Phat writes:
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The virus can easily penetrate the pores in the latex.
Incorrect. We've been over this before.
HIV cannot move on its own. It requires a medium to transfer it from location to location. Generally, this means a bodily fluid. In humans, that bodily fluid is water.
You will note that a molecule of water is smaller than a particle of HIV.
And yet, latex condoms are waterproof. But, let's not stop there. Let's go even smaller: Electrons. Electrons are about as small as you can get and not require nuclear reactions. You may notice that on each latex condom package is a statement such as this:
Each condom is individually electronically tested to help ensure reliability.
Do you know what that means? It means that every single condom that is sold has been tested. Not a random sample, not the first 20 out of every lot. Every single one is tested. And do you know how they test it?
They take an electrode and slide the condom onto it. The condom-wrapped electrode is then dipped into an electrolytic solution and a current is run through it. If a current is detected across the condom, that means the condom is defective and is discarded.
Only condoms that don't allow electricity to pass through them are sold. So if the condom won't allow water to pass or even electricity, exactly how do you expect HIV to pass through?
Ah, you say, but condoms aren't 100% effective! That's true, but it isn't because of a defect in the design. The condom is an effective barrier so long as it remains intact, doesn't slip, and withdrawal happens without spillage. The condom failure rate is primarily due to user error, not design flaws.
You can reduce the risk of breakage by using lubricant. You can buy prelubricated condoms, but they rarely contain enough. You can reduce the risk of slippage by making sure the condom is put on correctly. You can reduce the risk of spilling by making sure that withdrawal happens as soon after ejaculation as possible and by holding onto the condom to seal it around the shaft of the penis.
All of these things are skills that can and should be taught in sex education. When condoms are used properly, their effectiveness rate rivals that of the Pill.
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I wonder what Jesus WOULD think? He is presently available, should anyone wish to ask Him.
I just asked and he stared at me in disbelief that there is anybody out there who would counsel against saving people's lives due to some high-handed claim on moral authority. He repeated his comments about not casting stones, loving your neighbor as you love yourself, that anything you do to anybody else is the same as you doing it to him, and so on. He reminded me of the parable about the woman who was to be stoned for infidelity and of the lesson to be learned. He reminded me of the need to practice forgiveness and kindness.
Why, what did he tell you?
Rrhain
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