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05-09-2005, 02:50 AM
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Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
Imagine an AIDS cure were found tomorrow. Here's a list of what I think some of the repercussions would be, which I think would be visible in just a few months:
-Spread of other STDs, since people I think would be less cautious. -Increase in pregnancies, for the same reason. -Condom manufacturers would be hurt financially. But now that I think about it, I'm not sure if sexual activity would really increase in any significant amount. I guess what I'm asking is, would the positives outweigh these (and other) possible negatives? 
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05-09-2005, 02:54 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
Obviously condom manufacturers losing money is a lesser concern, but I think the increase in other STD's and pregnancies could be a big problem. Plus I'm sure there are other ramifications that I haven't even thought of.
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05-09-2005, 03:06 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
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but I think the increase in other STD's and pregnancies could be a big problem. [/ QUOTE ] You mean compared to the small problem of teen/unwanted pregnancy that we have today? b
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05-09-2005, 03:08 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
Right, I'm saying the teen pregnancy issue would be even worse than it is today. And thank you and Josh for at least being willing to think about this logically, and not just dismissing this topic as idiotic.
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05-09-2005, 03:18 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
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Right, I'm saying the teen pregnancy issue would be even worse than it is today. And thank you and Josh for at least being willing to think about this logically, and not just dismissing this topic as idiotic. [/ QUOTE ] If you were really interested you could look at some statistics from the pre-aids era and now.
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05-09-2005, 03:21 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
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I'm saying the teen pregnancy issue would be even worse than it is today [/ QUOTE ] I think teen pregnancy today is at epidemic proportions and should be looked at even closer than it is. Especially here in wash. state. It's not an idiotic question. As you mentioned, there are many outlying factors involved. Most of them concerning money. Im not sure if there is as much money, profitwise, involved in AIDS as there is in Cancer and common cold/flu. I think if they cured the common cold, they wouldn't reveal it. Especially the way the drug companies run things. It's hard to really say what would happen. b
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05-09-2005, 02:53 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
So let me get this straight. We have...
[ QUOTE ] -Spread of other STDs, since people I think would be less cautious. -Increase in pregnancies, for the same reason. -Condom manufacturers would be hurt financially. [/ QUOTE ] vs. Millions of people dying from aids. Hmm, yeah thats a tough one.
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05-09-2005, 07:25 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
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So let me get this straight. We have... [ QUOTE ] -Spread of other STDs, since people I think would be less cautious. -Increase in pregnancies, for the same reason. -Condom manufacturers would be hurt financially. [/ QUOTE ] vs. Millions of people dying from aids. Hmm, yeah thats a tough one. [/ QUOTE ] Its called natural selection..
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