Peter W. wrote: > Another blissful person! The Amish way of life is not based on the Bible, but on their history of persecution before they left Switzerland and later, Germany. There are many peculiarities within the religion - for instance, they eschew buttons and zippers, they are non-violent, use long-guns, but not hand guns, and much more. Again, nothing at all to do with the Bible - but to keep themselves separate from the "English", their generic term for what is Not-Them. > Peter Wieck > Melrose Park, PA I would think most of the Old Testament laws - dietary restrictions, clothing restrictions, circumcision, etc. - are exactly the same. The purpose is simply to maintain a separate identity. |
| "Peter W." <peterwieck33@gmail.com>: Nov 15 07:55AM -0800 > I would think most of the Old Testament laws - dietary restrictions, clothing restrictions, circumcision, etc. - are exactly the same. The purpose is simply to maintain a separate identity. That is certainly a result, and the typical modern perception of those laws. But, from an historical perspective, their roots are quite practical - and practiced by many contemporary groups for exactly the same reasons: Dietary laws: Pork and some wild game carries Trichinella, a parasite that causes a very painful disease. Shellfish from warm waters carry multiple diseases, both viral and bacterial. draining animals of their blood greatly increased how long they could be kept. Carnivorous (obligatory vs. opportunistic) birds (including robins) carry all sorts of parasites that vegetarian (not vegan) birds do not. The milk/meat connection is one of the few that is very much behavioral, not practical - and that has to do with some of the pagan animal sacrifice rituals of the time. Circumcision reduces genital infections - no small thing before antibiotics, practical indoor plumbing, and water-poor environments. As to Clothing: The basic laws are simple—cover the knees, the elbows, and the collarbone, and don't wear anything skintight. Ever been in the Middle East? Even in the winter, the weather is not very forgiving of exposed skin. In the rainy season (and even Saudi has a rainy season), the mosquitoes, while not as bad as those in Alaska, are pretty nasty and very persistent. Skin-tight - not comfortable at 125F in the shade! The separate identity expectation is common to many religions, not just the big-three. And the various & sundry rules promulgated to that end Mostly (NOT always) have practical roots that have grown into a life of their own rather than being still connected to their first-causes. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
| John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com>: Nov 14 02:41PM -0800 On 2022/11/14 5:58 a.m., Cursitor Doom wrote: > Well, that is the one saving grace that's keeping me from throwing the > lot out. Actually I'd just re-sell 'em. There are some rare and > valuable spares strewn about amongst them. Build a web site and get one of the google bots to find it. Sales will come in if the prices are reasonable and shipping is available and the customer can choose speed/costs. I've had an online store since around 2010, we've done just under 1/2 million dollars USD in sales since then just on that part of our business. And that is without a full time person working the site. I have a guy in three times a week for half days, and I add stuff when I have time. I do have a LOT of semiconductors to put up...gah... Listing the items, with photos and dimensions, is a royal pain and is the most time consuming part of the operation. Once listed they sell themselves...if I have them priced properly. If too cheap, they get sucked out quickly, if too expensive they sit & sit. Most of my inventory is New Old Stock parts from the 70s through the late 80s and related to the coin amusement industry. I currently have over 10,000 parts listed. A work in progress! John :-#)# -- (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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