Thursday, July 24, 2008

Voice From The Wilderness: Research that vindicates the Issur Yichud?

Voice From The Wilderness: Research that vindicates the Issur Yichud?

Thanks to Reuven Meir Caplan for alerting me to this!

1 comment:

  1. I think it's pretty meaningless...
    except as another proof of evolutionary adaptations (sorry Reuben/Ron)! All kinds of research on all kinds of biological responses has indicated all kinds of things. But this is an attempt to say biology is stronger than culture pressure! We are beings like animals, yes, but we are HUMAN beings - and we have norms and social structures that make redundant these drives - without recourse to separating. all kinds of scientific and statistical evidence can be rallied to indicate that egalitarian settings and rights improve conditions for everyone - and that separate settings FOSTER gender disparities and ENCOURAGE immoral behavior on the part of men! Note Islam, which is even MORE machpid on enforcing divisions between the sexes! all kinds of sexual offenses abound among them. These biological responses happen even when people ARENT alone....Shtuyot. Shtuyot from FKMANIAC need I add?

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