{"id":333,"date":"2010-03-26T22:12:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T22:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/roddreher\/2010\/03\/neigh-doesnt-always-mean-no-darling.html"},"modified":"2010-03-26T22:12:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T22:12:53","slug":"neigh-doesnt-always-mean-no-darling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/roddreher\/2010\/03\/neigh-doesnt-always-mean-no-darling.html","title":{"rendered":"“Neigh” doesn’t always mean no, darling"},"content":{"rendered":"

From — believe it or not — Scientific American, research psychologist Jesse Bering’s charming reflections on how science is paving the way for an even wider celebration of diversity<\/a>. Excerpt:<\/p>\n

In any event, philosophical questions aside, I simply find it astounding–and incredibly fascinating from an evolutionary perspective–that so many people (as much as a full percent of the general population) are certifiable zoophiles. And scientific researchers appear to be slowly conceding that zoophilia may be a genuine human sexual orientation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What would we do without scientific researchers? More:<\/p>\n

Still, just as you probably do, I have a slew of unanswered questions that have yet to be addressed by researchers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Actually, I have no questions at all. None. Well, maybe a couple, like “Does this get funded through the NIH or the National Endowment for the Arts?” and “Where’s my shotgun?”
\nUPDATE:<\/b> A case of posso-necrophilia<\/a>? Hell, I think I might be related to that there feller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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