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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Joslin writes:
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> > First of all, what state is forcing morality on anyone?
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> When a state says that a contract between a man and a woman has more
> standing or more importance, that is, that it is recognised as a special
> kind of contract, when compared to a contract between a man and a man or a
> man and two women (like i could afford THAT)... that state is expressing a
> moral preference for one kind of contract compared to the other.
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> That is not a force, but is a preference. It can be a VERY strong preference
> when one considers all the tax/benefit/custody, etc etc, ramifications...
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> I'm against states expressing a preference one way or the other.
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> ++Lar
State? I think you mean society.
Scott A
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| (...) No, I'm sure he means State/Government. If you distil "society" (as you're referring to it here) down, it amounts to two forces: - market (in that if "society" frowns upon certain activities, there will be influence on cost/benefit analysis (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) No. I wrote state because I meant state. Societies can't express preferences. Members of societes can (forcibly) *impose* their preferences on other members, through the mechanics of the state, but the society as a whole cannot have a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) When a state says that a contract between a man and a woman has more standing or more importance, that is, that it is recognised as a special kind of contract, when compared to a contract between a man and a man or a man and two women (like i (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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