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Alasdair
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Message 47 of 519 (471270)
06-15-2008 8:12 PM
Reply to: Message 46 by Hyroglyphx
06-15-2008 4:41 PM


Re: Remediation in English
Nemesis Juggernaut, the answer to this is so astounding simple that I think you must have tried to ignore it.
Homosexuality is between two consenting adults.
Pedophilia is forcing sexual activities upon a non consenting child.
They are not equivalent.

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Alasdair
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Message 49 of 519 (471275)
06-15-2008 8:23 PM
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06-15-2008 8:20 PM


Re: Remediation in English
I mean they aren't morally equivalent.
It's not hypocritical to say homosexuality is okay and pedophilia is not.
Homosexuality hurts nobody, it is between two consenting adults.
Pedophilia scars a child who does not consent.
This is why pedophilia is wrong and homosexuality isn't. They are not morallly equivalent.

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Alasdair
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Message 53 of 519 (471285)
06-15-2008 8:54 PM
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06-15-2008 8:44 PM


Re: Remediation in English
Prostitution should be illegal because it can lead to the exploitation of women - this is harmful.
Incest should not be illegal, because it hurts nobody.
See, this is pretty easy. Then again, I define "immoral" as "harmful to others". Two guys making out doesn't harm anybody. Scarring a child is pretty harmful and pretty damn evil. They aren't morally equivalent, and your reasoning is as fallacious as it comes.

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Alasdair
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Message 55 of 519 (471289)
06-15-2008 9:08 PM
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06-15-2008 9:03 PM


Re: Remediation in English
Problem with things such as gladiatorial events and prostitution is that people can be manipulated into them and harming themselves, so I would think of those as immoral and harmful to society.
The point is though, that it is not in the least hypocritical to accept homosexuality and think that pedophilia is wrong - one is very obviously harmful, one is not. I don't really think it can be any clearer than that.

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Alasdair
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Message 91 of 519 (471459)
06-16-2008 11:52 PM
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06-16-2008 5:16 PM


Re: Remediation in English
Personally I don't see how anybody who possesses genitals can seriously assert that homosexuality (or any other -sexuality) is a choice, you know well that you never chose your turn ons and turn offs, you discovered them. Could you yourself choose to be gay? Could you through force of will make yourself become aroused by penises? If you think you could, then I have some news for you...

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Alasdair
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Message 109 of 519 (471585)
06-17-2008 1:52 PM
Reply to: Message 106 by Jester4kicks
06-17-2008 1:44 PM


I think he was joking

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