British Lawmakers Approve Gay Marriage

[milo]

milo I honestly can't tell if you're playing devil's advocate for fun or if you're legitimately irritated by the lack of precise logic in a commonly held viewpoint.
In any case this is entertaining. ;p

I have no actual position but I do believe poets should challenge everything. Especially commonly held viewpoints.

I agree, and here's my thoughts on some viewpoints:

ChristopherSea wrote,

I see your exercise in logic and basis for argument, but it does not wash. Abuse of animals is not a relationship. There are laws against it. Those laws apply equally to the animal protector and the abuser. Just as their are laws preventing the serial killer from legally slaying humans, they apply to the rest of us. He suffers no inequality. You may as well argue that criminals suffer from inequality because the laws are against their way of life.

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Abuse of animals, or anyone, is wrong. Plain and simple. If someone causes abuse, then throw them in prison and rescue the victim. However, if the act of bestiality doesn't hurt an animal, then it shouldn't be illegal. It should be private, and consent is an issue, but the law has no right to interfere with it. I personally think that many people wouldn't agree with this position because they are too disgusted by the thought, and want to just talk about anything else, and also because it's not sex between two consenting adults, but between one adult who has a concept of consent and one adult who probably does not have a concept of consent. It's completely legal to tie up a female horse and let the male one go to town, you know. It keeps the female from kicking, but it also does a fine job of taking consent out of the picture. Now, if you'll exucse me I'm going to go buy some hamburgers.

Back on topic, I don't see anything wrong with same-sex marriage at all, I just don't understand why it is necessary. It seems to blur the whole point of getting married. I mean, the idea is to have one parent out doing work and supporting the family while the other one stays home to care for the kids. A same-gender couple that can't ever produce kids doesn't have a reason to get married, except for that tax return bonus.

It's possible to make a life-long commitment to someone without being married. You can adopt a dog and take care of him for as long as he lives without marrying him. Heck, you can dedicate yourself to keeping a lighthouse in good shape all your life, and you don't marry it. I don't see anything morally or ethically wrong with marrying either of those things, but it's pointless.

Milo, please don't let your gay goat slip on any banana peels

I would agree but is is also possible to take it one step further: it is legal for same sex couples to get married as it has been for some time. The state just won't recognise the marriage.