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Originally Posted by blankall
There are a couple of things going on.
Humans live in artificial environments and in extreme density. We aren't evolved to live like this. We live in cities of millions and are constantly exposed to pathogens. In the wild, we would live in small and relatively isolated groups.
As far as foreskin, your also keeping your bits inside pants all day. The lack of air circulation and added moisture is going to result in more infections.
There's also the STD issue, which is largely a product of our un-natural society too.
So, to say we shouldn't do something, because it's not natural seems a bit odd to me. Penicilin and vaccines aren't natural either, but are a necessity in our world.
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As a grown adult, is there a single visible part of your body that you would have removed for a slightly reduced risk of STDs, which can easily be attended to by the means of not cutting of this part? A finger? A chunk of your lip? A toe? A nipple? Those things are pretty useless. Would you undergoe an appendectomy just because there is a slight chance at you getting future appendicitis? I'm not sure, but I would suspect that appendicitis is much more common than any difference in STDs for uncircumsized people. Would you even take a monthly pill that may slightly reduce the chance of appendicitis? Or an STD of your choosing?