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MemphisDsCouple -> RE: With the rampant spread of disease .... (2/17/2005 5:01:48 AM)
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Grandpa:
Add to what lovingmaster45 said:
1. The fact that there is a contingent that *wants* to be alarmist. Trying to deal with people who are alarmist-by-choice via the tools of reason and observation is doomed to be an unproductive exercise in futile frustration.
2. Continuing observation of this topic over the decades of its ongoing lifespan has inspired the personal conclusion that there is more to it than either facts or alarmism. (More to it than meets the eye.) What I have come to realize is that no small measure of the we-are-in-danger-every-time-we-engage-in-sex mantra sets the stage for the proponent of that mindset to exercise a significant measure of control over the scope and method sexual activities. (Or to gain the favor of those who want to exercise that kind of control by joining them in their philisophical tirade.) Certainly, it would be better to simply be forthright and *say* one wants to exercise this control over the way he or she engages in sex. But people often are not wired that way. People often prefer an oblique approach, whether consciously or subconsciously. To attempt to reason with these people about the *stated* topic is an exercise in futility, for that is not the topic in their minds (and emotions) at all.
You seem like a sincere, intelligent and reasonable person. I hope this helps in some small way.
Postscript:
You are welcome to print or save this post for your own use. Please do not copy it to any public or semi-public forum (including email groups/lists) without my express permission. Thanks. All rights reserved. (I write this postscript because after-the-fact someone wrote to me to inform me that they had copied a prior post I wrote to another list. So, I thought I'd better clarify what my preference/policy is regarding use of what I write.)
B. (the male half of MemphisDsCouple)
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