Originally posted by: Aikouka
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
There's an abstinence debate? Contraception works. Virginity pledges don't. Where's the debate?
That's the worst logic I've ever seen. Contraception works if used correctly. Abstinence works if used correctly. Do them incorrectly and holy crap, they might not work.
Yooooou on the other hand are discussing whether or not people actually live up to their word. Since most people are lying, cheating scum, I would say no.
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
As for the second question, encouraging contraception is not the same as encouraging promiscuity. Anything can be done to excess.
I'm not too sure where you got the idea about the objects encouraging, I'm talking about humans encouraging. Of course, being promiscuous certainly is made easier by contraceptives or else you might just be having your own personal contraceptive for 9 months

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Originally posted by: jjsole
Where's the ideal in calling someone a sinner after they used a condom to prevent from getting aids from their wife, who aquired it in a transfusion? Where's the ideal in preventing the spread of disease among married partners? Where's the ideal in preventing additional births in a family of 5 who doesn't have adequate resources to raise the child? Is the Pope going to offer child support and daycare?
Who's more immoral and represents the least 'ideals' in these circumstances, those who use contraception here, or the Pope, who 'forbids' one from using contraception here?
In every example you gave, you could just not have sex and achieve the same goal. The point is that you're putting more emphasis on sex than everything else

. Frankly, look at the A->B of sex. In normal situations, Sex->Baby (normal situations bars infertility, etc). That's where the idea of this comes from. Of course, you can attempt to get out of normal situations, but accidents happen

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