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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, 03:14 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
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-Increase in pregnancies, for the same reason. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think pregnancy rates would rise that much. If pregnancy rates were to rise, it would be due to people not using condoms when they used them before. However, anyone who had been smart enough to wrap it to prevent HIV is probably smart enough to use another form of birth control.
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05-09-2005, 03:16 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
No, AIDS is genius. It only affects those who expose themselves (in general). Now granted there are exceptions that are truly heart-wrenching, i.e. rapes and stuff, but over 95% or so who get AIDS basically knew it could happen. Do you agree?
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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, 03:23 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
I think the best "AIDS is good" argument would need to recognize the fact that AIDS is most common in 3rd world countries. Throw in some arguments saying the world is overpopulated, and you might have an argument stronger than this "it would hurt the nice people down at the Trojan factor" BS.
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05-09-2005, 03:24 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
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No, AIDS is genius. It only affects those who expose themselves (in general). Now granted there are exceptions that are truly heart-wrenching, i.e. rapes and stuff, but over 95% or so who get AIDS basically knew it could happen. Do you agree? [/ QUOTE ] Normally I would agree, but standard HIV tests won't detect the virus until several months after you, or your girlfriend, contract it. Keep in mind the infected person is still contagious during that time period. Makes the situation a little bit more dangerous.
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05-09-2005, 03:31 AM
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Re: Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?
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No, AIDS is genius. It only affects those who expose themselves (in general). Now granted there are exceptions that are truly heart-wrenching, i.e. rapes and stuff, but over 95% or so who get AIDS basically knew it could happen. Do you agree? [/ QUOTE ] No. Many areas of the world aren't educated, hence the highest rates of infection.
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