[FRIAM] Constitution Drafting Project

[Prof David West]

yes, but that was not his "sin." The seed belonged to his dead brother by law and so his "crime" /"sin" was depriving his brother of owed property, hence theft.

davew


On Sat, Dec 12, 2020, at 10:00 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote:
> Onan "spilled his seed on the ground."  No?
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> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 9:58 AM Prof David West <profwest at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> Onanism?
>> 
>> I assume you are using the in the modern metaphor/euphemism sense (masturbation/coitus interuptus) but it made me think about words, words, words that reflected the actual "sin" of Onan — which was pure and simple theft. 
>> 
>> Words placed in front of you, like this text, could be an act of thievery on my part; as I am 'stealing' your attention and time if they manage to seduce you into musing about them.
>> 
>> seductive words might also take us into the biblical realm of adultery which was also a property crime with nothing to do with sex.
>> 
>> davew
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2020, at 10:01 AM, uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ wrote:
>> > 
>> > Thoughts on the National Constitution Center's "Constitution Drafting 
>> > Project"
>> > https://reason.com/volokh/2020/12/09/thoughts-on-the-national-constitution-centers-constitution-drafting-project/
>> > 
>> > I had no idea such a project was underway! Though it's possible I 
>> > learned about it and simply forgot. I *feel* like I should have been 
>> > aware of it, given the number of productive arguments I've had about 
>> > the electoral college over the past 4 years.
>> > 
>> > In particular, I am ignorant of the American Constitution Society 
>> > <https://www.acslaw.org/>, as a "living constitution" complement to the 
>> > Federalist Society (or at least that's they way Somin describes it. I 
>> > haven't yet read the Atlantic article he links to ... words, words, 
>> > words ... so many words. Which words extend out into the world and 
>> > which words are mere Onanism?
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