Comments on: Teenage Sex, Cancer, and the Daily Mail http://www.sciencepunk.com/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/ Kicking ass in the name of science! Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:46:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Frank the SciencePunk http://www.sciencepunk.com/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Frank the SciencePunk Mon, 14 May 2007 18:18:15 +0000 http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/#comment-1192 He now informs me yes it was, but I thought some readers might not only fail to spot that, but agree with it in their own minds. We already know that sarcasm and genuine arguments are indistinguishable when it comes to Intelligent Design - perhaps the same works with most conservative ideas. He now informs me yes it was, but I thought some readers might not only fail to spot that, but agree with it in their own minds.

We already know that sarcasm and genuine arguments are indistinguishable when it comes to Intelligent Design – perhaps the same works with most conservative ideas.

]]> By: coracle http://www.sciencepunk.com/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 coracle Mon, 14 May 2007 18:08:09 +0000 http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/#comment-1191 Is Ian's comment sarcasm? There are plenty of other nasty things to put people off unprotected sex other than a risk of an unpleasant death due to cancer 50 years in the future, an unpleasant death due to HIV much sooner springs immediately to mind for one. Is Ian’s comment sarcasm? There are plenty of other nasty things to put people off unprotected sex other than a risk of an unpleasant death due to cancer 50 years in the future, an unpleasant death due to HIV much sooner springs immediately to mind for one.

]]> By: Frank the SciencePunk http://www.sciencepunk.com/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Frank the SciencePunk Mon, 14 May 2007 12:58:06 +0000 http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/#comment-1189 Well, Ithika had already used the Rubella analogy so I was left with precious few vaccines to chose from. I hope you can provide a reference for your assertion that an HPV vaccine will encourage unprotected sex. Here's what we already know: teenage girls have sex. Shock! There are over 100 different strains of HPV, and 80% of women will have been infected at least once by age 50. Most will show no symptoms. Some will get cancer. According to the <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm#Whatis" rel="nofollow">CDC</a>, the efficacy of a condom in preventing transmission of HPV in unknown, so your argument is completely misguided. Finally, even if condoms prevented transmission of HPV, you cannot hold women to ransom with the threat of cancer to justify your own morality. What about those who want to start a family? Should they be forced to risk cervical cancer from a dormant infection carried by their husband? I recommend in future you do some research and think before you shoot your mouth off. Well, Ithika had already used the Rubella analogy so I was left with precious few vaccines to chose from.

I hope you can provide a reference for your assertion that an HPV vaccine will encourage unprotected sex. Here’s what we already know: teenage girls have sex. Shock! There are over 100 different strains of HPV, and 80% of women will have been infected at least once by age 50. Most will show no symptoms. Some will get cancer. According to the CDC, the efficacy of a condom in preventing transmission of HPV in unknown, so your argument is completely misguided.

Finally, even if condoms prevented transmission of HPV, you cannot hold women to ransom with the threat of cancer to justify your own morality. What about those who want to start a family? Should they be forced to risk cervical cancer from a dormant infection carried by their husband?

I recommend in future you do some research and think before you shoot your mouth off.

]]> By: Ian http://www.sciencepunk.com/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Ian Mon, 14 May 2007 12:33:24 +0000 http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/2007/05/teenage-sex-cancer-and-the-daily-mail/#comment-1188 No, you idiot, it'll encourage them to have unprotected sex, no doubt resulting in yet more miserable 17 year old mums trudging round town centres every day getting in everyones way. And claiming benefits because they can't work, as they have to look after the kid. Your rusty nail analogy is rubbish too - sex is enjoyable, stabbing oneself with a rusty nail seldom is. Therefore you can't really suggest that giving someone a Tetanus jab will make them relax and start rolling round in piles of scrap metal. No, you idiot, it’ll encourage them to have unprotected sex, no doubt resulting in yet more miserable 17 year old mums trudging round town centres every day getting in everyones way. And claiming benefits because they can’t work, as they have to look after the kid.

Your rusty nail analogy is rubbish too – sex is enjoyable, stabbing oneself with a rusty nail seldom is. Therefore you can’t really suggest that giving someone a Tetanus jab will make them relax and start rolling round in piles of scrap metal.

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