"But animals do it and they don't go blind"

Something every kid should know...

Hands or Paws or Anything They Got

Masturbation in the animal kingdom.

By Daniel EngberPosted Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 2:56 PM ET

Isn't it wonderful when science and religion come together? My Slate colleague William Saletan points out that a recent paper has laid the groundwork for a pro-life defense of onanism. According to obstetrician David Greening, a rigorous program of daily masturbation can actually improve sperm quality in men with fertility problems. (Samples collected at the end of the program showed less DNA damage and higher sperm motility than samples from control subjects.) Since masturbation can help you have babies, Saletan argues, it must also serve the "procreative and unitive purposes" described in the Catechism. [continued]






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Permalink Reply by Luke on July 27, 2009 at 9:13am
Wait! Bats! They're as blind as... bats. A ha! The reason that we haven't caught them at it is that they have such good hearing. Therefore, everything you know is wrong and there must be a god! (I've been practicing my special christian brand science.)
Permalink Reply by Goz on July 29, 2009 at 3:15pm
Bats aren't blind....(I've worked with bats,they can definitely see and move their eyes to follow tweezers holding a tasty meal worm.)
Christian brand science? Oh jolly good! I had no idea there was such a thing.
Permalink Reply by Luke on July 30, 2009 at 3:37am
Thanks Goz. I, of course, have no idea about bats and will happily accept your greater knowledge.

Christian brand science brought us the ever amusing Intelligent Design and Hovind's Ice Shield.
Permalink Reply by Goz on August 7, 2009 at 3:28pm
Oh yeah"intelligent" design...Heard of that..Ice Shield,now that's something new.
Permalink Reply by Tarquin St John Sh'gn'sty on August 5, 2009 at 8:31pm
Not even do animals not go blind,you never see animals even wearing glasses.
Permalink Reply by Mihai on August 7, 2009 at 2:11am
Well, god will send jesus as a cat and you'll see cats won't masturbate anymore! Same with parrots, turtles, etc...

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