Cultural and Social evolution. In a desert climate those cultures with certain dietary and behavioral restrictions most likely tended to survive and grow.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:51 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Circumcision article link > > > It seems that much of the old testament law, such as > circumcision, what to eat and not to eat, etc., has a good > basis in what is healthy, especailly given the lack of > sanitary conditions of the times. > > A religious person might argue that this is God making up the > lack of science of the time to protect people. A non-believer > might argue that this is wise people coming up religious law > to mirror their own observations about what makes a person > sick. Either way, it demonstrates a good deal of wisdom in > the old books. > > H. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > from: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:56:23 -0700 > > >Found a link to the original article on circumcision & risk > of cervical > >cancer - it's in the New England Journal of Medicine: > >http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/15/1105 > > > >Apparently, the foreskin is particularly susceptible to > infection from HPV - > >human papilloma virus - which is linked to cervical cancer. > > > >-Ben > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
