Abstinence

deja-vu-comment · 2012-09-13T06:30:24+00:00

While this joke is always funny, I feel compelled to say that even dismissing this (alleged) supernatural case, abstinence is not even near 100% effectiveness.

The reason is that when measuring the effectiveness of a contraception method, failure to use the method correctly is also a fail of the method. If I were to invent an ubercondom that works 100% of the time when used correctly, but it's so complex to use correctly that only half people manage to do it, then its efficiency is only 50%.

So, in this case, all the people that tried to go the abstinence way but ended having sex anyway (and conceived), count as a failure of abstinence as contraception.

.

RICH_LITTLE · 2012-09-13T06:38:18+00:00

While this joke is always funny, I feel compelled to say that even dismissing this (alleged) supernatural case, abstinence is not even near 100% effectiveness.

The reason is that when measuring the effectiveness of a contraception method, failure to use the method correctly is also a fail of the method. If I were to invent an ubercondom that works 100% of the time when used correctly, but it's so complex to use correctly that only half people manage to do it, then its efficiency is only 50%.

So, in this case, all the people that tried to go the abstinence way but ended having sex anyway (and conceived), count as a failure of abstinence as contraception.


GodlessWomen	YoungAtheists	AtheistParents
BlackAtheism	AtheistGems	DebateAnAtheist
skeptic	agnostic	freethought
antitheism	humanism	Hitchens
a6theism10	tfbd	AdviceAtheists

Events
10/5-6	NAPCON2012 - Boston
08/11	Regional Conference - St. Paul MN

Ex* Groups
ex-Muslim	ex-Catholic	ex-Mormon
ex-JW	ex-Jew	ex-SistersinZion
ex-Bahai	ex-Christian	ex-Adventist

atheism

Help Atheist Organizations!

MODERATORS

atheism

Help Atheist Organizations!

MODERATORS

you'll need to login or register to do that

create a new account

login