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  1. Druidus

    The Christian Missionary and the Inuit Man

    The following is an old joke, but an illustrative one, IMO. It seems clear that the unspoken answer to the Inuit fellow's last question would have been "In order to utilize your fear and ignorance so that I could convert you." (or something to that effect) I think it's an interesting way to...
  2. Druidus

    The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris (Link Between Lips and Labia? Buttocks and Breasts?)

    (I'd like to note that I am extremely grateful that modern cosmetics has advanced beyond "lip colorings of dyes mixed with human saliva, sheep sweat and crocodile dung". Lol, seriously, thank you cosmetic science.) Link...
  3. Druidus

    The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris (Link Between Lips and Labia? Buttocks and Breasts?)

    (Another long OP for a thread, I know. But it's genuinely interesting, and I'm not forcing you to read if you don't want to. IMO, it's worth reading, and I hope it can prove to be entertaining and thought-provoking for at least a few other people.) The Naked Ape was a book written by the...
  4. Druidus

    Islam and Alcohol?

    It was my understanding that drinking alcohol was forbidden in Islam. However, I recently read that there are several Islamic states wherein alcohol consumption is allowed, and being a Muslim doesn't automatically mean that one cannot drink alcohol. In fact, there are some groups of Muslims...
  5. Druidus

    Thou art God!

    I've posted this short essay of mine long ago on RF, but I think it might be more appreciated and get better responses in the Taoism sub-forum. I'm currently exploring Taoism myself, and there's a lot I like about this form of spirituality. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy it, and since I'm hoping...
  6. Druidus

    You can post on someone's profile page by clicking on their name and choosing "Visit Profile...

    You can post on someone's profile page by clicking on their name and choosing "Visit Profile Page" when you're in a thread, or else you can use the search function on the bar above, go to advanced search, and do a username search for the person you want to find. When you find them, click their...
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  7. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    :D :clap Nice!
  8. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    Lol, yeah, I guess I get it, in that regard, I just don't understand why someone would allow their socialization to dictate their moral/ethical (amongst other types of) beliefs so strongly. Well, I guess I can even understand that a bit. I suppose you'd have had to have explored and...
  9. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    Thanks for the support, much appreciated! :D I really just don't get why people think the human body is something to revile, or that parts of it are to be considered disgusting. In my mind that's unhealthy. Why defile ourselves, or others, with some sense of shame that's only ever caused...
  10. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    You're missing the point. It's not about going out and purposefully showing porn to kids or people in general at all! If that's what you think it is, then sure, I agree, what good can come of it? It's about being comfortable with the human body. If a kid DOES see someone naked, why care? We...
  11. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

  12. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    I see. That's interesting. Do you discount the possibility of antinatalism combined with sexual positivism? Because, IMO, the Earth is FAR too overpopulated right now, and will only get worse in the future. Nihilism should be avoided, of course, but if this shift results in a strong...
  13. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    It makes you curious. If you pursue that curiosity to the point where you are interested or aroused, so what? What's wrong with that? And besides, it's not nudity alone that does that naturally. We lived in tribes where all of us were naked, all day long, every week, of every month, of every...
  14. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    So do you mean that the entire structure of the family is going to break down or shift in nature (compromise to fit the interests of industrial society) unless a more realistic and effective cultural perspective on sexuality develops that can avert the crisis? Or am I just too tired? ;)
  15. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    How do you mean? I don't follow. I wouldn't be so sure about that. In this era, kids can find whatever they want/whatever they stumble into. I managed it when I was a kid.
  16. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    I agree with you, mostly, but I'm not sure, fully, what you mean by sexualization and objectification (though I have an idea).
  17. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    I try to be. Thanks for noticing! :D You're certainly right. I'm a writer, though, and I just zipped along writing that, not realizing how long I was making it until after I posted it. Like I said, I'm a little sleep-deprived at the moment, so I just lost track of length. Awesome...
  18. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    Hmmm... I pretty much agree with you, the Bible does seem to be a major contributor to the root of this problem. Which do you think will cave? Wow, I hope that we can eventually come up with some sort of new arrangement or compromise in thought/belief. Otherwise, like you say, it would...
  19. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    Hmm... How do you personally think we got that way, out of curiosity? And you don't think there's any way to reconcile those views? That would be pretty depressing, but what can you do, I guess? I still want to better understand it, hopefully this thread will help.
  20. Druidus

    Nudity and/or Sexualized Nudity - Dangerous? Immoral? Taboo?

    I apologize that it is too long for you. If it helps, the first post is just a lot of information that helps my argument, the second one is the real question. You don't HAVE to read all of it. It helps a bit, but you don't absolutely have to. Here are a couple excerpts that should shorten it...
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