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xepherys · 01-15-2006, 02:28 PM

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As I said above, an argument against is what needs to be made if things are going to change in the USA anytime soon. A GOOD argument. Not a fanatical argument against. Not an "it's not neccesary" argument against. A good, real argument against it. Until that happens, it doesn't matter how it "should be"... it is the way it is.

I'm not against leaving your kids uncut. I'm "pro-choice" in the matter, so-to-speak. I understand that nerve endings are how sensitivity is measured, but again, many of those nerves will simply grow out into different routes. The human body has an amazing way of recooperating, even when you are older. As a newborn, your body will adapt and recover from things like this much more readily. Logic would dictate that a great deal of those nerves regrow... and when they do, they certainly can't regrow into the non-existant foreskin... so they must grow into the shaft and head of the penis. YOu know that nerves can regrow and reattach, right? It happens when something like a hand is reattached... it tkaes time, but it happens even in adults. It would happen more quickly, and with likely better results in a new born. Again, this is a difficult argument to truly PROVE one way or the other, but logic is not on your side. Sorry.

I would be opposed to the earlobes being removed. If you could somehoe legitimately argue that earlobes can potentially cause cancer, loss of hearing or some other permanent and/or debilitating event, then perhaps an argument could be made for it. Currently, no such argument exists. With circumcision, data has been found to support such claims. It may not be 100% agreeable, but it's not 100% refutable either.

01-15-2006, 02:28 PM	#210 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Secret- As I said above, an argument against is what needs to be made if things are going to change in the USA anytime soon. A GOOD argument. Not a fanatical argument against. Not an "it's not neccesary" argument against. A good, real argument against it. Until that happens, it doesn't matter how it "should be"... it is the way it is. I'm not against leaving your kids uncut. I'm "pro-choice" in the matter, so-to-speak. I understand that nerve endings are how sensitivity is measured, but again, many of those nerves will simply grow out into different routes. The human body has an amazing way of recooperating, even when you are older. As a newborn, your body will adapt and recover from things like this much more readily. Logic would dictate that a great deal of those nerves regrow... and when they do, they certainly can't regrow into the non-existant foreskin... so they must grow into the shaft and head of the penis. YOu know that nerves can regrow and reattach, right? It happens when something like a hand is reattached... it tkaes time, but it happens even in adults. It would happen more quickly, and with likely better results in a new born. Again, this is a difficult argument to truly PROVE one way or the other, but logic is not on your side. Sorry. I would be opposed to the earlobes being removed. If you could somehoe legitimately argue that earlobes can potentially cause cancer, loss of hearing or some other permanent and/or debilitating event, then perhaps an argument could be made for it. Currently, no such argument exists. With circumcision, data has been found to support such claims. It may not be 100% agreeable, but it's not 100% refutable either.