Sunday, May 07, 2006

A best-selling title?

"The Heinous Sin of Self-Pollution and All Its Frightful Consequences, In Both Sexes, Considered: With Spiritual and Physical Advice to those who have Already Injured Themselves with This Abominable Practice."
In 1710, a Dutch theologian, Dr. Balthazar Bekker wrote a monograph with this title. Bekker tried his best to link the spiritual and medical consequences of "self-pollution." No one is quite sure what Bekker was basing his opinions on.

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