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imranq
on May 5, 2022
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Science of Fasting
Most religions have some component of fasting, like Ramadan or Lent. Certainly there's value in doing more with less
stjohnswarts
on May 5, 2022
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Those are for purely religious reasons though and have nothing to do with health concerns, so I'm not sure what you're getting at?
croon
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While wary of noise levels (eg rules established to abuse power within the hierarchy), it's not unreasonable to assume some religious rules developed empirically over time. Not eating shellfish likely due to risks of disease, for example.
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