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Re: Religious Group Files a Lawsuit Against North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban
Procreation is the natural end of sex, not of simply existing.
And that is why it is licit to kill Mosquitos.
Such a couple does not do anything to impede procreation.
Answer the question.
It is in the nature of man to protect his life.
So what? Impeding procreation is not evil. A girl refusing to have sex with a guy is also impeding procreation, so that must be evil to you as well. Guess rape is good in your eyes cause then it doesn't impeded procreation.
Procreation is the natural end of sex, not of simply existing.
Right. But using a condom on Tuesday does not require me to use a condom on Wednesday.
Animals certainly do not exist for the "benefit of mankind." Mosquitos, lions, jellyfish and thousands of other species that are hostile or harmful to humans offer no real "benefit" to humanity.
There is also no question that dogs evolved from wolves, due to selective pressures exerted by humans on individuals from that species. By domesticating dogs, we have subverted the "natural ends" of wolves.
In fact, if it is justifiable to subvert the "natural end" of an animal in order to suit a purpose of our choosing, then it ought to be justifiable to subvert a human's "natural end" to serve a purpose of our choosing.
And that is why it is licit to kill Mosquitos.
So what? Either it is a "natural end" for human beings to reproduce, or it isn't.
For example, let's say a married couple chooses to have a child. We know, for a fact, that a woman can only get pregnant when she is ovulating. If the married couple chooses to have sex for pleasure a week before she is ovulating, is that "immoral?" No. Does it prevent that couple from having sex while she is ovulating, for the specific purpose of having a child? Surely not.
I see no justification whatsoever for drawing this distinction.
Such a couple does not do anything to impede procreation.
Answer the question.
Uh, no? The natural ends of contracting polio is death or permanent disability, so I think I'll go ahead and impede that by being vaccinated.
It is in the nature of man to protect his life.