Western Courier

Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Opinion

For starters, society would not be nearly as violent. No one wants to fight a nude person because people are conservative about their personal space when clothed, let alone naked. Additionally, if you got angry and there was a naked person standing in front of you, chances are you would just start laughing and your anger would subside.

Being naked throughout the summer would also provide exceptional health benefits. First, an individual would undoubtedly receive a perfect all-over tan. This may sound vain, but consider that the best way to receive Vitamin D is from the sun. Vitamin D helps bone formation, regulates calcium in the blood and suppresses tumor development.

There is also a religious element to nudity in Christianity. In the book of Genesis, Adam and Eve are ashamed of themselves after eating the forbidden fruit. They realize they are naked and fashion clothes for themselves, and if what the Bible says is true, then this is when the garment oppression of the body began. If people start prancing around naked again, then they could become closer to God. It would be like going back to a time before sin, and humanity would have an opportunity to start over.

Discarding clothing would also eliminate the afflictions that result from fabric. No longer would people have to worry about wet socks or chafing, itchy wool. People would also spend less time deciding what they would wear on any particular day. This would amount to people getting to work on time with relative ease. Also, it could usher in a society where people were not as materialistic. Multitudes of cash would not into the economy, and advertising would no longer tattoo every conceivable surface of the planet.

Nudity is a natural part of life. If human beings were meant to wear clothes, then our mothers would have put outfits in their uteruses for us. Let nature take its course, and don't just be naked in the shower.

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