[extropy-chat] Way, way, way over the edge...

[Jef Allbright]

On 4/18/06, Anne-Marie Taylor <femmechakra at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> ilsa.bartlett at gmail.com  wrote:
> >*what* precisely is the Biblical basis for objecting to homosexuals?  (If

> Not that I'm an expert but my mother is a diocese

Do you mean she is Catholic?  Otherwise, it appears that she must be very large.

> and I have read the
> Bible numerous of times.  Their is no clear message from "God" per say
> that says that homosexuality is wrong, it was man that decided that it
> was "BAD".

Of course, many of us would point out that the Bible was written by men.


> In cegep, the best explanation I ever received from one of my teachers;
> "Homosexuality is just as important as heterosexuality as is regulates
> the amount of people reproducing on the planet.  If too many women
> and men copulate too quickly it may endanger society, therefore, humans
> are born differently to unsure the safety of our survival."
> I'm not sure of the statistics behind it but it made a huge amount of sense
> to
> me.

What a nice lovely thing to say!  I'm sure it must feel good and right
to many people, but it makes no sense in terms of evolutionary or
ecological theory.

When you say it is the "best explanation you ever received", do you
mean it gave you the best nice feeling, or do you mean that it seemed
to fit all your observations better than any other explanation?


> I believe many smart and educated men that wrote the Bible as much
> as I believe that there where a bunch of idiots that wanted to deny
> scientific data:)

Some people feel that is good and wise to accept that a person can
never know something for sure, so we should not try to judge other
people or their beliefs.

Other people think that that some ideas work better than other ideas,
and that there are all  kinds of good and bad ideas in the world, and
that we should always try to judge the value of our beliefs and other
people's beliefs.

What do you think?

>
>
> I hope I have been helpful
> And of course, this is just my opinion:)
> Anna

Thanks Anna.  Many of us appreciate your unique presence on the ExI list.

- Jef