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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Apparently if someone genetically engineered a potato with pig genes (to make it extra tasty when roasted, presumably), it would be one but not the other, due to philosophical differences between Judaism and Islam.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Which one (not) and on what philosophical grounds ?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don’t remember which one, but apparently the question of whether the genetics of a species define its nature for religious reasons is where Judaism and Islam diverge. One would hold that, if no actual pigs were involved, a potato with pig genes is just a potato and thus allowed, and the other would hold that the pig genes make it sufficiently porcine to be forbidden.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Interesting. Do you remember which side has which stance?