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The Modern State of Pornography

Even before the invention of the camera, pornography has existed.  I had a friend who took this 'History of Sex' class in college, and I remember her telling me that one of the things she learned is that 'the brain is the most erogenous organ' .  In other words, sexual stimulation mostly really stems from our thoughts/imaginations.  So with that in mind, it's understandable how, say, some of our ancestors may have used small wooden figurines shaped like women as a means to get their jollies off.  Or those paintings of nude people which used to be popular in Western society , though sometimes depicted in religious context, you have to wonder about their actual intent and effect. A few years back I was reading about this anti-porn activist in some part of Europe, and/or I believe he may have been a law enforcement official.  When the interviewer seemingly asked him 'what's his issue with pornography', his response was how extreme it has gotten. According t...

Who Are the Israelites? (A Practical Approach, Revised)

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The never-ending drama in Israel has recently led to a formal declaration of war . PREFACE This is the revision of an article I first wrote back in 2018 which, upon going through it recently, I realized was convoluted with poor readability.  I was compelled to revisit this topic due to what's currently going on Palestine , where for the first time in 50 years, the State of Israel has declared war on the Palestinians (or more specifically Hamas ). This is a difficult topic to write about for a number of reasons.  But the ultimate goal of this article is to illustrate that it doesn't take rocket science to conclude who the Hebrews  or more precisely Israelites actually are.  But of course, coming to such a conclusion has a number of significant and controversial implications. INTRODUCTION In this post I'm going to use some terms that are familiar to almost everyone yet, due to overuse, interchangeability and in some cases I would say an attempt to intentionally cau...