How can inaction teach people more than personal experience?
2007-05-01 10:02:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's the old "better safe then sorry idea". In this case, personal experience could mean death so wouldn't be a very useful lesson to learn via experience. It also teaches people to make choices based on complete information and that choices have consequences. At least that way, for those who take precautions but still get sick, crying nobody ever told me it wasn't 100% safe won't have credibility.
IMO, abstinence should be covered in depth and pushed but it is unrealistic to believe that any more then a small fraction of people will actually do so. The other options have to be explained in full detail too.
2007-05-01 10:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you are trying to learn.
I was taught not to steal, so should I steal to learn from the personal experience? NO, I think not.
So teaching abstinence teaching us that each and every whim or desire that crosses our hormones need not be acted upon. It teaches us restraint, self respect, respect of others, and to think about the consequences of our actions.
2007-05-01 10:06:33 · answer #2 · answered by Carol D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Self Control
2007-05-01 10:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It teaches people NOTHING about proper protection so that when they do finally break down and have sex (which they invariably do at about the same rate as kids who were taught about contraceptives), they'll be far more likely NOT to use protection and therefore contract an STD or get pregnant.
2007-05-01 10:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It teaches you that even though you are an animal, you CAN control sexual urges! It keeps people from using you for your body. It keeps you from getting sexually transmitted diseases and from becoming a parent until you are ready to become one! Do you have to have a kid to soon, for you to know it was to soon to have one??? Do you have to experience aids for you to learn you don't want it?
2007-05-01 10:11:03 · answer #5 · answered by wish I were 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It teaches them self-control.
"Action" is not always better than "inaction".
2007-05-01 10:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abstinence provides you with self-control, freedom from std's and unwanted pregnancies.
2007-05-01 10:04:33 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It should teach masturbation.
2007-05-01 10:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
IT TEACHES THEM TO BEHAVE AND KEEP RIGHT!
2007-05-01 10:08:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
frustration and waiting
that is why ppl get engaged
2007-05-01 10:05:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋