Q: Nudity in art. Mike opposes it. The argument "it's art so it's okay" fails: if a bad drawing of nudity is wrong, making it skillful doesn't change the morality. Rome and Las Vegas dress sin up beautifully. We honor the human form by covering it due to human sinfulness. Possible exception: medical textbooks.
Q&A — nudity in art
Mike challenges the logic: a crude nude drawing is wrong, so why does artistic skill make it acceptable? This is the Rome/Las Vegas approach — beautifying sin. The human form is beautiful, but human sinfulness means we honor it through modesty. Medical contexts may be the exception. Michelangelo's nudes aren't categorically different from Playboy in principle.
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