Brilliant post, Eilonnwy.
This is one point I find incredibly interesting, particularly in the gay marriage debate. "Gays are an evolutionary dead-end, they can't have their own kids, it's not right". I now wonder if these same people are going to fight against marriage between a straight but infertile couple? If they can't have kids then why should they be allowed to marry? If they want to raise a family (the supposed purpose of marriage [wrong imo]) they'd have to adopt. But wait, the option is actually there for them. Then why not gays?
(June 26, 2009 at 10:46 am)Eilonnwy Wrote: So, yes, men and women can have children. Gays cannot, but it's doesn't prevent the race from continuing if a substantial amount of the species are still breeding. Thinking of evolution in terms of what is "best" for the race is highly fallacious.
This is one point I find incredibly interesting, particularly in the gay marriage debate. "Gays are an evolutionary dead-end, they can't have their own kids, it's not right". I now wonder if these same people are going to fight against marriage between a straight but infertile couple? If they can't have kids then why should they be allowed to marry? If they want to raise a family (the supposed purpose of marriage [wrong imo]) they'd have to adopt. But wait, the option is actually there for them. Then why not gays?
