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Cathars refused to consume cheese because of reproduction

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Veganism for the absolutely most confusing reasons. The Cathar movement completely despised anything born of physical coition, leading them to ban dairy entirely because it was mathematically linked to the horrific act of biological procreation.

Cathars refused to consume cheese because of reproduction
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