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Genesis talks about Adam and Eve becoming suddenly aware of their nakedness and feeling shame. It doesn't really explain why they should be but it seems to suggest that being naked is somehow wrong. Now when a baby is born the doctor doesn't deliver them fully clothed in some stylish designer baby outfit, they're buck naked and a baby doesn't know the difference between a pair of pants and their nose. Clothing is in fact a human invention when human beings migrated to colder climates within a relatively short period of time and out of necessity they used animal hides or whatever else was available to keep them warm. They didn't invent clothing because they suddenly realized that being naked was something shameful. It was a matter of survival and fortunately at that point they had already been using tools and were able to use them with the materials they already had to create primitive clothing.
After countless thousands of years as cultures, religions and societies progressed clothing became something more than protection from the elements. It became a necessity based on established traditions which I can only speculate may have been influenced by the fact that men didn't want other men to see their wives naked because they might have sexual desires for them.
In any case this way of thinking has existed to the present day and religion continues to oppose the idea of exposing too much of the human body.
So here's my question, since we all know that a baby is incapable of understanding the very concept of being naked is there some point in the development of a baby to an adult from a religious perspective in which an individual should suddenly realize that they should be ashamed of being naked?
Ideally, we should never be "ashamed" of being naked. But clothing helps a lot with temperature control, protection of delicate bits, etc., and I wouldn't want to consider where one might carry his keys, wallet, etc. if naked.
....but now at 70 with gravity winning, I don't want to impose that sight on anyone....
June's point remains....
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Originally Posted by cncracer
I guess all of us aged hippies should meet at the beach and let is all hang out one more time. No need to hide the wrinkles, scars, bulges, or hair, just leave our glasses home and we will look as well as we ever did. LOL.
I guess all of us aged hippies should meet at the beach and let is all hang out one more time. No need to hide the wrinkles, scars, bulges, or hair, just leave our glasses home and we will look as well as we ever did. LOL.
After a few glasses of wine everyone looks the same and no one cares, too.
Ashamed of being naked, or nekid, is just another silly little religious control mechanism. Constant reminders of how 'bad' you are, how 'impure' your thoughts are, but fork over 10% of your gross, say all the silly little chants, and call me (god) in the morning.
Ashamed of being naked, or nekid, is just another silly little religious control mechanism. Constant reminders of how 'bad' you are, how 'impure' your thoughts are, but fork over 10% of your gross, say all the silly little chants, and call me (god) in the morning.
Now that's funny. This dang thing wouldn't let me give you anymore rep point, dagnabit all.
I was always told being naked was OK, it was being NAKED that could get you in hot water or in jail. I think you may have to be southern to know the difference between naked, and NAKED so when June and the northern CD members come south for our nude beach week they had better let some of us southern gentlemen keep an eye out for trouble. I am sure Mrs. Cncracer won’t mind if I assist CD members just as a safety measure. I bet Asheville Native might help too, and I am sure MontanaGuy will be glad to bring his binoculars and keep a sharp lookout for problems.
I was always told being naked was OK, it was being NAKED that could get you in hot water or in jail. I think you may have to be southern to know the difference between naked, and NAKED so when June and the northern CD members come south for our nude beach week they had better let some of us southern gentlemen keep an eye out for trouble. I am sure Mrs. Cncracer won’t mind if I assist CD members just as a safety measure. I bet Asheville Native might help too, and I am sure MontanaGuy will be glad to bring his binoculars and keep a sharp lookout for problems.
Why should we be ashamed to be naked? We are born that way. If we were not meant to be naked we would have evolved with clothes!! LOL
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, it was being NAKED
. I think you may have to be southern to know the difference between naked, and NAKED 
. I am sure Mrs. Cncracer won’t mind if I assist CD members just as a safety measure
. I bet Asheville Native might help too, and I am sure MontanaGuy will be glad to bring his binoculars and keep a sharp lookout for problems. 
