Thread:Comments:Gay couple elected prom king and queen in Maine's Sanford High School/Silly/reply (60)

Whoa this kind of exploded huh. To get roughly back on topic; I think the main issue here is the definition of the word 'natural'. to quote crazynomad

"Simply put gays = unnatural or, are missing something in their DNA which normally would be removed by natural selection, a mutation."

Let us just assume for the sake of argument that this was the case and homosexuality was a genetic mutation, this would still be 'natural' since genetic mutations and alterations are the basics of evolution. (which kind of suggests that it is NOT genetic since by definition these mutated genes would not be passed on via reproduction).

Crazynomad also distinguishes humans from animals by suggesting our consiousness and ability to override instinctive emotions elevates us above animals. Again for the sake of argument let us accept this distinction - this poses several problems chief amoung which are (1) This suggests that homosexuals naturally are attracted to the opposite sex but use their human abilities to choose to opt for same sex partners (assuming crazynomad means the act is unnatural and not the actual people which would be clearly proposturous [sp]) OR if homosexuals are getting impulses for same sex partners they should force themselves to seek opposite sex partners (which would result in a miserable life and since it would contradict an impulse of the body would be by Crazynomads definition 'unnatural' in itself, which seems to be not what we ought to be condoning.)

I think there is more to life than reproduction because, as crazynomad says, all evidence suggests we have a more encompassing consciousness than other animals but are still bound by the same chemical and psycological mechanisms of our evolutionary past; this means we tend to do what makes us feel good AND WHAT COULD BE MORE NATURAL THAN THAT?