Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!wjh12!foxvax1!brunix!browngr!dk From: dk@browngr.UUCP (David Kantrowitz) Newsgroups: net.origins Subject: A correct prediction made by religion Message-ID: <1406@browngr.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Oct-84 11:49:49 EDT Article-I.D.: browngr.1406 Posted: Mon Oct 8 11:49:49 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Oct-84 02:50:38 EDT Lines: 17 In the Tanach (Old Testament) there is a prohibition against eating certain kinds of land animals (exact reference available upon request). The two characteristics required for a land animal to be kosher are: fully split hooves chews its cud Then the passage goes on to list the 4 animals which have one of these characteristics but not both (and thus are not kosher). They are: pig camel hare a certain kind of badger Prediction: there are no other such animals (that have only 1 characteristic). In the past millenia, we have discovered many new animals, but we haven't found any like these 4.