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In the instance of homosexuality. There is plenty of proof of causation in other behaviors related tot he brain. It's my assumption that homosexuality is a choice based on the "evidence" that I have seen. As such, I feel that the decision over whether or not to accept it as a society is also a choice.
My point is that if it were shown, conclusively, to indeed be beyond the choice of homosexuals, then I would support gay marriage regardless of my personal feelings on the matter.
The majority of the "evidence" is derived from interviews with homosexuals. The homosexual, as a defense mechanism, is likely to believe, or make him/herself believe that they had no other choice. It has been proven, conclusively that there are people with absolutely no impulse control. That lack of control doesn't make what they do "right" or acceptable by society, depending on the uncontrollable impulse.
That doesn't in an of itself make it acceptable. I personally believe that homosexual marriage will have no direct and definable impact on me or my family beyond what I feel is further damage to a nearly destroyed concept of marriage.
I like that though there is no concrete evidence supporting the validity of homosexuality, you ask for concrete evidence that it will have negative affects on our society. Was it generally assumed that the invention of the light bulb and motor vehicle would relatively rapidly destroy our environment? Apples and oranges? Maybe, but, there are unforseen negative affects...sometimes dire.....to almost everyhting, eventually we are going to have to consider them.
Personally, I do not feel that homosexuality or gay marriage will affect me personally in anyway, however I do believe it will have some pretty serious affects on our society. Maybe good effects, maybe bad. Time will tell. That is more my concern than anything, and is the only reason I oppose it.
I have to assume that you are against cigarettes and alcohol, since your primary concern is negative social effects, and certainly when tens of thousands of people are dying due to these two items, that would make perfect sense, right? I mean, nobody is dying when two same sex individuals get "married", right? :roll
I like how you say that, " Maybe good effects, maybe bad. Time will tell. That is more my concern than anything, and is the only reason I oppose it". Pretty smart, opposing something because it might have good effects, right?
Again, you must be against cars, trains, airplanes... cars alone, how many people die each year in accidents. That is actually something worth being against, isn't it? Do you have a stat on how many people die the moment they say, "I do"? Because the stats showing how many people die when being hit by a car is staggering.
He didn't ask for concrete evidence, he said that there is no concrete evidence... how about you read that again and answer his question?
What is the nearly destroyed concept of marriage? Hell, you must be against women being able to work and not stay at home then, right? The womens movement did far more to destroy the concept of marriage than anything two gay people have done. With the success of the womens movement came more womens power, more choice... they exercised this and got out of the homes, and families have suffered, at least according to your idea of marriage. The divorce rate skyrocketed...
See, your argument against same sex marriage is flimsy and from what I can tell, almost entirely fear driven and consequently, bigotted.