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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    It's still not apparent to me, so yeah you might want some more examples, and even more, explanations. I still don't believe Joan had any opportunities except to die young due to terrible luck and bad political motivations of people who controlled her. It's a cop out to declare something is...
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    Fine Tuning argument / The best argument for the existence of God

    Evidence cannot by definition be considered "god of the gaps." "God of the gaps" is a form of ARGUMENT. Arguments deal with trying to PROVE things. They have NOTHING to do with evidence. It shouldn't be this difficult to understand to you. The burden of proof is on you regarding this btw: If...
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    Fine Tuning argument / The best argument for the existence of God

    Because of general relativity. If that's too complex, sure, we can use Newton. I'd prefer not to, it's inaccurate. But it's enough to show it's there: Planets take their form due to these effects. No, it's insane troll logic and you're a liar. You don't know how to ape atheist logic. All you...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    Define "such things." If it's just "becoming exactly like Joan of Arc" then you are 100% correct. But things aren't THAT equivalent to begin with: There was no French nationalism or Christianity in ancient Greece. Only being at the right time, in the right place, and being the right type of...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    "sounds sexual?" Hate to break it to you, but if you feel something "sounds" a certain way, it's a thing happening inside your brain. Not mine or anyone else's. But i'm fairly sure etymologically the words are related. It didn't just appear out of thin air.
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    But i don't count being a religious icon as "opportunity." She claimed to have visions of the French king(which there were none at the time) driving the English out. This was politically a great opportunity for the Dauphin, not Joan of Arc. She was given a suit of armor and a horse. She had no...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    You should read my edit. I disagree that being a religious icon is "more opportunities" than "ruling the most influential city-state in the entire world."
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    Some things of note: Salic law prevents women from inheriting property or titles. This was the common law in Europe, except for England. The hundred year war was in fact caused by this. In England women were in a MUCH better position than continental Europe. Greece was also NOT a unified...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    Sodom and Gomorrah supposedly pre-date Latin. But doesn't matter, the word "sodomy" is actually church Latin, from the 4th century. I.E It's a 1600-year old word. The supposed events in question happened much earlier than that, supposedly.
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    Fine Tuning argument / The best argument for the existence of God

    I think you seriously fail at reading comprehension. He was clearly using gravity as an example of a thing evidenced to such a degree, that denying it would be analogous to insanity. Not presenting it as an explanation of any phenomena... I.E He was telling you that you need evidence with equal...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    Homophobia is irrational, therefore the "reasons" can vary. Though from personal experience the most usual reason is fear.
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    I think you're just muddying the waters here and making it more confusing to everyone. I can tell you right now: "Heterosexual" means a person attracted to the opposite gender, while "homosexual" refers to attraction toward the same gender. Therefore, bisexuals DO have both heterosexual and...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    I already told you this. It actually doesn't mean "female homosexual" to all those who self-describe as lesbian. To some it does in fact refer to non-standard gender role, rather than sexuality. And like i also said, bisexuals sometimes use the term as well. So it has a bunch of connotations...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    I don't know. But it's definitely not a coincidence: Sappho's writings were... Ultra-progressive even for the 19th century. Quite a feat for someone who lived in the 5th century BC. She lived on the island of Lesbos. Therefore, the word "Lesbian" was used to describe women who superficially...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    I don't think so. At least not universally. It's a very recent term. Less genetic? You're definitely wrong there. It's no more or less genetic than male homosexuality.
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    Bisexual is a formal term to describe a person who doesn't have a preference between females or males. Some pansexuals use it to describe themselves, but i don't think it's accurate when there's already a term: Pansexual. Like i said, "gay" is colloquial. I think you're portraying negative...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    When people say it's wrong, they usually don't know what they're talking about. And i don't think they can truly differentiate between right and wrong. Like i said, i don't believe in marriage so i can't agree. I also think people who think there's an "order to things" used that same excuse to...
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    No. Its meaning was invented by men to describe women who wouldn't fit their "tradtional views." I.E an independent woman. Whoever said that of Michael Jackson was simply being mean.
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    Poll: Should homosexuals be chaste?

    There isn't in any formal way. All of those word usages are colloquial, usually by the groups themselves. Note: I am not homosexual(i am in fact pansexual!) but i do know some history of the terms. Firstly, as you probably know, "gay" used to mean "happy, cheery" etc. Around the 60's homosexual...
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    Fine Tuning argument / The best argument for the existence of God

    The "Atheist method" is an obvious falsehood propagated by a lone theist(Leroy.) I don't understand why you would want to be part of this intentional falsehood with such conviction. It would make you complicit. Maybe you shouldn't take one biased source's claims at face value. Or you risk being...
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