> I've read a bit in a judaism book that the kosher idea comes from the mental struggle to rationalize taking a life to sustain your own. This seems very unlik

> I've read a bit in a judaism book that the kosher idea comes from the mental struggle to rationalize taking a life to sustain your own. This seems very unlikely because the stated reason to spare these animals is that they are unclean and eating them is bad for the eater, not the animal.