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The simple solution there is read the definition for yourself.
Yes, you're right of course.
And I have.
The simple solution there is read the definition for yourself.
Yes, you're right of course.
And I have.
And what did it say?
It said the following:
[h=2]Definition of NATURAL[/h]1: based on an inherent sense of right and wrong <natural justice>
2a : being in accordance with or determined by nature
2b : having or constituting a classification based on features existing in nature.
3a (1) : begotten as distinguished from adopted; also : legitimate (2) : being a relation by actual consanguinity as distinguished from adoption <natural parents>
b : illegitimate <a natural child>
4 : having an essential relation with someone or something : following from the nature of the one in question <his guilt is a natural deduction from the evidence>
5 : implanted or being as if implanted by nature : seemingly inborn <a natural talent for art>
6 : of or relating to nature as an object of study and research
7 : having a specified character by nature <a natural athlete>
8a : occurring in conformity with the ordinary course of nature : not marvelous or supernatural <natural causes>
b : formulated by human reason alone rather than revelation <natural religion> <natural rights>
c : having a normal or usual character <events followed their natural course>
9 : possessing or exhibiting the higher qualities (as kindliness and affection) of human nature <a noble … brother … ever most kind and natural — Shakespeare>
10 a : growing without human care; also : not cultivated <natural prairie unbroken by the plow>
b : existing in or produced by nature : not artificial <natural turf> <natural curiosities>
c : relating to or being natural food
11a : being in a state of nature without spiritual enlightenment : unregenerate <natural man>
b : living in or as if in a state of nature untouched by the influences of civilization and society
12a : having a physical or real existence as contrasted with one that is spiritual, intellectual, or fictitious <a corporation is a legal but not a natural person>
b : of, relating to, or operating in the physical as opposed to the spiritual world <natural laws describe phenomena of the physical universe>
13 a : closely resembling an original : true to nature
b : marked by easy simplicity and freedom from artificiality, affectation, or constraint
c : having a form or appearance found in nature
14 a : having neither flats nor sharps <the natural scale of C major>
b : being neither sharp nor flat
c : having the pitch modified by the natural sign
15 : of an off-white or beige color
— nat·u·ral·ness noun
Boy,that's saying a lot, isn't it?
Let's take a look at some of these.
3a (1) : begotten as distinguished from adopted; also : legitimate.
Legitimate? Are gays legitimate?
8a : occurring in conformity with the ordinary course of nature.
Now, I can say that gays don't follow in conformity with the "ORDINARY" course of nature, can't I?
8c : having a normal or usual character <events followed their natural course>
OK, I think you are probably looking at 10b, which says "existing in or produced by nature". That sounds like the one you guys have been quoting day in and out. But it also says Not artificial.
I also like this one (13b): marked by easy simplicity and freedom from artificiality, affectation, or constraint.
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Do you see what I did? I took things out of the dictionary and made it sound like homosexuality is not natural, just like you guys are saying that homosexuality is natural pointing to one definition.
I can point to anything and make it mean what ever I want. That's what you guys are doing. That's why I don't use a dictionary when I have so much information, data, and proof! I use biology! And I don't even have to take it out of a Biology textbook. Everybody knows how nature works, except for you guys.
Did you guys get up one morning and decide that this is what you were going to defend?
Where's the grass roots to your movement? A lot of people believe what you believe, but that’s only because you guys have been telling them what you want them to believe for decades and it’s sinking in.
Not because it’s true, but because you guys have been telling them that!
Just tell the truth!
Your first problem is when you said lets look at some of these definitions. Because you are right. If you cherry pick out parts of a definition and ignore other parts you can make it seem like homosexuality isnt natural. Thats why its important to look at the definition yourself and see every possible meaning for the word natural. For example homosexuality sure doesnt fit 14a of the definition of natural but it does fit in other parts of the definitions which means that homosexuality can be correctly described as natural.
Oh and yes you can say that homosexuality occurs in conformity with the ordinary course of nature. But it fits in better with 2a and 2b.
2a : being in accordance with or determined by nature
2b : having or constituting a classification based on features existing in nature.
Also I have yet to see you use biology in this thread. All I have seen is a bunch of assumptions about homosexuality without any shred of evidence to back it up. Because the truth is no one knows if homosexuality has a purpose or not. We dont have all the information yet and its going to take some time to get that information. So until we have that information everything on the subject is just pure speculation.
Yeah, I remember hearing that one about there being a purpose to homosexuality, but I see it as a desperate attempt to convince us that there is a purpose. As if you’re saying “we must wait until it’s purpose is known”.
You know, we as a species are pretty smart. We figured out the elements. We figured out space travel, invented computers and many other things. And now you’re suggesting that there IS A PURPOSE to homosexuality, that has yet to be figured out. As if I were stupid.
The thing about this whole debate is that you cannot possibly win, and I suspect you know it. And I keep debating against you guys and the truth of the matter is that you don’t care if you’re wrong, or that you can never win.
I believe that the game that you guys are playing is to debate and stall us, for years if necessary, in the mean time. That’s why CC lost to me, and that’s why you are losing now.
But I believe that winning isn’t the goal. It’s “just keep the right tied up” and “just stall them”. That’s the reason for the dictionary trick, and the proof trick. When you ask for proof, you’re not really asking for proof because when we give it, you guys just say that we have proven nothing. And we get stalled, and tripped up. Clever!
The truth is that gays haven’t had a purpose in tens of thousands of years, and they never will. And waiting for some wonderful magical day, when we finally figure out what their purpose is, will never happen.
Wait, you suggest. Someday, someday…yeah. I think that none of you are waiting. I’m not waiting either. I have two things that I’m going to use against you guys. I have my “stall” theory that you guys are engaging, and the proof.
I know, I know, I know.
I get it! Gays (according to some of you) are natural. Homosexuality is natural.
But I believe that everything in nature has a purpose. If it was created, then it fits in to a plan, or a system. It has to be part of something! And as any part of any system, there are usually inter-dependencies or interconnectivity. Some parts of a system interdepend or interconnect to other parts of the system.
Gays don’t seem to have any purpose. If they engage in homosexual sex, they can’t procreate. But they CAN procreate if they have straight sex. When it comes to sex, they can only fulfill its true purpose when they engage in straight sex. If gay sex is so natural, why is it that they can’t procreate without engaging in straight sex?
If gays and homosexual sex are natural, then why did God create them? And just how do they fit in? Where’s the interconnectivity? The interdependence?
It’s as if they’re a third gender without an interdependency, and that doesn’t sound natural to me.
What about straight couples that cannot have children due to infertility/sterility issues? According to your logic, sex between them would be just unnatural as gay sex.I know, I know, I know.
I get it! Gays (according to some of you) are natural. Homosexuality is natural.
But I believe that everything in nature has a purpose. If it was created, then it fits in to a plan, or a system. It has to be part of something! And as any part of any system, there are usually inter-dependencies or interconnectivity. Some parts of a system interdepend or interconnect to other parts of the system.
Gays don’t seem to have any purpose. If they engage in homosexual sex, they can’t procreate. But they CAN procreate if they have straight sex. When it comes to sex, they can only fulfill its true purpose when they engage in straight sex. If gay sex is so natural, why is it that they can’t procreate without engaging in straight sex?
If gays and homosexual sex are natural, then why did God create them? And just how do they fit in? Where’s the interconnectivity? The interdependence?
It’s as if they’re a third gender without an interdependency, and that doesn’t sound natural to me.
What about straight couples that cannot have children due to infertility/sterility issues? According to your logic, sex between them would be just unnatural as gay sex.
Not one such pair of heterosexuals with those issues can create children either.If you can't figure it out yourself, you explicitly stated those are medical issues. The inability of a same sex pair to create a child is not a medical issue, seeing as not one such pair can do so. Hence gays were not meant to have kids.
Not one such pair of heterosexuals with those issues can create children either.
Don't like breaking up heterosexual relationships into those categories? Then why break up relationships by gender? I can say although certain pairs of humans (homosexual) cannot create children, most can, so all are normal. You applied that same reasoning to heterosexual relationships.
If you can't figure it out yourself, you explicitly stated those are medical issues. The inability of a same sex pair to create a child is not a medical issue, seeing as not one such pair can do so. Hence gays were not meant to have kids.
Did you notice the first bolded word in my post? Your side is the one which doesn't want to call homosexuality a mental disorder. Every healthy human has a gender. Again, pairing healthy humans and having them screw, not a darn same sex pair will produce a child. Is that so hard to admit?
Wrong. Firstly, being involved in a relationship is not about procreation. That is not the primary purpose. Secondly, homosexuals, unless there is some medical issue, are completely capable of having kids. That about demonstrates that your position has no logic.
Did you notice the first bolded word in my post? Your side is the one which doesn't want to call homosexuality a mental disorder. Every healthy human has a gender. Again, pairing healthy humans and having them screw, not a darn same sex pair will produce a child. Is that so hard to admit?
IMO, I'm going to say it is based on procreation. Heck, there are enough idiots in this world who only got married because of sexual attraction. The simplest explanation for sexual attraction is so the creature instinctively knows they must procreate to maintain the survival of their species. You want to say homosexuals are capable of having kids. However, they better not hold their breath if they think they'll create a kid by packing fudge or scissoring.
My side? What exactly is that? I believe in smaller government, low taxes, less spending, and free markets. I also believe that those beliefs should be extended to the personal lives of individuals as well.Did you notice the first bolded word in my post? Your side is the one which doesn't want to call homosexuality a mental disorder. Every healthy human has a gender. Again, pairing healthy humans and having them screw, not a darn same sex pair will produce a child. Is that so hard to admit?
My side? What exactly is that? I believe in smaller government, low taxes, less spending, and free markets. I also believe that those beliefs should be extended to the personal lives of individuals as well.
As for your bolded word--yes. Let me try to clarify my post. Think of a tree structure to get a visual image of my point.
You have the category of human sexual relationships between two individuals at the top. It is split into two categories, heterosexual and homosexual. Heterosexual is then split again into the possibility of children and the impossibility of children (sterile partners). You say that sterile partners having sex is natural even though they will never produce children. This is because the parent category (heterosexual relationships) almost always produce children. If that reasoning is sound, then you must apply it to to homosexual relationships. Homosexual relationships can never produce children. But the parent category (human sexual relationships between two individuals) almost always produces children. Therefore, homosexual relationships must also be natural, according to your own logic. I am doing nothing other than carrying out your own argument.
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Hit the nail on the head. They make an infinite number of rationalizations, but all of them easily disproved. I just wish people would face and try to understand what makes them uncomfortable rather than turn against it as if it were evil.The only natural law I see that the anti gay people can come up with is that people can't have sex with their own gender because I think its icky.