tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post7357647428247317315..comments2023-08-22T07:01:08.590-07:00Comments on Agent Intellect: Prolegomena to Gay MarriageJim S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15538540873375357030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-67164211417893659492011-01-15T16:32:46.481-08:002011-01-15T16:32:46.481-08:00My comments were actually more of a question. Doe...My comments were actually more of a question. Does my comment have any force? What would be a good answer to it? Moral responsibility requires an equality of some type, does it not? What type, and would a genetic cause of homosexuality undermine such an equality?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318954367370151676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-70389301252824566732011-01-06T22:02:49.542-08:002011-01-06T22:02:49.542-08:00>> Since they are physical attributes, it is...>> Since they are physical attributes, it is just as illogical to call homosexuality immoral as it would be to call a certain skin color immoral … I don't think this argument works. When it comes to behavior, genes can only predispose us towards certain actions, not predetermine them. We still have free will.<br /><br />>> Alcoholism and depression, for example, are often genetic. But we recognize that they should be treated.<br /><br />I don't think there is evidence that alcoholism is genetic. The AMA declared it so, but I don't think it is true. I don't think any studies bear this out. Billions of tax dollars are poured into finding a genetic cause --what do you expect them to do? Cut off the basis for their own funding? That isn't the way research works. They are heavily invested in the disease explanation for alcohol.<br /><br />It seems to me that you are begging the question. Aren't you assuming that genetic causes for behavior are functionally identical to non-genetic causes of behavior to begin with? How do you know that they aren't functionally identical to other genetic predispositions such as cancer?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318954367370151676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-43314890819685987042008-06-02T23:32:00.000-07:002008-06-02T23:32:00.000-07:00This is a very difficult subject, especially when ...This is a very difficult subject, especially when you're dealing with folks in the church who have homosexual feelings, but are obviously conflicted because of the moral injunctions. Did God make them to suffer this way? Does God give some a special burden, just as He gave Paul the special gift of celebacy (see 1 Cor 7:7)?Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676262563581475175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672880129970799148.post-547943399895832472008-05-20T04:01:00.000-07:002008-05-20T04:01:00.000-07:00There's actually a misprint on page 118-9 of the ...There's actually a misprint on page 118-9 of the decision. It should read as follows:<BR/><BR/>"Accordingly, insofar as the<BR/>provisions of sections 300 and 308.5 draw a distinction between opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples and exclude the latter from access to the designation<BR/>of marriage, we conclude these statutes are unconstitutional - with the exception of Ellen DeGeneres. We have to draw the line somewhere, people."jacob longshorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889229474841715676noreply@blogger.com