Duke,
> JDT, what do you think of the arguments in Alfred Kinsey’s Sexual Response in the Human Male? <
I think that they decided in advance that circumcision would be deemed to have no affect upon sexuality. In some of the testing that they did, they didn't even record the protocol so we don't even know how they got their information.
When they were testing for light-touch sensation on the penis, the subjects were allowed to watch the their penises being touched (it's like a skit from Saturday Night Live).
> Have you uncovered any new evidence which backs up your claims? <
I've uncovered a lot of new evidence. Which "claims" do you want backed up?
> What are your credentials in the field of human sexual response? <
It is my position that no one can hold any credible credential in the area of MALE human sexual response.
> Have you conducted any surveys in this field? <
Yes.
> Which books and databases have you studied before you made your conclusions? <
I've read the couple of books that are available. The internet is the best source for the latest information on the erotic nature of the penis. It's an entirely unexplored field.
> If you studied any material after you made any conclusions, how did this affect your beliefs? <
Well, which beliefs? I make a major distinction between the results of my research and my conjecture based upon those results. Anyway, my understanding is constantly evolving with regard to what is taking place with regard to circumcision and it's affects in the aggregate.
> Frankly, I believe your posts are a serious affront to research and academic thought. <
My posts are an affront to the "research an academic thought" of the establishment? That's good. I, personally, believe that research and academic thought should be unaffected by the prevailing political environment.
>You post in a “scientific” manner, yet thus far you have neither formulated a scientific basis for your theories <
Which "theories"?
> nor explained any new evidence (and, no, articles on dodgy internet magazines are not “new evidence”). <
Why, because these "dodgy internet magazines" are not part of the establishment? These articles have theses and they have cites to published research that you can refer if you wish.
> Let me give you an example of academic research. I am currently completing a D.Phil (Ph.D) from the University of Oxford in16th-century British History. During the course of my research I have read and collated 2,500 church documents, almost 4,000 tax returns, <snip> <
Yeah, so? Do you have some really ground breaking thesis? I do. I unfortunately cannot refer to previous objective research because there is none.
> On the other hand, your opinions fundamentally contradict accepted research in your field, yet you seem to have formulated them first, then scraped together a few “articles” which back you up. <
My opinions are consistent with all credible research that has been done.
> If you’re going to disagree with the experts in your field <
There are no experts in my field.
> (not to mention insult and harass a great number of intelligent and honest people here on the SDMB), <
That easy for you to say since your research is politically correct.
> you’d better have some research behind you. <
If I am consistent with all of the credible research, then it backs me up. That's what you are doing. You have a thesis and you are gathering data to show that it is consistent with your thesis. Then, of course, you use Ockham's razor to show that your thesis is superior to other theses that may be competing with your thesis.