Harm To Individuals
Some have criticized the effects of adherence to dangerous practices such self-sacrifice, as well as unnatural restrictions on human behavior (such as teetotalism and sexual prohibitions) and claim that these result in mental and emotional trauma of fear and guilt.
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“I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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