The Professor Says: Have More Sex!
November 14th, 2007. Filed under: Cool StuffTags: abstience, Articles, chastity, sex
One day I was living a normal, abstinent life. AND THEN I READ THIS!!!
The epidemic (of AIDS) is the price of our permissive attitudes toward monogamy, chastity, and other forms of extreme sexual conservatism.
By Steve E. Landsburg,
�More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics�
Read awesome article in full.
It all makes sense! By adding more uninfected people in the sexually active pool, it is harder for the infected to spread STDs; the presently uninfected will have more choices than the just the infected, decreasing the chances of the uninfected being infected! (I hope I explained that right). Logic dictates that disease is more serious than virginity!
Okay okay.. in all seriousness, I have always believed that saving your virginity should only be a matter of safety from STDs and personal reasons (greatest gift to your spouse blablabla), and nothing else. You may blame me for making excuses for myself (I’m still a virgin, sacrifice me) but let me ask you this: would God be really offended by the act of sex before marriage? And let me also ask you this: if STDs never existed, would you think twice?
I rest my case. Excuse me while I generate testosterone in the gym.
I have a better theory. If less people have unprotected random casual sex, the decease will eventually only stay with those who do. Those who get HIV, if a cure is not found, would eventually die and the decease with it. I do hope they find a cure though, especially for those who were infected by unfaithful partners, and the poor aids babies.
nicktay
November 14th, 2007 at 3:18 pmYeah, thats the ‘conventional’ logic to the matter. But the thing is its not easy to prevent people from having unprotected sex, but you can bring in more players in the equation, as the author suggests. And that way, the infected would have less choice, through ‘unconventional’ logic. Read the article.
Justin Wong
November 14th, 2007 at 10:46 pmThe stapled condom bit is funny. I wonder if anyone was stupid enough to do that.
I think what the author meant would be the uninfected would have more choice, like for example, Joan could go with clean non-STD-infected Martin instead of the infected Maxwell. But then if people like Martin were to be infected, he would probably from the act of his careful-conscience would refrain from spreading the disease even more before he dies from it than someone like Maxwell who is promiscuous and doesnt give a damn about anyone. But then, you know…in a way, the writer said that of course Martin will do whats best for Martin instead of whats best for the community. But then Maxwell is doing whats best for Maxwell as well, so you really cant blame him you know. Eh, I forgot my point. I just wish if people want to engage in sex they should just get protection as well. Or at least just stick to one partner when they get infected with anything.
First off, I don’t think god really would care if we had sex before marriage. Marriage itself didn’t even exist in the time of Adam and Eve (i think, it couldnt possibly have existed!) so like hmm. Its just one of those things society created to encourage fixed partnerships. Even if god doesn’t care about pre-marital sex, I still probably will hold up on my principles of saving myself la. It all comes down to the matter of your own principles.
Fira
November 19th, 2007 at 9:13 pmThat stapled condom picture is based off something that really happened. Yup.
Its a psychological matter, yes, now that we’re considering what people want and how they handle their wants. So its all difficult to understand, let alone control.
Your take on marriage is interesting. Its created by humans, isnt it? But all cultures all across time, you will most likely find a form of marriage. Its the one tradition or cultural norm that doesnt die.
Well said, Fira!
Justin Wong
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