Archive for May, 2010

Reflections on American Values on Memorial Day

May 31, 2010

by Jason Stotts Recently I was thinking about what separated a city like New York from a city like Abu Dabai.  It’s not money, as both cities have lots of money.  It’s not buildings, as both cities have buildings.  It’s not technology, as both cities have technology.  The major difference between the two cities is [...]

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AAP Recants

May 28, 2010

by Jason Stotts CNN is reporting that the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) has finally recanted their what-the-hell-is-your-problem-FGM-is-not-only-unethical-but-also-illegal position on Female Genital Mutilation. The American Academy of Pediatrics has rescinded a controversial policy statement raising the idea that doctors in some communities should be able to substitute demands for female genital cutting with a harmless [...]

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I Found Jesus

May 26, 2010

by Jason Stotts Today, someone started telling me about how they found jesus and how it changed their life. All I could think was: maybe the poor guy was hiding from you for a reason! ——————- Additionally, I am sick of these stupid “NOTW” (not of this world) stickers and shirts. Do us all a [...]

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Formspring Question: Changing Sexual Orientation

May 24, 2010

Q: Is there any way for someone to change his or her sexual orientation (ex. gay to straight)? A: This is another very difficult question.  The answer is yes and no. First, in order to understand whether this is possible, we need to understand what a sexual orientation is.  It is, in fact, a rather [...]

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Porn is Good for You

May 23, 2010

by Jason Stotts I’m a little behind on this story, but new research shows what everyone, besides feminists, has known for years: porn is good for you. On the Psychology Today blog Homo Consumericus, Dr. Gad Saad talks about some of the recent studies that support porn as being beneficial.  His article is “Pornography: Beneficial [...]

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Follow Erosophia on Facebook!

May 22, 2010

by Jason Stotts In case you’re not already, I’d appreciate my regular readers becoming fans of Erosophia on Facebook so that I can see how many people are reading the blog.  The direct link is: http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/erosophia/ Automatically Generated Related Posts:No Related Posts

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Happy Draw Mohammed Day!

May 20, 2010

by Jason Stotts Today is the day that we’ve all been waiting for: free people around the world expressing their freedom of speech by mocking the irrationality of religion via drawing pictures of mohammed, the muslim prophet. If you haven’t yet done so, check out The Objective Standard’s “Drawings of Mohammed” page.  It has lots [...]

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Sexual Perfection?

May 20, 2010

by Jason Stotts I’ve recently been entertaining the thought of changing the title of the book I’m writing in order to make it easier for people to understand its subject without having to understand the entire book first.  Consequently, I’m seeking advice for titles from you, Erosophia’s dear readers. In order to encourage you to [...]

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Happy National Masturbation Month!

May 20, 2010

by Jason Stotts I’ve been rather remiss in blogging about this, but May is National Masturbation Month! So, if you haven’t masturbated yet this month (ha!), then go ahead and celebrate today, before the month is over. In case you’re wondering about the history of National Masturbation Month, see this article on EmpowHer. Automatically Generated [...]

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Government, Citizenship, and Treason

May 18, 2010

by Jason Stotts Recently, the B.O. administration gave the green light to the CIA to kill the Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Typically, this wouldn’t have been any sort of interesting issue and something that the CIA could have decided for itself.  The problem with this case is that al-Awlaki was born in America and is [...]

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