God, Evolution and the Clitoris

[qayak]

If God designed the clitoris, he should have designed a better penis too. A protuberance on top of the shaft, a la unicorn horn, comes to mind...

Studies are suggesting that the human penis is designed for a very good purpose. The design of the head removes more than 90% of sperm deposited in the vagina by rival males. The last part of the ejaculate is a spermicide that kills sperm except for the host.

Basically, the early bird might get the worm but it's the late comer (pun intended) who impregnates the woman.

 

[JFrankA]

Humans aren't the only species where the female evolved a clitoris. They aren't even the one that evolved to allow for the most pleasure as your mother seems to think. The pig, with its clitoris inside the vaginal canal, is probably positioned for pleasure.

I didn't know that...

No wonder their orgasms last 20 to 30 minutes!!!!

Huh. You know, that's another argument against this whole "God created the clitoris" thing: If god loves us so much and we are so special, why the hell did he give a pig the ability to orgasm for 20 minutes and the humans last a few minutes....well, for guys anyway....

 

[qayak]

What non-human females have clitorii?

All female mammals.

 

[Paul2]

Ironically, the clitoris and the penis are homologous structures.

My recollection is that men are made in the womb when the vagina rolls itself up into a tube (my recollection from reading, not a personal recollection). Not sure when the clitoris pops out in that process.

 

[I Ratant]

So where does this leave hermaphrodites?

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Besides themselves with joy?
Of two minds as to what to do what with which?

 

[qayak]

I didn't know that...

No wonder their orgasms last 20 to 30 minutes!!!!

Huh. You know, that's another argument against this whole "God created the clitoris" thing: If god loves us so much and we are so special, why the hell did he give a pig the ability to orgasm for 20 minutes and the humans last a few minutes....well, for guys anyway....

Check out "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" by Mary Roach. It is a very informative, and freaking hilarious, read.

 

[Aitch]

Slightly Off-Topic

I once tried to persuade a colleague to name his new system Clitoris - Crew Linked Into The Operational Rostering Information System - it enabled crew to dial in and find out what flights they were rostered for - but he didn't go for it.

Probably 'cause male cabin crew wouldn't be able to find it. Should they want to...

 

[phantomb]

Here, this post deals specifically with why we evolved sensations like sexual pleasure and taste to drive us to do things.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/l3/thou_art_godshatter/

 

[Foster Zygote]

So where does this leave hermaphrodites?

Under the protection of the People's Front of Judea.

 

[jond]

Under the protection of the People's Front of Judea.

Alright, Stan, don't belabor the point.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Clitoris a gift from God?
That's one of the better pro-faith arguments I've ever heard.
I mean, how many "oh my God, oh my God, oh my god oh my GO-O-O-ODs" we have heard in our (private) lives...
That's got to be it. Makes perfect sense.

Best "there must be a god" argument I've heard yet.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

....

I seem to remember that when a female reaches climax, the muscles in the vaginal wall 'wave' backward to the uterus. This has the effect of aiding the little swimmers in reaching the egg, increasing the chances of conceiving. ....

Oh there are definitely some pulsing contractions.

 

[JJM 777]

The pig, with its clitoris inside the vaginal canal, is probably positioned for pleasure.

So we have evidence that the pig is created at least, it has all details in purposeful places.

 

[The Norseman]

I rank it above the wheel.

That's what she said.

 

[Foster Zygote]

That's what she said.

Did she ever!

 

[The Norseman]

I heart this thread.

 

[Duffy Moon]

So where does this leave hermaphrodites?

Ah, they can go **** themselves.