The next major topic that came in my journey was food. What is food? Who defines what food is and what food isn't? Growing up, I would have never considered a cat food. However, I worked with a guy in one of my first jobs where cats were part of their country's cuisine. The idea was just appalling to me.

I remember when I was younger I had asked why you never see horse meat anywhere. The answer I was given is that horses were a work animal used for transport back in the day. You wouldn't want to eat your main vehicle. Whenever cars took over those jobs, we still kept horses in the "do not eat" category.

I could give example after example of animals we see as off-limits when it comes to eating. And if you have ever watched Bizarre Foods on Food Network, you know that somewhere someone probably does eat it. However, those areas have their own off-limits lists. So, if everywhere has these concepts of things that are and are not food, what is the correct list?

In the comic I list several items on this restaurant's menu that I don't think any of us would sit down and eat. The question would be: Why not? When someone brings up animals that the Bible says are not for consumption, verses like Mark 7:19 are quickly given to justify eating those animals. Would that not be the case for these items in the comic? If not, why? "Well, a tire is obviously not food." Again, why? If you look into the ingredients on the back of many common foods at the supermarket, there are all kinds of chemicals in them. Imitation Vanilla has propylene glycol in it. If you've ever watched Mystery Science Theater 3000, you may know this is the scientific name for radiator fluid. If you look it up, you'll see Amazon has some Sierra brand on sale for $33 as of the making of this post. What makes radiator fluid okay, but a tire not?

In the next comics in this series, I want to look at some common objections and ideas around what is and isn't food.

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