Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex

[StealthySkeptic]

Yes, unprotected heterosexual sex leads to these things in humans. But that doesn't make premarital sex bad as long as you know what you're doing. Besides, what is your solution here? Mine would be more education.

I think the Asians have it right. There doesn't need to be an inalienable right for 16 year-old girls to get into a car with friends, go out until late at night, have a boyfriend, etc. The solution is obvious-- a stronger nuclear family that stays together longer, and less individual freedom for teens.

Remember that you're not preparing a high-school student for real life-- work force, getting married in the early 20s, etc. You're preparing a kid after about 12 years of school to go off and do maybe another 9 or 10 years. There's no need for them to rush off into romance and early sexual encounters, because the real deal is still way off on the horizon.

A strong nuclear family? Look, the whole idea of nuclear family is but one of many family models that can work. And I think the thing is that if you try to force teens to not have sex, they'll have it anyway but they won't know what the fuck they're doing. Hopefully as a parent you would raise them with a good head on their shoulders to at the very least wait until they're 18 and know how to be safe.