Castration had a huge effect on the lifespans of Korean men, according to an analysis of hundreds of years of eunuch "family" records.
They lived up to 19 years longer than uncastrated men from the same social class and even outlived members of the royal family.
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Dr Kyung-Jin Min, from Inha University, told the BBC: "We also thought that different living circumstances or lifestyles of eunuchs can be attributed to the lifespan difference.
"However, except for a few eunuchs, most lived outside the palace and spent time inside the palace only when they were on duty."
Instead he thinks the data "provides compelling evidence that male sex hormone reduces male lifespan".
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One thought is that male sex hormones such as testosterone, which are largely produced in the testes, could be damaging. The researchers said the hormones could weaken the immune system or damage the heart. Castration would prevent most of the hormone from being produced, protecting the body from any damaging effect and prolonging lifespan.
Dr Min said: "It is quite possible that testosterone reduction therapy extends male lifespan, however, we may need to consider the side effects of it, mainly reduction of sex drive in males.
New research suggests that losing your balls as a little kid may let you live much longer as an adult.
Assuming this research was true (and that's a big assumption), if that was a trade you could make right now, what would you do?
I rather like my ability to procreate... and if we operate under the assumption that it has to be done young then wouldn't it be pointless to do once your actually of the age that you can decide weather or not you do want your balls cut off. Doing it prior to then is inhumane as said person should be allowed to reasonably decide for themselves since this is PERMANENT.
I would not give up my balls for any amount of time added to my life... If it was possible to do it later in life after I've had a family and grown old then maybe I'd think about it, but from those excerpts it sounds like it is mainly due to long term effects and would not give any benefit to someone who is castrated later in life
Since i'm a grown up now I'd probably do it np. Freeze sperm and do TRT, no big deal. My testicles do in no way contribute to my day, they just hang around.
As a child, that's a tough one. You can go through puberty with injections, but somehow it feels more risky.
Depends on if I just live longer or if I age slower. If the latter, hell yes. I'm not really planning on getting kids, so why do I need those things again?
On September 26 2012 08:00 Saria wrote: You can freeze some semen and get prosthetics, so why not?
Thats just wrong... so very very wrong D: Why not? those are your balls man! You don't freeze your soldiers then cut all military funding because you have some in storage!
This is quite a ballsy extrapolation to make about 3 billion people based on studying 81 eunuchs from a specific culture at a specific time period.
If some source of biological causation could be found that testified to a link between testosterone production and a massive loss of lifespan, this could be a seminal paper that could promote great academic fecundity in the medical field. It wouldn't erect a penetrative new foundation, but it would nevertheless be significantly large.
However, without it, this research will most likely turn limp and end up going nowhere. The castrati study already appears to neuter the claims that these Korean scientists are making, and it's uncertain whether this research will stay hard or snap in half under further scrutiny.
Answers in this thread are quite shocking, I mean balls are compressed awesomeness. How could you live without them, I would rather give some unimportant shit like fingers or something
Do you realise that balls make Testosterone! Testosterone being the thing that make you wanna have some good sexe, fap and all that good stuff!
That being said, i would prefer to live my life like a real alpha man and go down like a boss on these hot pssy, instead of living 15yrs more like an old man watching the birds and reading the newspaper!
On September 26 2012 08:13 AngryMag wrote: Answers in this thread are quite shocking, I mean balls are compressed awesomeness. How could you live without them, I would rather give some unimportant shit like fingers or something
Pretty much this! I'd give my hand or a foot well before I gave up my balls!
I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
actually most of the fluid in jack comes from the prostate not your balls. Bio ftl.
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
actually most of the fluid in jack comes from the prostate not your balls. Bio ftl.
you won't have sexual drive without balls..... you don't get horny in the first place...
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
actually most of the fluid in jack comes from the prostate not your balls. Bio ftl.
you won't have sexual drive without balls..... you don't get horny in the first place...
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
actually most of the fluid in jack comes from the prostate not your balls. Bio ftl.
you won't have sexual drive without balls..... you don't get horny in the first place...
testosterone therapy.
what is the point of increasing ur hormones when the reason ur balls are cut off is to lower them.
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
actually most of the fluid in jack comes from the prostate not your balls. Bio ftl.
you won't have sexual drive without balls..... you don't get horny in the first place...
On September 26 2012 08:12 wozzot wrote: This is quite a ballsy extrapolation to make about 3 billion people based on studying 81 eunuchs from a specific culture at a specific time period.
If some source of biological causation that could be found that testified to a link between testosterone production and a massive loss of lifespan, this could be a seminal paper that could promote great academic fecundity in the medical field. It wouldn't erect a penetrative new foundation, but it would nevertheless be significantly large.
However, without it, this research will most likely turn limp and end up going nowhere. The castrati study already appears to neuter the claims that these Korean scientists are making, and it's uncertain whether this research will stay hard or snap in half under further scrutiny.
Yes! I agree completely.
As to the thread, I will die young if this be the case.
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
Actually you are the one who did not pay attention in biology class... Even castrated men can get orgasms since testosterone /balls are not required to get one. Your ejaculate would be of minimal volume (not zero, since part of it is created by your prostate) and not contain any sperm but the feeling would be the same.
On September 26 2012 08:18 Frozenhelfire wrote: I find my balls pretty inconvenient and they get in the way. I don't plan on having kids, so I'd probably do this if I knew it had no affect on orgasms or other chemical / hormonal balances.
Dude, you won't have much ink left in your pen without balls, you wouldn't need to worry about orgasms. What did you do in biology classes all these years for fucks sake...
Actually you are the one who did not pay attention in biology class... Even castrated men can get orgasms since testosterone /balls are not required to get one. Your ejaculate would be of minimal volume (not zero, since part of it is created by your prostate) and not contain any sperm but the feeling would be the same.
After a castration your sexual drive reduces to exactly 0 after circa 9 months (without testosterone therapy) You simply get impotent..
Hmmmm I could imagine castrating ones self thinking you will live for another 15 years then as you walk down the street lost in your thoughts thinking about what you will do with another decade and a half of life you get hit by a car. I think I'll pass
As it is presented (as something you do early on in life to increase your chances of living longer), nope, wouldn't do it.
If it were some kind of genie-type thing, where I could do it when I was like 90, I'd definitely consider it. They probably won't have much use at that point anyhow.
Before the 20th century men and women had equal life expectancy. It's not biological, it's psychosocial. This 'doctor' needs to get some corroborating evidence for his/her outlandish theories.
It's not the lack of balls, it's the fact that having balls means you also go after women. Women = less money, more stress, and kids which leads to even less money and a lot more stress and people who are after your inheritance. It's a downward cycle.
The issue with living longer is, those added years tend to be at the end, when you need someone to help you go to the bathroom and give you a bath. No thanks.
On September 26 2012 08:00 jinorazi wrote: i'd rather eat healthy and exercise
You mean you would rather do work than take the easy way out? Thats maddening!
But seriously no way, i mean besides the obvious PAIN from getting my balls lobbed off. I want to have kids, maybe people who hate children would like to since this owuld make them sterile
On September 26 2012 08:27 Vorgrim wrote: Balls are worth a lot more than 15 years.
tell me that when ur on your death bed and I might believe some of you guys.
Fuck you! When I die I'll know I had lived a long hard life with a beautiful pair of balls! I'm not afraid to pull out early in order to keep my manhood!
well if you aim to live a relatively useful life and hormones along with other bodily signals get in your way why not get rid of them and live happy? without 'balls' I'm sure you would look back on your posts and say "how silly I was", because if you study biology you understand what really comes from your own will and what does not.
never experiencing any lust, any thirst however is not really an option to live a full life so please don't touch your kids
On September 26 2012 08:03 nBk wrote: 15 years would go by too fast for it to be even worth it. 15 years honestly isn't crap. Maybe if it was 50-100 years i'd actually consider it.
Without balls, 15 years could seem like a VERY long time.
Sure, I'll break even. I'll get rid of my balls after 35 and gain 8 years of life. How's that sound?
On September 26 2012 09:08 StreetWise wrote: The issue with living longer is, those added years tend to be at the end, when you need someone to help you go to the bathroom and give you a bath. No thanks.
It sounds like people are thinking another 15 years of your mid 80's... it's not that, it's that you live around 20% longer than you usually would. So you could think of it more that your 20's would last 12 years instead of 10 years.
Concubines and wives of the royalty in various culture have been known to sleep with eunuch/harem servants as well, because they saw eunuchs as ideal lovers due to the fact that there's no risk of pregnancy and a much lower chance of arousing suspicion from their husbands.
Oh and lastly, eunuchs were known to be total fucking bros in bed as they held stronger erections for much longer because there was no ejaculatory tension.
Concubines and wives of the royalty in various culture have been known to sleep with eunuch/harem servants as well, because they saw eunuchs as ideal lovers due to the fact that there's no risk of pregnancy and a much lower chance of arousing suspicion from their husbands.
Oh and lastly, eunuchs were known to be total fucking bros in bed as they held stronger erections for much longer because there was no ejaculatory tension.
I tought your dick went limp without testosterone? Meh, ya test reduces life expectancy because of more oxidation (my guess), but it also makes you a real man so fuck it, no way. I'd actually trade -10 years for more natural test.
On September 26 2012 09:54 CeriseCherries wrote: well think about it this way, you get 15 years AND free condoms...
You can still get AIDs if you're a testicle-less. Also you can already get free condoms without cutting off your balls by going to any university clinic or planned parenthood.
Tough one. I think right now, no. But when death comes creepin around the corner and about to lay his cold hands on on you. I think everybody is willing to make some form of deal.
This is rather silly because it seems like you'd have a much larger sample size of people with two dang testicles. And there might be something about having only one ball that makes encourages people to live healthier or what have you.
It is quite possible that testosterone reduction therapy extends male lifespan, however, we may need to consider the side effects of it, mainly reduction of sex drive in males.
On September 26 2012 08:00 jinorazi wrote: i'd rather eat healthy and exercise
You mean you would rather do work than take the easy way out? Thats maddening!
But seriously no way, i mean besides the obvious PAIN from getting my balls lobbed off. I want to have kids, maybe people who hate children would like to since this owuld make them sterile
nowadays yhou can just store your sperm elsewhere and artificially inseminate your future partner.
there are even further upsides to this; you don't have to worry about contraception during intercourse.
this could wreak havoc in your hormonal balance though, and you might need hormone therapy. but i think the positives outweigh the negative.
edit: wait I just realized it's a "realistic" hypothetical situation (and not like "getting paid 100 mil for getting kicked in teh balls") and i could easily do it if i were so inclined. hmmmmmm... tempting
No I wouldnt do it. Let's say I live up to 100. I dont see anything more beneficial living up to 115 except being in a wheelchair, having someone feed me, and help me use the toilet. All I see is more burden for my children
ITT: men who know nothing of how hormones work (it's called endocrinology, just so you know), get insecure about their masculinity. And to that person who said no testosterone makes the pitch of your voice ridiculously high, that's just stupid. Once your voice drops , it can't "undrop".
Also....
On September 26 2012 12:49 ieatkids5 wrote: dude totally. then i'd take the 50million dollar-get-your-balls-kicked-3-times-a-day deal
On September 26 2012 14:05 Selendis wrote: ITT: men who know nothing of how hormones work (it's called endocrinology, just so you know), get insecure about their masculinity. And to that person who said no testosterone makes the pitch of your voice ridiculously high, that's just stupid. Once your voice drops , it can't "undrop".
Living to be very old is over rated. My grandfather has outlived his wife, his oldest and youngest child, his first grandchild, and of course every friend and relative who was alive when he was young. He's pushing 90, I hope I'm never in his shoes, I don't even want to think about it.
Might I add that everyone here is taking the easy way out and chopping off your balls after your an old man who no longer has sex anyway. The article clearly states thats not when you chop off your balls.
New research suggests that losing your balls as a little kid may let you live much longer as an adult
You will never have sex, you will never have children, period. None of this old man bullshit.
This thread isn't getting me off at all. >:[ Just kidding.
I would like to be a happy human being who is nice to other people, and I feel like losing my balls would prevent that as several people might be murdered. :\
I don't plan on having kids, so I would gladly get them removed even if could save one person's life, much less finding the cure for cancer, becoming a multimillionaire, or being an astronaut. I would gladly give up my balls to live 10 or 20 more years to see how much more advanced technology could get in that timeframe, and if we would meet aliens or not. I think it's kindof romantic to not have testosterone controlling me but still loving a woman with all my heart and spending quality time with her. I cant have kids, so what, that doesn't make me any less of a man. Life doesn't come easy to you, so what, you just have to work twice as hard to get to the top of the mountain. But let me tell you, being handicapped and still getting to the top of Mount Everest is 1000x more fulfilling than doing the same thing with all your parts intact. There is something very pure and innocent and divinely beautiful about platonic relationships, but too many guys are interested in having sex to even notice or give it much thought. Also, women would love to be around me because I would have no balls, so they have no reason to feel threatened (that's why girls love being around gay guys).
On September 26 2012 14:38 EffervescentAureola wrote: I don't plan on having kids, so I would gladly get them removed even if could save one person's life, much less finding the cure for cancer, becoming a multimillionaire, or being an astronaut. I would gladly give up my balls to love 10 or 20 more years to see how much more advanced technology could get in that timeframe, and if we would meet aliens or not. Also, women wold love to around me because I would have no balls, so they have no reason to feel threatened (that's why girls love being around gay guys).
Or you could just sincerely care about them, girls like that too. It's basically the only thing that matters.
On September 26 2012 14:30 Zooper31 wrote: Might I add that everyone here is taking the easy way out and chopping off your balls after your an old man who no longer has sex anyway. The article clearly states thats not when you chop off your balls.
On September 26 2012 14:30 Zooper31 wrote: Might I add that everyone here is taking the easy way out and chopping off your balls after your an old man who no longer has sex anyway. The article clearly states thats not when you chop off your balls.
New research suggests that losing your balls as a little kid may let you live much longer as an adult
You will never have sex, you will never have children, period. None of this old man bullshit.
u use the penis to have sexual relations, not the testicles.
Your balls produce testosterone which is largely responsible for your sex drive. No balls = no sex drive.
I might if I had an extra 15 years of childhood/young adulthood. However it seems to me that the age would come at the end of my life when I was already broken down, so it would not be worth it.
On September 26 2012 14:30 Zooper31 wrote: Might I add that everyone here is taking the easy way out and chopping off your balls after your an old man who no longer has sex anyway. The article clearly states thats not when you chop off your balls.
New research suggests that losing your balls as a little kid may let you live much longer as an adult
You will never have sex, you will never have children, period. None of this old man bullshit.
u use the penis to have sexual relations, not the testicles.
Your balls produce testosterone which is largely responsible for your sex drive. No balls = no sex drive.
you're still not required to have testicles in order to have sex.
On September 26 2012 14:05 Selendis wrote: ITT: men who know nothing of how hormones work (it's called endocrinology, just so you know), get insecure about their masculinity. And to that person who said no testosterone makes the pitch of your voice ridiculously high, that's just stupid. Once your voice drops , it can't "undrop".
Also....
On September 26 2012 12:49 ieatkids5 wrote: dude totally. then i'd take the 50million dollar-get-your-balls-kicked-3-times-a-day deal
I lolled.
you should read the article, it specifically states "balls of" before puberty, which would mean no manly voice
The comment I was referring to said words to the effect of "but If i have no testosterone in my body my voice will get really high pitched".
Fuck yes I would do it. Fucking useless balls are just vulnerable flesh poisoning me with testosterone. Someone give me a rubber band and some scissors; let's do this.
It's not really clear as to when the 'test' subject's got em chopped, so that would be a big factor for me. I'd imagine if they are eunuch that it would have been early in life. If you did it to me as a child, I probably wouldn't give a shit. All I wanted as a child is to play Super Nintendo and watch Ninja Turtles on TV. If you told me I could have fifteen more years of that for something I didn't use / understand at the time, I'd probably sign up.
Now, it's a bit harder to make that decision...and by harder I mean impossible. Also thinking about it, I don't even think you'd be allowed to make that decision as a child...it would likely fall to your parents.
Did they also consider the stupid shit that guys do because of testosterone? W/e, life expectancy stuff is all bullshit because technically we should all be jumping for joy at reaching 50.
Yay 15 more years in the old people's home to be shouted at by nurses.
Not to mention no sex drive.
Why would anyone seriously consider this? I know gays, bis and heteros but I've never heard of someone without the will to have sex, and I hope it stays that way.
I don't particularly want to live really old so I'l keep my balls.
My opinion might change once I reach retirement age if I make it that far which seems unlikely as our lovely parliament will probably have pulled retirement age up to 80 by the time I'm old so I'm fucked with balls or without balls.
On September 27 2012 00:37 kafkaesque wrote: Of course dudes without balls live longer, since for the average man, life is one depressing series in the pursuit of women.
Not having to care about "getting any" must be the biggest decrease of stress one could imagine.
why is this such a huge new thing I see mentioned everywhere around in the last few days. the knowledge about this is so old, I learned about this fact maybe 5 years ago and I am sure its longer know than that?
Its the old thing of "You can smoke if you want, as long as you cut your balls of, you will have a longer average lifespan than a non smoker"
On September 27 2012 00:49 Callynn wrote: Yay 15 more years in the old people's home to be shouted at by nurses.
Not to mention no sex drive.
Why would anyone seriously consider this? I know gays, bis and heteros but I've never heard of someone without the will to have sex, and I hope it stays that way.
I've actually read a few things about "asexuality" being considered a sexual orientation, meaning not being attracted to either gender. It's still pretty heavily debated right now, but it's "gaining ground", I guess you could say. I suppose asexual people (if it's a real thing--obviously, I'm not a doctor) would consider the 15 years.
Past a certain point there's useless anyway, so why not? I'm pretty sure men would be 150% more productive without their balls telling them females are worthwhile.
On September 27 2012 05:06 LeSioN wrote: Definately. balls are useless. Just freeze like a gallon of sperm. More aerodynamic, no accidental pregnancies.
No accidental pregnancies not because you won't produce sperm, but because you won't want to have sex.
On September 27 2012 00:37 kafkaesque wrote: Of course dudes without balls live longer, since for the average man, life is one depressing series in the pursuit of women.
Not having to care about "getting any" must be the biggest decrease of stress one could imagine.
Haha well said!
What's well said? Having a moderate amount of stress in your life can be greatly beneficial.
Taking the theory that testosterone is shortening a man's lifespan is true. What are all the testosterone drugs men are taking for sex drive, balding, and erectile dysfunction doing to them?
FYI this studied isn't ment to have any major conclusions drawn from it. It's a just a case-control study with unusually old data.
Living 19 years longer? Guess what, the average South Korean male lives 25 years longer than the control groups of this study. There are so many unknown factors. It is a great way to spark interest within an area and that many years is a big difference...So who knows, maybe some day someone will come along and show that you'd on average live a few years longer.
But that's about where that ends. This is not a big sensation.
Now if you smoke, eat unhealthily, and don't exercise I could show you the way to a real sensation...
On September 27 2012 08:47 Jepsyn wrote: Im pretty sure the last 15 years of my life are gonna be spent in poor health so heck no
The implication is all phases of your life are extended proportionately so that you live 15 years longer, not that you're dying of organ failure and just happen to keep lingering for that period.
Not having balls would make life a pretty shitty life, you would talk with a high tone, everyone would laugh at you, you wouldnt know the comforting pleasure of just scratching your balls, and you would be the biggest beta of all, plus life itself requires balls, and to be perfectly honest when they say 15 years what comes to mind is 15 years of your current life, but once you hit the 80's, why the fuck would you like to live more, just keep your balls.
Pointless, fake, why the fuck does the "study" exist ? As someone already pointed out, there "control group" lives less than the average human being in 1st world countries.
I first heard this on the radio a few days. One of the hosts immediately remarked about it being because they find themselves less interested in dealing with women. I was horrified and amused at the same time.
Some of you are making a bad assumption about the human aging process. A longevity benefit of 15 years doesn't come at the end of your life -- you don't get 15 extra years in a nursing home. Things that make you age slower means you spend 15 more years on the tennis court or playing starcraft, and don't end up in said nursing home until 15 years than you would have with normal aging.
Another way of slowing aging, a more acceptable way, may be to simply eat less: http://www.crsociety.org/about It does require incredible discipline however. The science behind calorie restriction is vastly more sound as well.
Balls are overrated, I don't understand all you people saying that a life without sex or the desire to bang women is not a life worth living, if that's your view of life then your life must be pretty damn boring to begin with. There is so much more to life than trying to get women in bed and always having sexual thoughts in the back of your mind.
I would love to have a life where I'm never tempted by pleasures of the flesh, where I'm never a slave to my own passions. If I didn't ever think about sex, I could have done better in school and college and gotten so much farther ahead in my career. If I didn't have balls I would never have to "think" with the "other head", so all my decisions and plans and goals would be realistic, logical, rational, etc. Also, not having a sex drive would give me a more balanced and positive and spiritual perspective on life. I could better understand people's motivations and thought processes, especially women and what makes them tick.
I feel that a life without balls would actually be more fulfilling than a life with balls, even if hypothetically a person without balls died earlier than a person with balls. I feel the guy who didn't have balls would have accomplished and learned a great deal more in his relatively shorter lifespan than a guy who lived longer but a lot of his time was misguided and mismanaged time, such as chasing women and paying mind games and engaging in pointless drama, only for a few seconds of pleasure when semen ejects from his penis. All that work...for literally nothing. What a waste.
And then you go back to living your normal life, but the person without a sex drive would have reached a state of nirvana or bliss or enlightenment because he would never even think to indulge in such a primitive activity. Other civilizations around the galaxy or universe would probably laugh at us, as they would be intelligent enough to have gotten over sexuality. Without the need for sex, intelligent and introspective beings such as ourselves could have accomplished a great deal more. But sex keeps humans at a basic, primitive, instinctive, almost caveman level. Only if we can overcome this will humans become more enlightened beings who can embrace their psionic and telepathic and supernatural abilities that are inherently locked and trapped in our amazingly super complex brains.
We have no idea what our potential as a human race is. We can be so much better, only if sex didn't hold us back. I have no use for balls, it's more destructive than it is constructive.
EDIT: testosterone is also linked to increased levels of violence, why do you think men commit such a large proportion of violent crimes?
Not to seem too testy, I think that it would drive me nuts to see men come and hang out. Their plum possession would rub off on me and I'd think them jerk offs for not handling the deal like I did.
I thought it was about trading your balls when you're 90 for another 15 years of life (which would depend on how I'm doing at 90), but to cut them off now? Who would make such a trade?
Wait. How much would not having balls fuck you up? Could you get an erection, or would you just not really have sexuality?
If my partner would be fine with me getting her off without my cock then I'd probably do it. Then again, such a huge decision...maybe when I'm older I won't fear death as much :-/
On September 27 2012 15:09 Ruscour wrote: Wait. How much would not having balls fuck you up? Could you get an erection, or would you just not really have sexuality?
If my partner would be fine with me getting her off without my cock then I'd probably do it. Then again, such a huge decision...maybe when I'm older I won't fear death as much :-/
......you still have a dick. The only real issue is you would probably have a lower testosterone, hence the longer life. Your dick is still functional though, just wont drop a load when u get off.
If it was just a "what if"-question, then sure. Kindof like the "Would you press a button to kill 100 people if you got $5 million?", or the death teleporter.
On September 27 2012 15:09 Ruscour wrote: Wait. How much would not having balls fuck you up? Could you get an erection, or would you just not really have sexuality?
If my partner would be fine with me getting her off without my cock then I'd probably do it. Then again, such a huge decision...maybe when I'm older I won't fear death as much :-/
......you still have a dick. The only real issue is you would probably have a lower testosterone, hence the longer life. Your dick is still functional though, just wont drop a load when u get off.
I may be wrong here (I haven't taken an anatomy course in a few years), but I believe semen is produced primarily by the seminal vesicles and the prostate, not the testicles. You would still technically "drop a load", it would just not contain any sperm. Again, I'm no expert. I just seem to remember reading that somewhere.....
after reading the title, I thought this was gonna be like one of those "nada's body" threads and that the first post I was gonna read was "what a god awful post"
On September 27 2012 23:52 zev318 wrote: where would u gain 15 years? like if its just tacked on to the end, why bother, the later years are the worst years
Where do you think? Cutting off balls doesn't magically maintain you when your organs are failing at the end of life.
On September 27 2012 12:52 EffervescentAureola wrote: Balls are overrated, I don't understand all you people saying that a life without sex or the desire to bang women is not a life worth living, if that's your view of life then your life must be pretty damn boring to begin with. There is so much more to life than trying to get women in bed and always having sexual thoughts in the back of your mind.
I would love to have a life where I'm never tempted by pleasures of the flesh, where I'm never a slave to my own passions. If I didn't ever think about sex, I could have done better in school and college and gotten so much farther ahead in my career. If I didn't have balls I would never have to "think" with the "other head", so all my decisions and plans and goals would be realistic, logical, rational, etc. Also, not having a sex drive would give me a more balanced and positive and spiritual perspective on life. I could better understand people's motivations and thought processes, especially women and what makes them tick.
I feel that a life without balls would actually be more fulfilling than a life with balls, even if hypothetically a person without balls died earlier than a person with balls. I feel the guy who didn't have balls would have accomplished and learned a great deal more in his relatively shorter lifespan than a guy who lived longer but a lot of his time was misguided and mismanaged time, such as chasing women and paying mind games and engaging in pointless drama, only for a few seconds of pleasure when semen ejects from his penis. All that work...for literally nothing. What a waste.
And then you go back to living your normal life, but the person without a sex drive would have reached a state of nirvana or bliss or enlightenment because he would never even think to indulge in such a primitive activity. Other civilizations around the galaxy or universe would probably laugh at us, as they would be intelligent enough to have gotten over sexuality. Without the need for sex, intelligent and introspective beings such as ourselves could have accomplished a great deal more. But sex keeps humans at a basic, primitive, instinctive, almost caveman level. Only if we can overcome this will humans become more enlightened beings who can embrace their psionic and telepathic and supernatural abilities that are inherently locked and trapped in our amazingly super complex brains.
We have no idea what our potential as a human race is. We can be so much better, only if sex didn't hold us back. I have no use for balls, it's more destructive than it is constructive.
EDIT: testosterone is also linked to increased levels of violence, why do you think men commit such a large proportion of violent crimes?
Duh, I don't play Protoss, so I think I'll keep my balls =D. But how do Protoss procreate?
Anyway, back on topic, Dan Brown mentioned in the novel Da Vinci Code that sexual climax is man's way of becoming "one with God". Maybe we can become psionic if we direct our research towards achieving more complete/wholesome orgasms.
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