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South Africa Aids

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  • #62
    Binomate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,773 ✭✭✭Binomate


    Chaz wrote:
    I dont disagree with the stats - these are correct.

    I disagree with the generalisation.

    Your argument is as follows:

    Due to the fact that sub saharan africa have X% more times AIDS persons they are in a 'bad' category.
    Lets put all sub saharan born persons in this category (irrespective of colour of skin, upbringing, current HIV status (tested and untested)).
    All sub saharan born african persons are black.

    Those 3 'rules' are your argument and certainly while I agree with the first one - I disagree with anything else said - therefore not enough 'truth' for you to draw conclusions - hence why I believe you are racist.
    Those three dots straight after when I said because they're black were there to indicate sarcasm. Nice pick up.


  • #63
    Chaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭Chaz


    Oh, didnt read those in the rules of engagement.

    I generally find something like this works.

    Hey, your a #$^#^$ :-)

    The smiley (nearly said slimey) indicates toungue in cheek or J/K. Certainly didnt know ... means scarcasm.

    /me updates the rules of engagement.


  • #64
    adonis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭adonis


    how does every argument on boards end up with a "you are racscist" comment....
    Overly pc??? new thread??


  • #65
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 99,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Victor wrote:
    There are different types of hepatitis. AFAIK hepatitis is a generic name for "liver disease".
    At a guess I'd say that would be Viral Hepatitis-B - can't be certain though.

    Anyway whats all the fuss about, no one ever died of AIDS.
    Seconday infections might be a different story..


  • #66
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    whats all the fuss about, no one ever died of AIDS.
    Seconday infections might be a different story..

    OOOHHH brave man.

    I agree with you. Secondary infections or the anti-viral drugs.

    HIV/AIDS is still only a theory though. We shouldn't forget that.


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  • #67
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 99,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    dublindude wrote:
    HIV/AIDS is still only a theory though.
    www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/hivaids/12.htm

    AIDS like Hepatitis might be caused by more than one thing. You could have HIV or Viruses of the Hepatitus-C type in your body without showing symptoms depending on the stage. But at one time the longest any one survived once they got full blown AIDS was about 5 years. Yeah it's probably just a theroy.

    Also a theory is by definition something that can't be proven.
    Koch "Guidelines" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch's_postulates


  • #68
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    Hey, it is still a theory. (Not sure if you were being sarcastic or not.)

    It appears people who give positive results on HIV tests will acquire AIDS. That's all they have at the moment.

    Many many things cause postive results on HIV tests.

    There is a very large community who debate the HIV/AIDS theory. Some of it is clearly "in denial" but a large portion of their science is obviously correct.

    Never forget HIV/AIDS is big big big business. A lot of industries (pharma, media) do very well out of promoting HIV/AIDS.


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