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Originally posted by Melchior:
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Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar:
"So what are you saying? That victims of assault, domestic violence, rape, and terminal illness should just chin up? I think you need to justify your response here."
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Have you heard of the term "looking at the glass half full?" Sometimes it's hard to do, but if you chose to count the things youhave right now, rather than the things you've lost, or fear you may lose. Of course if you're in physical pain, that's not pleasant, but physical pain usually passes, and in any case exists as the body's warning and self protection system. So actually pain is a positive thing if you choose to see it as such. Without pain, you'd be like a leper. Limbs falling off, blood flow stopping, breaking bones.[/QUOTE]
So is the leper also just refusing to look at the glass as "half full" - or are you making an exception for them and conceding they actually have a valid reason for being unhappy?
Since you quoted the Declaration of Independence in support of your view (even though it is NOT a law-creating document, as Timber pointed out), how do you explain the fact that gay couples are being denied the "Unalienable Right" of "Pursuit of Happiness"? Unlike heterosexual couples, gay couples are forced to make of choice of "coupling" with the person they love OR "coupling" with an opposite-gender person to gain certain legal benefits granted through a union or marriage?
And finally, if you believe that homosexuality is a conscious choice, then (theoretically) you should be able change your current sexual preference (if you really wanted to). Can any heterosexual male here honostly say they could "decide" to start being attracted to other men?
Points to ponder.