November 12, 2009
Skeptics Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis
Posted by Will
I didn’t consider myself a skeptic when I started reading The Skeptic’s Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis. I didn’t doubt the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic or the devastating effect it is having on the world, particularly in undeveloped and developing countries. Yet, I would not say that I was very educated about the AIDS crisis. I knew enough about the virus itself: how it is contracted and spread, and what it does to the body. But I had never taken it upon myself to learn how devastating AIDS can be on a country, or the injustice that fuels the spread of this disease around the world. I didn’t know what types of drugs and treatments are available to fight it, or more importantly, what impact I could have.
After reading this book, I can say that I have learned more about what I didn’t know, that I took a step towards getting educated. With that newfound knowledge I am able to see that there are options available for me to have an impact on this crisis. I am praying about those options so that I can determine the best way I can get involved. It has also increased my conviction that this is something God cares about, and that he is working through the church to curb the spread of AIDS and its negative effects around the world.
