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Abstinence-only sex education has been a favorite target of the cultural elite, who argued it was naive at best and dangerous at worst. Now, a new study published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine suggests that encouraging young teens to just say no to sex may be the most effective method at delaying early sexual activity. The study, the first of its kind to employ rigorous research methods in a controlled setting, showed that programs that encouraged 12- to 14-year-old students to refrain from sexual activity "until they are ready" were more effective than other approaches.
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Abstinence Education Works After All
The problem with this "study" is that it is so small that it can't be relied upon and the author should withdraw it immediately.
As an example, and I'll make this simple enough that even the believers should be able to understand it. Take a die and roll it ten times. Magically it comes up six every time. Not probable, but it is possible. Now, based upon the information that you have just discovered head to Las Vegas to bet that you can roll a six 1,000 straight times and win $1,000,000 on $1,000 bets every time. The problem is, under the laws of probability you will only win 16.67% of the time...