Rebuttal to those who were critical of Use it or Lose It

One individual was highly critical of my article and was promoting celibacy, touting the longevity of nuns. Of course, I recommend a monogamous relationship – for many and obvious reasons. On the other hand, there are many reasons that nuns do live longer and celibacy is a minor one. More importantly, one of the best studies on the longevity of priests and nuns concluded that married couples have a 5% lower mortality risk! And that is not even taking into account education among the married ones – we know that nuns are better educated and better education is also associated with greater longevity!

Long live monogamous relations!

-Norm