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Originally Posted by spence
Interesting point. The answer may just be that evolution and science is irrelevant to the conversation. What's relevant is the societal opinion vector...gay people have always been there but tolerance has varied. Certainly today the trend appears to be toward tolerance and equality rather than condemnation.
-spence
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I guess it's all in how you define condemnation...no doubt that some look at it as being unacceptable but I think that many that see a clear distinction between traditional marriage and some union between other combinations( and it appears to be a majority just about everywhere) would like to trade that word tolerance (as in, you are willing to tolerate it.....perhaps grudgingly) for "acceptance" (meaning, you accept the fact that some individuals are going to be oriented this way and that they have a right to live their lives as they wish but that they also should/could accept the fact that their orientation and lifestyle is somewhat if not completely out of the norm and natural order of things from creation or when evolution began)...guess you'd have to give me your definition of "equality" as well
seems to be "conveniently" irrelevant in this discussion
societal opinion vectors ...that's a good one...be careful where you point those things
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