“”According to GGG’s research, homosexual sex IS NOT the cause of AIDS, as HIV is not sexually transmitted and HIV does not cause AIDS (according to the material he links to).””
You are talking to a scientist here and to suggest homosexual activity (I don’t call it sex any more than I call child molestors and beastphilic behavior sex) is not directly responsible for 90% of AIDS cases in US flies in the face of a thousand refereed scientific papers. I am fully aware that fluid exchange carries the virus and so IV drug use and blood sucking insects can play a role in transmission. Homosexual behavior brought and spread the epidemic to the US.
Amyl nitrate is an inhalant and does not spread the virus unless that ampule is perhaps shoved into the rectum of a homosexual prior to inhaling. Malnutrition always has an adverse impact in immune function and likely enhances full blown AIDS.
Given you science background, you may want to read the following science paper, as it summarizes the scientific arguments of AIDS Rethinker scientists:
http://www.duesberg.com/papers/chemical-bases.html
My post to you was to point out that you and GGG are not in agreement as to the nature of the disease. According to stuff on GGG’s page, HIV is harmless (I definitely overstated GGG’s position when I stated that HIV is not sexually transmitted, sorry GGG), and does not lead to AIDS. Post 19 of this thread from GGG confirms that.
My brother died of AIDS in 1991. A child of the ‘60s with its attendant drug use and ample sexual activity, who also had a blood transfusion in the early ‘80s prior to testing blood for the disease.
I think you would be very interested to read the stuff on GGG’s page linked from his FR homepage. GGG and I had some less than pleasant exchanges in the old crevo wars, but for the last week or so have been having exceedingly civil conversations on a topic on which we probably don’t agree at all.