Would an AIDS cure really be beneficial on a global level?

[Sooga]

The health of condom companies is not very important to me, but I was just listing all the possible things that I thought would result from an AIDS cure. Obviously pregnancies/overpopulation is a much more important issue.

[thatpfunk]

If this is the stance you are taking then I assume you believe the tsunami was a good thing?

[Josh W]

Like I said, I don't take this stance, and I don't know if Sooga really does or not, but there is a big difference between AIDS and the tsunami, namely choice.

A large portion (in the USA, dang near all, though much much less so in other nations) of people who get AIDS do so by entering activities where they know a potential result is AIDS. They enter a reasonably dangerous situation willfully.

With the tsunami, nobody CHOSE to have that happen.

(yes, I realize you could say that by living near the water, they chose to accept that risk, but that's really quite silly logic that I hope you won't espouse).

Josh

[Il_Mostro]

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Do you agree?

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In the US (and the rest of the western world) yes. In third-world countries, no, not really.

[thatpfunk]

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Like I said, I don't take this stance, and I don't know if Sooga really does or not, but there is a big difference between AIDS and the tsunami, namely choice.

A large portion (in the USA, dang near all, though much much less so in other nations) of people who get AIDS do so by entering activities where they know a potential result is AIDS. They enter a reasonably dangerous situation willfully.

With the tsunami, nobody CHOSE to have that happen.

(yes, I realize you could say that by living near the water, they chose to accept that risk, but that's really quite silly logic that I hope you won't espouse).

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If we are speaking purely from a population control standpoint, AIDS is MUCH bigger epidemic in Africa where choice plays a much smaller percentage.

[Catch of the Day]

what are these "con-doms" that you all keep talking about?

Catch-

[ghostface]

AIDS kills gays.

[mostsmooth]

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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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youre a moron

[bort411]

2 million African CHILDREN are currently infected with AIDS, and this is the best you can come up with?

[PoBoy321]

I'd much rather see a cure for anal warts tomorrow, I can barely sit down.