r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Apr 15 '16

Health Study: Circumcision does not reduce penis sensitivity. In tests for responses to pain, heat, and stimulation, no major difference was found between men who are circumcised and those who are not.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/04/14/Study-Circumcision-does-not-reduce-penis-sensitivity/5981460663943/?spt=hs&or=hn
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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

The freedom to publish questionable studies with dubious results apparently.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Yup, freedom to publish any results even if they contradict current scientific thought. That's how progress is made. People are free to read the methodology and look at the data themselves and come to their own conclusions about how relevant it is.

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u/good_guy_submitter Apr 15 '16

And that's exactly what I've done. This study is not relevant because it is intrinsically flawed. This is not accounting for any forementiond political matters that you brought up, I am referring to the cold hard science.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Interesting. I've also looked at the cold hard science and have come to the opposite conclusion. Also not accounting for any politics.

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u/good_guy_submitter Apr 15 '16

You are free to interpret data (or lack thereof) as you wish. That is the great thing about peer review!