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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostIn North America, yes - specifically the US - it's what Carpe was discussing, and to which I was responding.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
MM: First of all, the Bible is a fixed document.
MM on covid-19: We're talking about an illness with a better than 99.9% rate of survival.
seer: I believe that so called 'compassion' [for starving Palestinian kids] maybe a cover for anti Semitism, ...
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Originally posted by Roy View PostHmmm. Patient O (not patient 0) was the first case outside IIRC California, not the first case ever.
AIDS appears to have first infected humans in Africa, and spread through migrant workers and prostitutes. Its dissemination through the gay community in the USA was much later.
But I utterly reject the suggestion that because a viral outbreak originated in, or primarily affects, one type of person - it calls into question the morality of that type of person. That argument is unsustainable, and is noting more than a variation on "bad things happen to bad people." That was the implication of some of the earlier posts (not from you).The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostNot limited to, but by far the most affected, along with drug users (needles)...
[ATTACH=CONFIG]27729[/ATTACH]The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Roy View PostI think carpe was confusing the spread in the US with the first infection of humans: "It is a fact that AIDS entered the human species via the gay community.".The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
But I utterly reject the suggestion that because a viral outbreak originated in, or primarily affects, one type of person - it calls into question the morality of that type of person. That argument is unsustainable, and is noting more than a variation on "bad things happen to bad people." That was the implication of some of the earlier posts (not from you).Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostWell we could agree that if we all followed the moral commands for human sexuality in the New Testament we would not have these problems. And of course those spreading STDs are generally engaging in immoral behavior.
Your moral code and my moral code concerning human sexuality are not aligned.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostNo - we cannot all agree on that. We have no idea what the world would look like if everyone followed the laws on human sexuality that are listed in the bible. That is pure speculation. As for "engaging in immoral sexual behavior, I think you left out the "to me" part, or "according to my interpretation of the bible," part.
Your moral code and my moral code concerning human sexuality are not aligned.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Roy View PostI didn't mean case in a strictly legal sense, only in the sense of an example - which I most certainly have linked to.
But again, you just ignored the rest of my post. What's up with that? I thought you weren't dodging?
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostNo - we cannot all agree on that. We have no idea what the world would look like if everyone followed the laws on human sexuality that are listed in the bible. That is pure speculation. As for "engaging in immoral sexual behavior, I think you left out the "to me" part, or "according to my interpretation of the bible," part.
Your moral code and my moral code concerning human sexuality are not aligned.
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Originally posted by seer View PostReally? If we all just kept our amorous attentions just focused on our one life time spouse, we would not have these problems, period.
Originally posted by seer View PostOf course you approve of homosexuality, promiscuity, prostitution, sex with animals, etc...The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostThere is no way to know that is true. It is reasonable to think the impact would be reduced, perhaps even significantly reduced, but there is no way to make that case definitively. And even if it were true, you cannot validly jump from, "this disease is a problem" to "the behavior spreading this disease is immoral."
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostHow would sexually transmitted diseases spread in a world where nobody cheated on their spouse, did not have sex outside of marriage, only heterosexuals marry, and nobody did IV drugs?
What-if's are seldom useful. So IF everyone behaved as you described, and IF the blood supply stayed clan, and IF STD could not or did not mutate, then you statement is probably correct (little STD activity). But that kind of speculation is largely, to me, pointless. And it doesn't say anything about what is and is not moral action. An action s not rendered immoral because it is a vector for transmission of disease.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostWhat is the purpose of morality?
At least they are for most of us...The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostI actually have never said that. What I have said is that sex is morally neutral - and gains its morality from context. I don't "approve" of bestiality. I find the idea revolting - I think there are significant risks for disease and harm - and I think it's stupid. I just don't think it rises to the level of "immoral." Homosexuality is no different (to me) than heterosexuality and should be judged by the same rules. To do otherwise is to introduce an immorality (prejudice, bigotry, discrimination, etc.). Prostitution is merely sex for money. I don't approve of it - think it's dangerous - think it's rife with potential medical issues - but again dos not rise to the level of "immoral" (unless someone is being forced into it). Promiscuity is a vague word. If by that you mean any sex outside the bounds of a marriage, I am not that puritanical. If by it you mean a different partner every night? I do not approve of that either. Again - it is because I find the practice foolish on multiple levels. It does not rise to the level of "immoral."Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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