Re: If same-sex 'marriage' is legalized, why not polygamy?

gigo448 at netscape.net

Andrealphus

From:	gigo448 at netscape.net
Subject:	Re: If same-sex 'marriage' is legalized, why not polygamy?
Date:	23 Jan 2005 03:31:28 -0800

Andrealphus wrote:
> gigo448@netscape.net wrote:
> > Andrealphus wrote:
> >> gigo448@netscape.net wrote:
> >>> Andrealphus wrote:
> >>>> gigo448@netscape.net wrote:
> >>>>> occupant wrote:
> >>>>>>> What's wrong with polygamy?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Isn't HIV bad enuff without help?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Just wondering outloud..
> >>>>
> >>>> How would polygamy spread HIV?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Multiple partners silly.. ..if one gets it they ALL get
> >>> it, what kinda math are you using?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> So... Your contention is, that people are not having outside
of
> >> polygamous relationships?
> >>
> >
> > No i'm saying the more partners you have the more chance there
> > is of spreading HIV. It doesn't matter what your ual
> > preferance or belief is.
>
> ?? This doesn't make much sense. You're saying that people are not
having
> more "partners" outside of polygamous relationships?
>

Last i heard, swapping partners did not constitute marriage, but
maybe you know or practice something different than what is
currently allowed by the US Constitution.

Let's do some simple math, if seven people all share the same
cup if one gets sick from the cup, how many others will as well?

>
> It's all mathematics, and
> > increases the *chance*, and the risk as well. In that regards
> > GAY marriage makes sense, but Polygamy don't. Cause it's one
> > partner for life, and not multiple partners involved.
>
> But if it is multiple uninfected partners for life, how are they
> spreading HIV?

Last time i checked, 7 was more than 2, but maybe it's my math
that sucks and not yours.

>
> >
> > Remember HIV can remain undetected or dormant for 10 years or
> > more. A man who marries for the first time at age 20, and
> > then marries seven more by the time he is 35, has an increased
> > chance of not only having HIV, but spreading it to all
> > his other wives, and even children as well. And it's a curve
> > it's not a sliding scale.
>
> Testing can be a wonderous thing.

Have you been tested, since your last ual encounter?

>
> > You probably shouldn't quote Einstein, your math sucks.
> >
> > Peace out
>
> But my common sense seems superior to yours.
>

How do you suppose i arrived at my own answer? I've got
a Math equivalancy of ninth grade.

From:	Andrealphus
Subject:	Re: If same-sex 'marriage' is legalized, why not polygamy?
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:58:53 GMT

gigo448@netscape.net wrote:
> Andrealphus wrote:
>> gigo448@netscape.net wrote:
>>> Andrealphus wrote:
>>>> gigo448@netscape.net wrote:
>>>>> Andrealphus wrote:
>>>>>> gigo448@netscape.net wrote:
>>>>>>> occupant wrote:
>>>>>>>>> What's wrong with polygamy?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Isn't HIV bad enuff without help?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just wondering outloud..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How would polygamy spread HIV?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Multiple partners silly.. ..if one gets it they ALL get
>>>>> it, what kinda math are you using?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So... Your contention is, that people are not having outside of
>>>> polygamous relationships?
>>>>
>>>
>>> No i'm saying the more partners you have the more chance there
>>> is of spreading HIV. It doesn't matter what your ual
>>> preferance or belief is.
>>
>> ?? This doesn't make much sense. You're saying that people are
>> not having more "partners" outside of polygamous relationships?
>>
>
> Last i heard, swapping partners did not constitute marriage,

So, your complaint about spreading HIV is about swapping partners, not
polygamous marriage, right?

but
> maybe you know or practice something different than what is
> currently allowed by the US Constitution.

People swap partners all the time, which is my point, THAT is what spreads
HIV. Ergo, if we encourage people to enter into marriage/marriages after
being tested, and encourage them to stay within their group of uninfected
spouses, the spread of HIV is slowed. Your assertion that such marriages
would increase the spread of HIV is faulty.

>
> Let's do some simple math, if seven people all share the same
> cup if one gets sick from the cup, how many others will as well?
>

Who said someone got sick from a cup? You can't spread HIV that way.

>
>>
>> It's all mathematics, and
>>> increases the *chance*, and the risk as well. In that regards
>>> GAY marriage makes sense, but Polygamy don't. Cause it's one
>>> partner for life, and not multiple partners involved.
>>
>> But if it is multiple uninfected partners for life, how are they
>> spreading HIV?
>
> Last time i checked, 7 was more than 2, but maybe it's my math
> that sucks and not yours.

But if all seven are uninfected, how does that spread HIV?

>
>>
>>>
>>> Remember HIV can remain undetected or dormant for 10 years or
>>> more. A man who marries for the first time at age 20, and
>>> then marries seven more by the time he is 35, has an increased
>>> chance of not only having HIV, but spreading it to all
>>> his other wives, and even children as well. And it's a curve
>>> it's not a sliding scale.
>>
>> Testing can be a wonderous thing.
>
> Have you been tested, since your last ual encounter?
>

Outside of my wife and I? 35 years ago. Amazingly, we've both remained
HIV free. See how that works?

>
>>
>>> You probably shouldn't quote Einstein, your math sucks.
>>>
>>> Peace out
>>
>> But my common sense seems superior to yours.
>>
>
> How do you suppose i arrived at my own answer? I've got
> a Math equivalancy of ninth grade.

That explains it then. No common sense, and no math abilities, perhaps you
should go back to school.

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