• Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    That’s not exactly what happened. Circumcision was already a custom, but the rest is spot on.

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      7 months ago

      What do you mean? Do you believe Abraham actually existed? Because according to the Bible God invented MGM with Abraham. And I thought we were talking about what the Bible said and how it was crazy, not whatever a historical Abraham might have actually done.

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        7 months ago

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision

        The procedure is associated with reduced rates of sexually transmitted infections[6] and urinary tract infections.[1][7][8] This includes reducing the incidence of cancer-causing forms of human papillomavirus (HPV) and significantly reducing HIV transmission among heterosexual men in high-risk populations;[9]

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            7 months ago

            Atavism. We were evolved for different conditions. Likely different climate and definitely not wearing clothes.

            But I do not claim that it is better to do that. Only that there were medical reasons to do so (even if possibly overall not beneficial).

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          (when administered as part of a single mission study in Zimbabwe funded by Bill Gates)