Circumcision, “taste memory”
December 16th, 2002 | by Brian |Been reading about circumcision lately. Wendy McElroy wrote a good article about it, and National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (”N.O.C.I.R.C.”, and no bias, of course!) has some good literature on it. Yesterday in a used bookstore I got a bit light headed reading a book about it. I think Kramer (Seinfeld) is right, it’s a “barbaric ritual.” Just to be fair, here’s a pro-con (two articles) on the matter here.
On another topic, some people have “taste memory.” A first started thinking about this at a wine tasting. So most of us have a “mind’s eye” and a “mind’s ear” where we can generate the site or sound of something in our head without the presence of the object of perception. But does this work for smell, taste, or touch? Not for me.I scratch my arm, and then try to generate that feeling. Nope. How about the taste of root beer? Nope. Certainly philosophers have written about this, but really, this is out of their league. This is a matter of psychology and neuroscience.
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