tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post2176062637802008242..comments2024-01-08T19:53:57.810+08:00Comments on Frankly Speaking: My problem with homosexuality II: What gays wantJimmy Munhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04927345822970412901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post-82612570955879304782009-05-11T14:22:00.000+08:002009-05-11T14:22:00.000+08:00"The question on incest is one of consistency. Inc...<I>"The question on incest is one of consistency. Incest, like homosexuality, is an act that is difficult to argue against on a scientific amoralistic basis. If we should suspend our moral revulsion towards homosexuality, should we suspend our moral revulsion towards incest too?"</I>Well, incest, being of the highest degree of consanguinity, produces offsprings which have much higher chances of congenital defects. If you subscribe to the harm principle, then it is clear that incest should be criminalised. <br /><br />On the other hand, I find it difficult to see what possible harm does homosexuality cause.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726805279916950590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post-34175676804297375482009-05-11T14:19:00.000+08:002009-05-11T14:19:00.000+08:00That's not the point. Polygamous family units are ...That's not the point. Polygamous family units are part of our traditions. It would be inconsistent of those who oppose gay marriage in the name of preserving the traditional definition of marriage to not oppose the ban on polygamous marriages.<br /><br />You argue against gay marriages because they, in your own words, 'chip away traditional concepts of relationships, and re-create the world in their own image and ideals'. Yet, you are against polygamous marriages which have as strong a claim to traditions as monogamous ones.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726805279916950590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post-1770777185925668272009-05-11T11:30:00.000+08:002009-05-11T11:30:00.000+08:00Fox,
polygamy is banned in Singapore, unless you ...Fox,<br /><br />polygamy is banned in Singapore, unless you register all your marriages in Syariah court. Even then, most Muslim will point out that the Prophet only had sex with only one of his twelve wives. Maybe you want a ban on extra-marital sex. Wouldnt affect me. I am all for that.<br /><br />The question on incest is one of consistency. Incest, like homosexuality, is an act that is difficult to argue against on a scientific amoralistic basis. If we should suspend our moral revulsion towards homosexuality, should we suspend our moral revulsion towards incest too?Jimmy Munhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927345822970412901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34166742.post-33006112663922919412009-05-11T03:46:00.000+08:002009-05-11T03:46:00.000+08:00*Gay* activists are just that - GAY activists. It ...*Gay* activists are just that - GAY activists. It is their right to champion their beliefs, which is homosexuality should not be criminalised. I don't see why they are obliged to take an active position on incest. <br /><br />They are no more obliged to take a position on incest than their opponents are obliged to have on on polygamy.<br /><br />Those against the decriminalisation of homosexuality often present themselves as champions of traditional family values. Polygyny was practised in many traditional Asian societies (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Javanese, Turkish, Arab, ancient Hebrew, etc). Yet, I've never seen any of those self-proclaimed defenders of traditional family values come out to argue against the ban on polygamy.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726805279916950590noreply@blogger.com