Philosophy
An old advertising truism is that sex sells, but is it necessarily true? Is it a function of wanting what one does not have? Is the ability for suggestive images to sell products a function of satisfaction? If more people were satisfied with the sexual aspects of their lives, would it lose or diminish this power? Or is it simply a reflection of our psyches as sexual beings? Will this post generate more traffic simply by having the word "sex" in the title?
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Yesterday, in response to General Peter Pace?s homophobic outburst, Hillary Clinton balked at answering the question, ?Is homosexuality immoral?? punting with the statement, ?Well I'm going to leave that to others to conclude.? Senator Clinton? Glad...
- "true Function Of Science" Poll
What do you think is the true function of science... Knowledge...2 Technology...0 Both...3 Other...0 Ideally, the true function of science would be the acquisition of knowledge about ourselves and the universe and in many cases that is the primary function...
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A concerned student once wrote: "One thing I have noticed lately and become moderately mad at is companies using terms like "quantum" to name and advertise their products. I have seen the term on everything from cigarettes to drills. Do you think the...
Philosophy
Does Sex Necessary Sell?
An old advertising truism is that sex sells, but is it necessarily true? Is it a function of wanting what one does not have? Is the ability for suggestive images to sell products a function of satisfaction? If more people were satisfied with the sexual aspects of their lives, would it lose or diminish this power? Or is it simply a reflection of our psyches as sexual beings? Will this post generate more traffic simply by having the word "sex" in the title?
- What Is Sexual Orientation?
The George Rekers situation is good for more than just snark. His hiring of a male prostitute for massage purposes with no intercourse was meant to satisfy his urges while granting him plausible deniability that he is gay, after all, he would argue, he...
- Debunking The "naturalistic" Argument Against Gay Marriage, Part I
As John points out over at The NonSequitur"Arguments against gay marriage tend to fall into one of two groups: (1) the slippery slope group, which alleges that if gay marriage is permitted, all sorts of outrageous consequences will follow (such as the...
- Senator Clinton, Here's Why Being Gay Is Not Immoral
Yesterday, in response to General Peter Pace?s homophobic outburst, Hillary Clinton balked at answering the question, ?Is homosexuality immoral?? punting with the statement, ?Well I'm going to leave that to others to conclude.? Senator Clinton? Glad...
- "true Function Of Science" Poll
What do you think is the true function of science... Knowledge...2 Technology...0 Both...3 Other...0 Ideally, the true function of science would be the acquisition of knowledge about ourselves and the universe and in many cases that is the primary function...
- "misuse" Of Science Words--a Problem?
A concerned student once wrote: "One thing I have noticed lately and become moderately mad at is companies using terms like "quantum" to name and advertise their products. I have seen the term on everything from cigarettes to drills. Do you think the...