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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (74533)9/12/2003 11:39:17 AM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
Because homosexuality is not a universal condition your argument is feckless. Homosexuals do not need to compensate for their propensity lest the species become extinct. Homosexuals are not responsible for the perpetuation of the species no more than are babies. Many people cannot or choose not to make babies. Such a choice is not an infirmity. There are many ways to contribute to human advancement other than through making babies.

Nor is there an a priori assumption that any human lives for a purpose higher than herself and her relationships. Certainly, neither homosexuals nor heterosexuals can perpetuate the species forever. Being too young, too old, or disinclined to make babies is not an infirmity. If evolution could speak in human words it might say that people have made too damn many babies and that those who have made no babies or fewer have contributed to less disease, famine, and over-all suffering. In any case, being a monk is not an infirmity, and a vow of silence even though one has the abilty to speak is not an infirmity; and a choice of abstinence even though one has the ability to make babies is not an infirmity. Yes, if all the world were monks, they might indeed choose to "compensate" if they chose to perpetuate the species for awhile. But this in no way relates to their value as people, or to any reflection on how healthy they are.
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