No, really, why IS the penis shaped like that?
Just picked up a really good book of essays on human sexuality that is very worth reading for anyone who doesn't fit the mold, and also for those that do.
(The reason, by the way, is to remove other men's semen from a woman's vagina. This fact is perhaps the most compelling reason to believe that human beings evolved in a world of almost unimaginable promiscuity. Surprisingly, the reviews aren't full of Christian apoplexy; maybe the abstinence-only crowd just rolls over and gives up when presented with data like this?)
It also has a very lucid, spot-on-accurate article about zoophilia that FINALLY says out loud what has long been obvious to those in the know - that it is not just a mental defect or opportunistic vice, but a full blown sexual orientation. Not many academic writers seem ready to come out and just say this, despite the mountains of documentation now supporting the notion. The author admits his initial discomfort over the issue, but concludes with the confession that he finds himself "a bit jealous" of zoophiles. LOL, yeah, I'd say he gets it.
Another interesting essay examines men and women who have lost their sexual inhibition through brain damage, like our crazy redneck neighbor up the hill. (Gods, I wish he was attracted to men.) Nothing in here is going to be new to people who have spent time studying the philosophy of consciousness and free will, but he does use this as a useful window into many of the standard questions in the field. Many people are befuddled by this subject, but IMHO the metaphysical questions were settled long ago, and it's just misconceptions and hangups that leave people confused. He lays out the landscape rather well, and makes what I think is an obvious case for materialism seem fresh and interesting again. (Gosh, adding sex spices things up, who woulda thunkit?)
Anyway: just read it, I can't think of a single person I wouldn't recommend this to.
(The reason, by the way, is to remove other men's semen from a woman's vagina. This fact is perhaps the most compelling reason to believe that human beings evolved in a world of almost unimaginable promiscuity. Surprisingly, the reviews aren't full of Christian apoplexy; maybe the abstinence-only crowd just rolls over and gives up when presented with data like this?)
It also has a very lucid, spot-on-accurate article about zoophilia that FINALLY says out loud what has long been obvious to those in the know - that it is not just a mental defect or opportunistic vice, but a full blown sexual orientation. Not many academic writers seem ready to come out and just say this, despite the mountains of documentation now supporting the notion. The author admits his initial discomfort over the issue, but concludes with the confession that he finds himself "a bit jealous" of zoophiles. LOL, yeah, I'd say he gets it.
Another interesting essay examines men and women who have lost their sexual inhibition through brain damage, like our crazy redneck neighbor up the hill. (Gods, I wish he was attracted to men.) Nothing in here is going to be new to people who have spent time studying the philosophy of consciousness and free will, but he does use this as a useful window into many of the standard questions in the field. Many people are befuddled by this subject, but IMHO the metaphysical questions were settled long ago, and it's just misconceptions and hangups that leave people confused. He lays out the landscape rather well, and makes what I think is an obvious case for materialism seem fresh and interesting again. (Gosh, adding sex spices things up, who woulda thunkit?)
Anyway: just read it, I can't think of a single person I wouldn't recommend this to.