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Paul also instructs his disciple, Timothy, to essentially stop being a tea toataler and drink more wine.
Of course, up until the discovery of bacteria, alcohol was the way you ensured your beverages were safe to drink.
That's a misconception. Most people in ancient and medieval times had reasonable access to clean water. They drank wine and beer because they wanted to get stoned.