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Buzsaw Inactive Member |
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Genital Herpes Syphilis Gonorrhea Hepatitis B Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV-8) Biblical Solution = Abstinence from adultery, fornication and sodomy. Is this medically scientific? This purpose of this thread is not to preach morality, but to examine the medical scientific aspects of these Biblical inhibitions relative to the above stated diseases of humanity, given that practitioners often advocate various abstinences in treatment and prevention of diseases. (promoted from Biblical Long Term Solution To The Following Diseases by AdminNWR)
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Wounded King Member Posts: 4149 From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Joined: |
Does abstaining from sexual activity or limiting ones activity to only one partner prevent, or at least greatly reduce, the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease? Yes, obviously, because they are sexually transmitted diseases.
Even if everyone were to be abstinent or monogamous there might still be some spread of some of these diseases by non sexual exchanges of bodily fluids such as medical blood contamination, sharing of needles during intravenous drug use. Widespread adoption of abstinence and monogamy would certainly greatly reduce the spread of these diseases. I don't think there is any need to isolate sodomy in particular, it may increase the risk of infection to a degree but if one is either abstinent or in a monogamous relationship then the type of sexual activity indulged in shouldn't matter a dickie bird. TTFN, WK
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jar Member (Idle past 394 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
This purpose of this thread is not to preach morality, but to examine the medical scientific aspects of these Biblical inhibitions relative to the above stated diseases of humanity, given that practitioners often advocate various abstinences in treatment and prevention of diseases. IMHO it is simply yet another example of people reaching to find imaginary support for a weak and baseless faith. Herpes and Hepatitis can also be transmitted by other means such as kissing. Aids can be transmitted through things such as contact with blood, IV, blood transfusion. Furthermore, there were also many requirements in the Bible that we would consider today as incouraging promiscuity such as the mandate for the surviving brother to marry his brothers widow. Finally, abstinence is only a factor even in Christian or Judaic communities before marriage and so does nothing to limit transmittal after marriage. Claiming this was some God given medical marvel is but reaching and imagination just like most Biblical prophecy. There's nothing astounding about it. Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Chiroptera Inactive Member |
quote: Not a very adequate solution, though, eh? A better solution would be to abstain from sex altogether. Even in a sanctified, monogamous relationship, you have no way of knowing whether your partner is truly being "faithful". And even if she is the sort of person you can usually trust, everyone has weaknesses, and you never know that she may, in a moment of weakness, dally with the wrong person at the wrong time. No, if one wants to reduce the risk of these diseases as much as possible, one should become totally, completely celibate. As Wounded King points out, even that is not perfect, but at least you would be doing what you can to reduce the risks.
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macaroniandcheese  Suspended Member (Idle past 3928 days) Posts: 4258 Joined: |
you can get hepatitis and some other "stds" from non-human contact through contaminated surfaces. the bacterial types can like in any moist environment as far as i know.
it's really all a stretch. and just because not boning might prevent getting aids doesn't justify the rest of the book. cause yeah.
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Buzsaw Inactive Member |
Wounded King writes: Does abstaining from sexual activity or limiting ones activity to only one partner prevent, or at least greatly reduce, the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease? Yes, obviously, because they are sexually transmitted diseases.Even if everyone were to be abstinent or monogamous there might still be some spread of some of these diseases by non sexual exchanges of bodily fluids such as medical blood contamination, sharing of needles during intravenous drug use. Widespread adoption of abstinence and monogamy would certainly greatly reduce the spread of these diseases. 1. So can we assume by this statement that you agree that the long term Biblical solution is medically scientific? 2. Would you agree that the small percentage of nonsexual causes of SDIs would also decrease if more were to abstain from the three listed practices?
WK writes: I don't think there is any need to isolate sodomy in particular, it may increase the risk of infection to a degree but if one is either abstinent or in a monogamous relationship then the type of sexual activity indulged in shouldn't matter a dickie bird. But I didn't isolate sodomy. I included it in the list of three sexual practices. Gravity is God's glue that holds his universe together.
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crashfrog Member (Idle past 1467 days) Posts: 19762 From: Silver Spring, MD Joined: |
Biblical Solution = Abstinence from adultery, fornication and sodomy. Is this medically scientific? No. Abstinence usually is about only 30% effective over time for preventing the contraction of STD's or pregnancy. Moreover, even waiting to marry someone positive for these diseases, and being completely monogamous with them, will not prevent you from contracting the disease from them So, no. I'd say there isn't much medical validity to the idea of "abstinence" as a prophilactic. The fact that it hasn't ever stemmed the tide of a disease in several thousand years should have been your first indicator. Retarding the spread of a disease is one prong of fighting an epidemic; actual treatments for the infected are the second. How, exactly, does abstinence until marriage help the poor sod with gonorrhea?
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Coragyps Member (Idle past 735 days) Posts: 5553 From: Snyder, Texas, USA Joined: |
Aids can be transmitted through things such as contact with blood, IV, blood transfusion.
Or even slaughtering Amekelites, huh?There's no need at all to think that the anti-sex rules in Deuteronomy had anything to do with health. They were for keeping the desired social order the way it was - "don't mess with my wife, and maybe I won't mess with yours."
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jar Member (Idle past 394 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
I agree. There was no health component involved, rather they were designed for minimizing or ritualizing (providing a monetary or professional outlet) for agression.
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Buzsaw Inactive Member |
jar writes: IMHO it is simply yet another example of people reaching to find imaginary support for a weak and baseless faith. Off topic. This thread is to discuss/debate the medically scientific merits of the OP proposition. It is not a discussion of faith aspects of the Bible.
jar writes: Herpes and Hepatitis can also be transmitted by other means such as kissing. Aids can be transmitted through things such as contact with blood, IV, blood transfusion. 1. The overall percentage of SDIs is relatively very small by these means of infection. 2. The infectious bacteria of SDIs are relatively delicate. 3. Can we agree that the more who abstain from the three listed practices, the less the incidence from all causes on the long haul, including nonsexual causes? If not, why not?
jar writes: Furthermore, there were also many requirements in the Bible that we would consider today as incouraging promiscuity such as the mandate for the surviving brother to marry his brothers widow. Finally, abstinence is only a factor even in Christian or Judaic communities before marriage and so does nothing to limit transmittal after marriage. 1. It is logical that if the deceased husband of the surviving widow abstained from the three practices the chance of the brother contacting SDI would be minimal. 2. Strawman: This topic is not pertaining to cultures, race or religious belief. It pertains to all cultures, races and religions conglomerate. Those cultures which are more promiscuous will obviously have different stats than those which are not.
jar writes: Claiming this was some God given medical marvel is but reaching and imagination just like most Biblical prophecy. There's nothing astounding about it. Jar, please cut the inflamitory stuff, keep this thread civil and debate the topic minus the nasties. Nobody said it is a medical marvel nor is it imaginary. You as admin should know better. Gravity is God's glue that holds his universe together.
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jar Member (Idle past 394 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Buz,
Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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Buzsaw Inactive Member |
Chiroptera writes: Not a very adequate solution, though, eh? A better solution would be to abstain from sex altogether.Even in a sanctified, monogamous relationship, you have no way of knowing whether your partner is truly being "faithful". And even if she is the sort of person you can usually trust, everyone has weaknesses, and you never know that she may, in a moment of weakness, dally with the wrong person at the wrong time. The OP pertains to overall conglomerate abstinence. Can we agree that the more who abstain from the mentioned practices, the less incidence of SDIs the stats will show over the long haul?
ChiropteraNo, if one wants to reduce the risk of these diseases as much as possible, one should become totally, completely celibate. Are you saying "no, abstinence of the three practices do not diminish the incidence of SDIs apart from complete celibacy?" If not, what is your point relative to the OP?
Chiroptera writes: As Wounded King points out, even that is not perfect, but at least you would be doing what you can to reduce the risks. Oh, so your answer to the OP question is both "no" and "yes," for the long haul? Which is it? Please bear in mind that I did not ask in the OP whether the Biblical solution would totally eradicate SDIs. I asked if it is a medically scientific long term solution to the problem. Gravity is God's glue that holds his universe together.
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Funkaloyd Inactive Member |
The thing about solutions to diseases is that they have to be socially practical. If everyone on Earth were to be celibate for 120+ years, then we could wipe out all human diseases (and all humans), but that just isn't going to happen.
Also, many STDs can be passed on in utero.
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Iblis Member (Idle past 3896 days) Posts: 663 Joined: |
As long as we are debating the relative value of a totally unworkable but perhaps-true-in-the-abstract-if-you-ignore-half-the-facts kind of solution, let me offer up an alternative.
All these bacteria and viruses should just abstain from infecting us. This one is actually more workable from the viewpoint you seem to be holding, because these little critters don't have the "free will" that we were cursed with, so they might actually obey a command from their creator. We won't. Or how about if we abstain from contact with other human beings altogether and make our babies in sterile labs? That one has a very good chance of actually working in the real world in a limited population. It's not in the Bible though, so you don't feel any need to try and sell it to us under these false pretenses. The primary method used in say Africa and Haiti for these purposes is the Islamic & Catholic respectively version of your same abstinence-from-abominations solution above. And that's where these diseases develop and spread from!
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Buzsaw Inactive Member |
brennakimi writes: you can get hepatitis and some other "stds" from non-human contact through contaminated surfaces. the bacterial types can like in any moist environment as far as i know. Please note that I specified Hep B in the OP list. Hep B is transmitted via the blood or by mucous membrane contact, sexual contact being by far the primary cause. Gravity is God's glue that holds his universe together.
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