/sci/ - Science & Math

Am I the only one who doesn't feel sympathy for people with HIV/AIDS when they bring it upon themselves? I mean, if they didn't know their partner had it and were diagnosed, I would feel bad for them - but people who go around having unprotected sex/using needles/drinking blood, I don't feel sorry for.

HIV/AIDS is interesting because it's anomalous, as far as I know there's no other disease is both incurable and universally fatal. Primitive, sexually promiscuous countries like South Africa and it's neighbours have two digit infection rates and I can't imagine how much damage AIDS could have infected on a primitive society like the Romans who couldn't diagnose, prevent (via condoms and the like) nor treat AIDS.

I'm not often one for conspiracy theories but sometimes I find it to be a tad too coincidental that the disease emerged when both the Soviet and US biological warfare programs were at their peak. I've read a few AIDS related conspiracy theories back in the day and none of them make a lick of sense but either:

1: The disease is man-made
2: The disease was created by God to punish mankind for sodomy and/or drug use
3: Humanity just dodged a massive bullet

Like most people I'm leaning towards #3 but never the less it's still all pretty weird

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Whats worse


AIDS or Cancer?