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Re: Is that assumption valid? Camilla Send a noteboard - 09/08/2010 11:46:42 AM
It's probably worth noting people are horribly abusing the facts with a lot of citations of 'rights' going on here, however, for the sake of argument, can anyone justify gay marriage without justifying polygamy or incest and without mentioning procreation or two?

This is a tangent, but what are forums for if not tangents.

Well, not exactly a tangent, it is tangential to Dan's OP, but is written as a reply to him because several of the bits got raised throughout the thread. Not, in all fairness, that I've ever hesitated to wonder off on tangents.


I meant my reply was tangential.

There is nothing inherently evil in polygamy, or indeed polyandry. As long as it is an open and honest arrangement, I don't see a problem with it. In fact, it is much more acceptable to me than people cheating on their spouses.

As mentioned to Luke above, it is not a manipulative or steering question, it means what it says, does anyone have any arguments in favor, or against, gay marriage, that would not apply to polyetc or incest.


Yes, and my reply suggested that the underlying assumption of your arugment, that polygamy is bad, is problematic. I questioned your lumping of polygamy and incest into one big ball.

Incest is a whole other ball game.

Well, most of us feel that way, but it's probably worth asking why we do, because 'Yuck! That's disgusting, No' was by and large considered a completely legit reason to ban gay marriage until relatively recently. If asked today, most people feel obliged to give a reason, not so even a generation ago. It's probably worth mentioning that it is legal to marry your first cousin in a lot of states, and many others have a variety of laws in some cases permitting it when ages or circumstances effectively render the marriage sterile. This is interesting of course since it indicates that a reasonable expectation of procreation is wholly irrelevant to marriage.


Because the babies go bad? The prohibition against incest is founded in very sound evolutionary science.
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Um, ok. *NM* - 10/08/2010 12:48:19 AM 474 Views
*Shakes Head* - 08/08/2010 06:23:47 AM 858 Views
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Gah! You did that on purpose! - 09/08/2010 01:05:13 AM 869 Views
whoops *NM* - 09/08/2010 02:22:49 AM 437 Views
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This must be the "thought out reaction" I've heard so much about. - 08/08/2010 10:45:59 PM 851 Views
You cannot be that stupid. - 11/08/2010 03:10:55 PM 1135 Views
Incorrect. Genders are not treated equally. - 11/08/2010 07:53:00 PM 1224 Views
all you need is enough support to pass an amendment - 08/08/2010 02:46:08 PM 846 Views
A lot of the arguments would seem to justify polygamy and incest too - 08/08/2010 11:51:24 PM 879 Views
And what is wrong with polygamy? *NM* - 09/08/2010 10:36:53 AM 474 Views
Did I say there was anything? - 09/08/2010 11:03:10 AM 997 Views
Plolygamy and incest are not on the same level of bad. - 09/08/2010 11:00:07 AM 917 Views
Is that assumption valid? - 09/08/2010 11:36:26 AM 870 Views
Re: Is that assumption valid? - 09/08/2010 11:46:42 AM 853 Views
Re: Is that assumption valid? - 09/08/2010 12:07:22 PM 963 Views
Not really - 09/08/2010 01:20:46 PM 823 Views
Re: Not really - 09/08/2010 01:27:04 PM 954 Views
Re: Not really - 09/08/2010 02:14:43 PM 834 Views
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Spoken like someone who does not have to insure an employee's six wives. - 11/08/2010 03:11:57 PM 994 Views
... - 11/08/2010 03:22:50 PM 874 Views
Mmm, but when you're strictly discussing marriage - 09/08/2010 06:13:30 PM 1009 Views
Re: Mmm, but when you're strictly discussing marriage - 10/08/2010 01:24:06 AM 820 Views
Now I think about it, I'm not sure. - 10/08/2010 04:09:43 PM 933 Views
Re: Now I think about it, I'm not sure. - 10/08/2010 06:12:39 PM 818 Views
Great post Danny - 09/08/2010 08:22:27 PM 689 Views
It should be noted again... - 09/08/2010 08:59:32 PM 983 Views
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My definition of rights... - 09/08/2010 10:47:16 PM 983 Views
mmm, but the UN has legally stated marriage as a right. - 10/08/2010 02:52:03 AM 749 Views
+1 - 10/08/2010 03:11:22 AM 1035 Views
Article 16 probably not a great example - 10/08/2010 03:44:04 AM 846 Views
You could just as easily move the emphasis... - 10/08/2010 04:08:46 AM 971 Views
If we need a more specific resolution... - 10/08/2010 04:22:12 AM 1156 Views
It doesn't say a man can only marry a woman or vice versa, though. - 10/08/2010 04:24:17 AM 843 Views
It also doesn't say they can - 10/08/2010 04:41:18 AM 847 Views
You're missing the point. It's not about gay marriage. - 10/08/2010 11:20:59 AM 840 Views
No, I got that, I'm pointing out how it does so - 10/08/2010 01:47:00 PM 864 Views
To clarify for you - 10/08/2010 05:36:14 AM 773 Views
The UNSC is actually the UN's enforcement body... - 10/08/2010 07:16:31 PM 1218 Views
What the UN thinks is *completely* worthless.... - 10/08/2010 06:43:15 PM 780 Views
and the Constitution dictates nothing about marriage. *NM* - 10/08/2010 11:46:24 PM 454 Views
That means it is up to the people. And they say "No." *NM* - 11/08/2010 03:13:12 PM 459 Views
No, but it does dictate things about rights and discrimination - 12/08/2010 03:48:02 PM 1026 Views
The actual ruling on Prop 8 specifices marriage as a freedom, not a right. - 10/08/2010 12:02:17 AM 923 Views
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I agree - 10/08/2010 06:11:19 PM 728 Views
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Note it all you want... - 10/08/2010 06:43:53 AM 721 Views
The best one yet. - 10/08/2010 07:59:17 PM 968 Views
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Re: Yeah, I'd agree that's pretty insane - 10/08/2010 09:03:11 PM 951 Views
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Hmm - been a long time since I read my copy of the graphic novel - 11/08/2010 05:06:47 PM 928 Views

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