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Re: Family values?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 4 Jan 2001 04:17:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bill Farkas writes:
> This is why sex outside of marriage is morally wrong.
It isn't.
> Because it causes all manner of hurt and confusion on so many levels
It needn't.
> If one is not prepared or willing to be responsible for the
> end result of an action - is it right for them to enjoy the pleasures of the
> action.
Well, I think that your main point here is that they should be prepared for the
results. And I agree. But that doesn't mean that people have to get hurt.
> Everyone in this country knows that sex is reproductive - the fact
> that it is pleasurable is an extra added benefit and not the point.
Disagree. Most people, most of the time, are having sex because it is
pleasurable, not to procreate.
> intimacy should be shared by two responsible, mature individuals willing to
> be committed to the life which may result.
Should? Says you. Pleasure should be had where it can, so long as no one is
getting hurt.
> My only motivation behind the remarks above
> is to illustrate why extra-marital sex is deemed immoral - because it hurts
> people. Period.
Wrong. I know of lots of instances of extramarital sex that has hurt no one.
> Sex is far more than physical and should be respected as such.
It can be. But it isn't always.
Chris
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Why not? Bill gave reasons for why it is morally wrong - as a debate reader and sometime participant, I prefer well-reasoned rebuttals to "that's just the way it is" statements. Granted, something may fundamentally just Be, but tell me why. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) But isn't this precisely the crux of the matter. This is why sex outside of marriage is morally wrong. Because it causes all manner of hurt and confusion on so many levels (as illustrated in the article). It is not considered wrong because (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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