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Circumcision, Tonsils, Wisdom Teeth...

Posted by gerryPlanetEarth • 7/22/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic

These human body parts are removed worldwide by accredited doctors and dentists as well as religious practioners...

Do these people actually know something more than the creator/designer of humans ?

There are those who circumcise their children on the basis of religious tradition alone...

What is your opinion on the removal of the above mentioned body parts ?

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7/22/08

polybore

Tonsils are best left in unless they absolutely have to be removed due to a serious infection. The foreskin well, does not do much harm either way although if you are at high risk of HIV then definitely better without it.

Wisdom teeth, well we are not supposed to live long enough to get them. They have to come out or they will rot away and get infected.

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1. 7/14/09
  
  freshtunesfinland
  
  Not supposed to live long enough to need them?
  
  I was under the impression that wisdom teeth served as a set of spare teeth, ie. when humans were less evolved we lost teeth a lot more frequently than now and thus we needed the set of extra teeth. Maybe that's what you meant too, probably is. So nevermind.
7/22/08

JacobDiv

very personal issue

health

sex

god

too sensitive for constructive discussion. All that can come of this is a reflection of the polarization of humanity into various thought groups, determined mostly by dna.

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7/22/08

Dukepro25

Don't forget your appendix.

*Why is it my molars started to ache when I read this thread? lol

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7/22/08

Anniepooh

I have my tonsils, I don't have my wisdom teeth (they were impacted anyway - the Grand Designer goofed on me) and I wasn't circumcised

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1. 7/22/08
  
  Dukepro25
  
  lol
  
  That's good to hear.
  
  Still have my tonsils, still have my wisdom teeth, still have my appendix and ah...
  
  As for the other...
  
  Lost that a loooong time ago. lol
2. 7/22/08
  
  Anniepooh
  
  ROFL I had to - this thread just begged for it.
7/22/08

Theresa111

Circumcised ... OUCH ... poor little guys.
Tonsils removed age 13
Appendix removed age 6
Wisdom teeth removed age 20 something

Removed for necessity. No real objection but the first one was either ritual or for cleanliness. At least it didn't happen to moi!

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7/22/08

voodooKobra

I haven't had any problems with my wisdom teeth yet.

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1. 7/22/08
  
  Dukepro25
  
  Mine are impacted.
  
  Yay me!
7/23/08

chispeak

I still have my tonsils, but if they need to be removed for the health of the person, then so be it.

My dentist wants me to get my wisdom teeth out, but I haven't had the time required to heal from it without some big event going on where I would actually need to speak without being in pain - since it's a medical requirement, I'm fine with it. I've asked dental students and they say if there's no real reason for it, one might as well leave them in.

I've had the circumcision debate with a few different people (several who identified which type they had to speak from personal experiences) and I think that either way, the person becomes accustomed to it and cannot imagine having one different from their own by the time they are old enough to deeply consider the topic. As for the actual legitimacy of circumcising a newborn...there are so many cultures that practice body modification in some way (in the U.S. it's circumcision and ear piercing at birth/infancy commonly) and since a higher power hasn't really spoken much on the topic, I can't argue for or against it. I think it all depends on whether the practice is commonly accepted by the society one lives in and the factor of being perfect by design at birth is really a choice one's parents have to contend with for the sake of their child and wishes.

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7/13/09

gerryPlanetEarth

Anybody else have an opinion ?

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7/13/09

ArsenicCookies

I am against circumcision and elected not to have my boys "altered". I looked into it extensively and could not find any actual benefit besides an "decreased risk of cervical cancer among their sexual partners" and it looking more mainstream

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1. 7/14/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  After working in an admissions office in a children's hospital for a couple of years and admitting a number of teenaged boys...a couple of them from the ER...for phimosis, I decided to spare my sons the possible pain and humiliation and had them circumcised.
  
  There are other situations that could warrant it, from the aforementioned reduction of cervical cancer in future partners, to reducing the chance of contracting STDs (most notably HIV) to elimination of candida infections under the foreskin in diabetics.
  
  The idea that you shouldn't remove body parts because you should stay the way "god" made you is ludicrous...if we accept that as valid, then we need to close down all the medical schools, hospitals, and pharmacies and just die from preventable things because we shouldn't interfere with "god."
  
  Even if I believed in a god, I wouldn't accept such a fatuous notion.
2. 7/14/09
  
  ArsenicCookies
  
  My choice wasn't based on religion, their father is also uncut. Many of the ailments mentioned have a lot to do with hygiene, you'd be surprised at the number of folks who do not know how to clean one.
  
  I also based it on most other countries not doing it and having no adverse effects. Knowledge I think has a lot to do with it, but I am a very blunt mama. They know there is no Santa, they know there are bad people and when the time comes, they will know everything they need to about sex and protecting themselves.
  
  I respect peoples choices to do what they feel is in the best interest of their child, as I know what is best for one is not best for all
3. 7/14/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  Phimosis is a condition in which the opening in the foreskin is not large enough.
  
  This is not usually a problem for young children, but when boys discover the entertainment value of their genitals, a boy with phimosis can end up with his foreskin stuck behind the engorged glans, a condition that can be quite dangerous.
  
  I didn't know about the other benefits when I had my boys circumcised, but I did know about phimosis. That, coupled with my uncut husband having to make a trip to the ER for a tear in his foreskin, necessitating cautery to stop the bleeding (don't ask!) convinced me it was the way to go.
7/13/09

Sam1982

Circumcision aside - the removal of some of these organs can be life saving.
I've had a vein removed from my left arm, so that It could be used to mend a faulty aorta in my heart that was blocked - which is something I was born with.

So perhaps gods will was for me not to live, and the doctors playing god as you have suggested have given me a second chance.

So who do I thank for that?

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10/01/09

scf

Why don't we have transplants of these body parts? We seem to have more than enough donors!

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