Are there any good philosophical arguments against same-sex marriage?
I was thinking that the purposes of marriage include the following: to provide companionship, to procreate, and to provide an environment for raising children. Same-sex marriages cannot fulfill all of those purposes so they should not be allowed. Someone could object by saying that this argument leads to the conclusion that infertile heterosexual couples should not be allowed to marry because they cannot fulfill all of those purposes. How would you respond this?
Have there been any social scientific studies done investigating whether same-sex couples can provide a good environment for raising children?
Do you think that the only good arguments against same-sex marriage are biblical arguments?
I was thinking that the purposes of marriage include the following: to provide companionship, to procreate, and to provide an environment for raising children. Same-sex marriages cannot fulfill all of those purposes so they should not be allowed. Someone could object by saying that this argument leads to the conclusion that infertile heterosexual couples should not be allowed to marry because they cannot fulfill all of those purposes. How would you respond this?
Have there been any social scientific studies done investigating whether same-sex couples can provide a good environment for raising children?
Do you think that the only good arguments against same-sex marriage are biblical arguments?
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