>> I have 2 sons. My brother has 3. My relatives have many. This means that >I've been to a number of circumcisions and know quite a bit first hand. >> 1. The person doing the job is an expert. I remember one Bris (literally >covenant, what a circumcision is in Judaism) where the father was a doctor >and he had like a half dozen other doctors there to observe. They never saw >it done in a Jewish ritual and they were amazed with it all. >> 2. The instruments are all clean, sterile, sharp, etc. These aren't some >things you pick up anywhere but expensive, top of the line instruments. >> 3. The child cries more from the cold than from the cut (which takes less >than a second). > >This is the one I don't believe. Put someone in the cold and then slice off >the skin on the tips of their fingers and see which they are more upset >about. We're talking about a baby here, not an adult. If you were present to hear the baby cry you'd probably agree with me.
>You can't convince me that that doesn't hurt like hell. If it's not that >big of a deal, why bother giving anesthetic to adults? If being cold is >worse, then the adults shouldn't have anything to complain about. Sure >would save on the medical bill .... Never said it didn't. My wife stubs her toe and she screams and hops around thinking its broken (she has a low pain tolerance). A baby had NO pain tolerance. Any discomfort is pain to it. Is it equipped to tell the difference between the two pains or the degree? nope. Adults are usually babies when it comes to comfort. On the other hand, fear is a great factor to alter that. I've had a permanent tooth removed without any anesthetic because I'm afraid of needles. Not a fun experience (I still remember the feel of each strand of flesh as it snapped in my jaw). >Are you talking about just a cut, or the whole deal? I'm pretty sure the >surgical part takes longer than less than a second. All that happens is that the foreskin is placed in a clamp to hold it and then a slice. The entire 'operation' part is a second. The undressing, bandaging and redressing takes about 2-3 minutes. >Todd > >> After the cut he's given some wine and bundled up. Anticeptic cream is >used while it heals. This is both for the pain and to avoid infection. >> All in all, it's a big celebration that takes less than a minute for the >actual work and is neither scarring (mentally) to the child nor to the >participants. >> On a personal note, I've heard it said that those with foreskin enjoy sex >more. Im not sure it IS possible to enjoy it more than I am. Either way, I'm >not looking to go back and change it nor do I see it as anything 'bad' or >scarring to me. >> >> At 12:40 PM 4/2/02, you wrote: >> >Eri*K*a, >> > >> >I honestly do not know how to respond to this! >> > >> >Mikey, help!! >> > >> >-Ben >> > >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:35 AM >> >> To: CF-Community >> >> Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> >> >> >> >> Ahh, but see, now you are going to open up the whole >> >> circumcision debate ... >> >> does that not hurt a small baby, or in some cultures, teenagers? >> >> >> >> Not that I promote any of it. Not having children, so don't >> >> have to make >> >> that decision myself ... nor am I moving to Africa. :) >> >> >> >> Erika >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >>|-----Original Message----- >> >> >>|From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >> >>| >> >> >>|Even if it *were* part of their religion, I don't think >> >> religions should >> >> >>|promote things that hurt or maim people. >> >> >>| >> >> >>|> -----Original Message----- >> >> >>|> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >> >>|> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:34 AM >> >> >>|> To: CF-Community >> >> >>|> Subject: Re: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> Actually, from what I have read, it is not part of their >> >> religion. >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> It is a social custom, adopted and practiced by certain tribe >> >> >>|> or family groupings, but is not at all required or even >> >> >>|> supported by their religion. >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> Jerry Johnson >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/02 12:12PM >>> >> >> >>|> But what if that clitorectomy is part of ther religion? >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> Todd >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> >>|> From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>|> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >>|> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 12:00 PM >> >> >>|> Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> > I'm also really bothered by the cultures that treat women >> >> >>|> as property - or >> >> >>|> > worse. E.g. the African cultures that practice ritual >> >> mutilation >> >> >>|> > (clitorectomies) - so not only do ya gotta do it, you can't >> >> >>|> enjoy it. >> >> >>|> > >> >> >>|> > -Ben >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> >> >> >>|> >> >> >>| >> >> >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
