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Originally Posted by Knalus
All the arguments I've heard about Gay marriage inevitably can be used for every other taboo marriage out there. Of course it's ridiculous to consider Uncles marrying their nephews, or Grandmothers marrying their Granddaughters. It used to be ridiculous to consider a man marrying another man. Wasn't even commented on it was so ridiculous. Now, your a bigot and a homophobe if you disagree with it. These goalposts are moving so bloody fast, no one in their right mind knows where they will end up.
That is my biggest issue with the whole thing. Once govenrment and society is allowed to change a definition most people have held sacred (or at the very least, incredibly important to them personally), the definition is up for grabs. It's too important a thing to let it change for any reason at all, no matter how good your intentions are.
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But the biggest thing is desire, do you think many 18 year olds are hankering to hop in bed with granny?
So, just because there is a small possibility that more unconventional marriages will become possible, we should stop and deny them?
If we took that approach in science we wouldn't be very far ahead in healthcare or pretty much an experimental field.
Just because you are scared of doom and gloom scenarios, doesn't mean I am. What makes your traditional viewpoint more valid than the charter? Just because things have worked in the past does not mean it is the right way. People are scared of change, but it happens and you might as well try to adapt.