CHICKPEAS AND RELIGION

Chickpeas, or garbanzo/ceci beans, are protein-rich legumes. If consumed raw, they can be toxic and/or indigestible. This is due to anti-nutrients which prevent certain nasty molecules in the legumes to be broken down before human ingestion.  Raw chickpeas can cause bloating, explosive farting and diarrhea. I think the following analogy to religion is particularly apropos since these legumes are staples in Spain, Italy and the Middle East. 

If you consume religion without cooking it continuously with a grain of salt in an open mind, you may also puff up like a blowhard, emit noxious sounds and shit all over everything.