tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post4144033769871158295..comments2024-01-10T01:22:40.070-07:00Comments on oddXian: Abstinence Only?oddXianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427095709766850092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-70533928119882616762009-03-07T22:47:00.000-07:002009-03-07T22:47:00.000-07:00All right good, I was heading in the right directi...All right good, I was heading in the right direction. I've been thinking for a while about whether I should a priori believe abstinence only should work, and I thought back to Bahnsen's classes titled History Of Western Philosophy. The idea of simply teaching "don't have sex, it’s bad" (as well as "don't do drugs, it’s bad") reminded me of Rousseau's "noble savage" idea, as well as (tell me I'm not wrong) Aristotle's belief that education, simply giving people knowledge, would make better people. Neither of them take into account man’s fallen nature. <br><br>Of course, the funny thing is that liberals present their argument as a dilemma. You must either believe abstinence only education works, or that "hey kids, we're going to teach you how to avoid all the consequences of sex, including those nasty babies, but we're not quite encouraging you to have sex by handing out condoms or anything" education works.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08697051930790491821noreply@blogger.com