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I don't think that maybe necessarily the case as these very people will boil milk before drinking it. It is basic practice in rural India to boil milk before co
by thevardanian 9y ago
I don't think that maybe necessarily the case as these very people will boil milk before drinking it. It is basic practice in rural India to boil milk before consuming it even if it was straight from the cow. So I find it extremely odd that these very people couldn't connect the dots and make the same leap onto impurity of water.
- capex 9y agoThere is a cultural/ religious myth in the sub-continent that fresh, fast-flowing water is always safe to drink. This might have contributed to the failure of this leap.
- Daishiman 9y agoBefore the massive overpopulation of the continent this was very likely true for all practical effects.
- keypress 9y agoIt's probably as simple that boiling water requires energy and is expensive.