yes, but that was not his "sin." The seed belonged to his dead brother by law and so his "crime" /"sin" was depriving his brother of owed property, hence theft.
davew On Sat, Dec 12, 2020, at 10:00 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > Onan "spilled his seed on the ground." No? > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 9:58 AM Prof David West <[email protected]> wrote: >> Onanism? >> >> I assume you are using the in the modern metaphor/euphemism sense >> (masturbation/coitus interuptus) but it made me think about words, words, >> words that reflected the actual "sin" of Onan — which was pure and simple >> theft. >> >> Words placed in front of you, like this text, could be an act of thievery on >> my part; as I am 'stealing' your attention and time if they manage to seduce >> you into musing about them. >> >> seductive words might also take us into the biblical realm of adultery which >> was also a property crime with nothing to do with sex. >> >> davew >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2020, at 10:01 AM, uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ wrote: >> > >> > Thoughts on the National Constitution Center's "Constitution Drafting >> > Project" >> > https://reason.com/volokh/2020/12/09/thoughts-on-the-national-constitution-centers-constitution-drafting-project/ >> > >> > I had no idea such a project was underway! Though it's possible I >> > learned about it and simply forgot. I *feel* like I should have been >> > aware of it, given the number of productive arguments I've had about >> > the electoral college over the past 4 years. >> > >> > In particular, I am ignorant of the American Constitution Society >> > <https://www.acslaw.org/>, as a "living constitution" complement to the >> > Federalist Society (or at least that's they way Somin describes it. I >> > haven't yet read the Atlantic article he links to ... words, words, >> > words ... so many words. Which words extend out into the world and >> > which words are mere Onanism? >> > >> > -- >> > ↙↙↙ uǝlƃ >> > >> > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . >> > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam >> > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >> > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> > >> >> - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam >> un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >> FRIAM-COMIC <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/FRIAM-COMIC> >> http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >
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