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In brief
Author responds to critique of their article on circumcision's historical origins, defending the thesis that the practice originated as punishment rather than voluntary ritual. The reply addresses logical inconsistencies in alternative paleolithic-origin theories.
Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.
I thank Drs Cox and Morris for their interest in my article on the evolutionary saga of circumcision. Contrary to my narration that circumcision must have originated as a punishment of defeated enemies, Cox and Morris claim that it was voluntarily practiced as early as in paleolithic period. I am aware of such a viewpoint [1,2] but chose to turn down that because of its logical inconsistencies.
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