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What does it mean?
Physical intimacy is preferable to abstaining completely.
In plain terms
It is better to be sexually active than not at all.
What can you take from it?
Engagement is better than total avoidance.

Where it applies

  • health education
  • personal advice
  • philosophical debate

Putting it to work

  • discuss sexual health
  • evaluate abstinence
  • consider life balance

Questions to consider

  • What makes life worth living?
  • How do we balance restraint and freedom?

Another view

The statement is overly simplistic and ignores safety or consent considerations.

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