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To: TobagoJack who wrote (16899)4/13/2007 3:54:26 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) of 217948
 
TJ, in free societies, if somebody does something doesn't mean it has been "elevated in status by society": <when elevated in status by society to the point of vending by machines, not good sign >

In "free" places like China, anything that happens is ipso facto approved by the state, because everything is banned unless specifically approved. That's the same in NZ now. It's the same in Japan to a large extent too.

But in each, presidents don't do chickens. So there is some leeway for individuals to sniff anything they like.

Sniffing is not generally considered to be an issue in human society provided one doesn't infringe on personal space. Come to think of it, it's one of the things that is NOT banned. Something will have to be done. Maybe a tax on smelling could be arranged, but it's not immediately apparent how that would be done.

As you say, smells and brains are encoded along with other things. So, if people enjoy smelling something, there is probably a very good evolutionary reason for it.

As Brumar says, getting so wound up about it does seem a bit odd. At least in Japan they sell them. Here people steal them off clotheslines [in washed condition so I don't know the purpose].

Mqurice
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