[Lefto]

I assume you’re referring to the curly sidelocks that some Jewish men wear. For the record, I should state this is not a universal practice, and is mostly common among Orthodox Jews, although you will see a few Conservative and even Reform Jews with ’em. To answer your question, it all stems from a command in the Torah, (I’m paraphrasing here,) saying that you shouldn’t round off the edges of your scalp. Most feel that this was put in the Torah because at the time of it’s writing, it was a pagan practice to shave off one’s sideburns. (You’ll find many commandments in the Torah were put there as a way of setting oneself apart from other religions at the time- a way of saying ‘I am a Jew. This is who I am.’) Some people just keep their sideburns long. Others grow big, curly strands. It all depends on how observant you are.

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[Lefto]

Well, when you cross one leg over the knee, it restricts the blood flow. Moving the leg up and down can negate this. As for why men *don’t* do it… well, usually you won’t see a man sitting with one leg crossed over his knee for very long. Typically, men sit with their legs splayed, or else resting at a slight distance from one another. Women, on the other hand, tend to cross their legs, either at the knee or at the ankle, or else press them close together. This goes back to the time when women only wore long dresses. Now it’s just a cultural thing. You’ll notice that a woman who sits with her legs splayed will typically appear either as ‘mannish’ or ‘slutty-looking,’ depending on how attractive she is.

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From what I’ve learned from historical events and simple human interaction, religion is just one of many things people fight about. If religion was totally abolished overnight, people would continue to fight over race, territory, cultural differences, wealth, personal opinion and doubtlessly other things as well. Religion is no more the source of fighting than clay or paint is the source of art. It is merely a medium through which this aggressive impulse is expressed. If you consider this, and then consider the fact that religion also spurs many people towards acts of charity, gives them solace in times of crisis, helps them examine themselves on a deep, meaningful level, and causes them to act more kindly towards others, you must admit that, (at least,) religion has it’s upsides.

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