Premarital sex

INTRODUCTION Con has not met even a weak burden of proof. He continues to be unable to answer my key question, has not addressed my own argument, and still cannot offer even ONE source that is relevant, not purely anecdotal and not incredibly biased. One of his sources falsified the information he relied on and he misrepresented even that. Don't believe me? Read all his sources yourself. Con continues to argue against promiscuity and teen sex, not pre-marital sex. PRO'S SOURCES Con forces me to spend another round debunking his sources as well as reiterating the multiple problems with his last round's sources: . http://goo.gl... RESPONSES My opponent mistakes custom for what is reasonable. Simply because it is customary to rely on biased sources in his country does not make it a good idea. Political and religious groups interested in promoting one point of view are not good sources. Con continues to misunderstand why promiscuity and teen sex are not inherent in pre-marital sex, while continuing to not my key question. I hate to have to repeat: teen sex and promiscuity are not inherent in pre-marital sex. Pre-marital sex is more likely to happen in teen-sex, promiscuity equally likely as I have shown with cheating statistics. My opponent's insistence on not considering extramarital sex "promiscuity" and adultery instead is ridiculous. To put this issue to rest, I've drawn a little Venn Diagram: . http://goo.gl... "Arguments that pre-marital sex is beneficial as it improves sexual relationship within marriage has not been established" Yes it has. Let me link to, again, my original unbiased source showing that it does, as well as showing that sex has significant health benefits and that abstinence causes health problems: . http://goo.gl... ". .. studies by Pubmed (2009a), show that premarital counselling is of great benefit and increases sexual satisfaction" And this is an argument against pre-marital sex how? At best it shows it's not as necessary for post-marital sexual satisfaction. Sex still gives health benefits, releases relationship-strengthening hormones, relieves stress, and ensures compatibility. It is not evidence against pre-marital sex but for pre-marital counselling. "Studies dramatically show that those who engage in pre-martial sex are 60 percent more likely to divorce than those who do not have pre-martial sex. .. " See PRO'S SOURCES link above for the long version of: statistic is pure bull, it was falsified by pulling together two unrelated facts, with an assumptive explanation added on. CON's claim of "studies" showing this is misleading, one study was sourced and it's information was misrepresented. He exaggerates his own source's claim! "Couples who live together are also within the category of premarital sex. Those who live together reduce their changes of having a happy marriage later on if they are inappropriately prepared and not counselled before hand, Game Theory (2002). " Couples who live together can also not have pre-marital sex, or can be vegetarian, this makes neither abstinence nor vegetarianism bad. Do I need to add cohabitation to my Venn Diagram? "I have included a example link to the World Health Organisation which shows not only do they acknowledge spirituality but also attempt to incorporate it within healthcare, WHO (2010). " This does not prove spirituality, only acceptance of the idea. Argument ad populum. I note as well that different cultures have different spiritual beliefs about sex. " It is also clear that religion and spirituality play a huge part in sexual activity, Pubmed (2009b) and female pre-marital sexual activity is reduced. " This proves pre-marital sex causes long term harm how exactly? "I would have liked to go more in depth and give a better overview of the dangers of pre-marital sex. " You failed to show any dangers of pre-marital sex, only promiscuity, teen sex, and pre-marital cohabitation. The only information that could have shown long-term harm was falsified. "The debate against pre-marital sex is not primarily about sex at all but about improving relationships and holistic well-being of society. " If you'd ever addressed my argument and my unbiased evidence supporting my argument, you'd note that sex strengthens relationships, reduces stress, and improves health. CONCLUSION My opponent is forced to rely on misinformation, biased sources, and unrelated issues to make ANY case against pre-marital sex, let alone that pre-marital sex causes long-term harm, indicates how weak the position is. If pre-marital sex caused harm, my opponent could have met his burden of proof by showing that without other factors that are harmful on their own it causes harm.