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Originally Posted by Charlatan
It seems to me that if there is no reason to do it... why do it.
Unless you have a covanent with God... i.e. you are a Jew, there is no reason for this proceedure.
With the exception of religion, is see no cultural reason for doing this proceedure. The only reason I see is aesthetic or because I want to.
These are not good enough reasons.
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Is this the same as piercings? Because, really, that train of thought applies there too.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I happen to like the look of pointed ears. Perhaps I should have my baby's ears surgically modified to be pointy. It won't affect her hearing and she will look cooler than all the other kids in her daycare.
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She's too old now. Should have done it when she was a couple of days old. Now she'll have to wait til she's 18
Bottom line is, probably 99.5% of what we do to our bodies is for aesthetics or ease of maintenance. Culture or 'how it's always been done' maybe the other .5%(at least in North America)