I thought I'd combine the marvellous comments in this thread in one big reply. This all seems terribly familiar (how many homosexuality-threads does this one make? 4...5?).
Well, homosexuals are more likely to adopt that heteros. It can also keep population growth down. Other than that I do not see any other benefits.
Since when does a minority have to prove its purpose to the rest of the world? But to answer the question: there are various theories on a biological purpose, from being natural adoption-parents to forming a depolarizing factor in society.
what I, or anyone else, thinks about it is irrelevant...if what you want to know is what 'God' thinks about it, then the answer is simple
God opposes homosexuality because, among other things, it does not benefit the individual. This fact is expressed in the apostle Pauls letter to Christians where he said:
That is why God gave them up to disgraceful sexual appetites, for both their females changed the natural use of themselves into one contrary to nature; and likewise even the males left the natural use of the female..."
The bible does not speak about animals and their sexual behavior so its not possible to know for sure.
However, human 'immoral' sexual behavior is 'likened' to animal behavior and for that reason I would have to conclude that humans were expected to exhibit a standard of morals and ethics which animals were not.
That is your interpretation of God's word. A Letter To Louise paints a very different version, but still from a Christian perspective. The main suggestion is that in all counts where the Bible speaks of same-sex sexual activity are occasions of lustful sins by (straight) people because of their Godlessness - not actual homosexuality. Also, the word homosexual did not exist in those days, it was put in the Bible centuries later... ...wiggle room for closed minds.
i guess god is doing this to protect us , homosexuality is not health , nor random unlawful sex with a male or female , its all just wrong wrong.
Lust is a sin, of course. But homosexuality is just as lustful as heterosexuality is. Homosexuals can just as easily engage in respectful, responsible relationships which would make God proud. And health has nothing to do with it, unsafe sex is not related to sexual orientation.
As an atheist homosexuality is a failure in that it is self extinguishing. You cannot breed by definition if you are truely homosexual, therefore it will have no net benefit or deficit to the human condition. it is basically irrelevant, confined to the temporary position of local minority gratification.
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A very narrow view for an atheist. Try looking into it before posting your views next time, it'd save us the time of offering you the correction. Which I am not going to present because you didn't put an effort in this subject either.
Because they mix poo with sex?
Fetishes are unrelated to sexual orientation, it's not just asian lesbians who do sexy with doodoo.
It is an indulgent of the flesh, It goes against the natural order of things, such as God making a rock weigh nothing on a planet like earth, its not "Right". Dont know about non human, but imo if they were taught it is wrong( they were not) then it is wrong for them.
Why does everyone keep talking about sex!? As if that is all sexuality is... OF COURSE your narrow straight mind can't work around having sex with the same gender, but that is your loss and lack of empathic ability. Homosexuality is never talked about in the Bible, because the term didn't exist in those days. Every instance it is the author ******** on how Godlessness gets people into sinful rages among which a sexual lust which evaporates preference for man or woman.
The polar bear ,wolf,etc, will sometimes eat there young, If humans did that it would be considered a sin, amongst other things.
The God of the penguins will probably say the same about humans: we slaughter eachother because of turf wars or because of the different malevolent placebo's we 'believe' in, and we destroy the very planet we all live on.
evreything has made in balance, what kind of benife we can get from homosexuality? its a kind of sickness .... think , if all people do that , what will happen to us? of course, human being gonna vanish on this earth ... be logic mix
Fortunately not all people are born homosexual. But I think, if they would, it would be great, from a Humanistic perspective. We would make babies in laboratories, under perfect conditions, which automatically lets lesser countries die out because they haven't the technological power to sustain their population. The crisis surrounding global warming will vanish because we don't need to farm and move as much as we do now since there will be less people. The only problem is that there might appear a polarization between men and women...
And again: why do homosexuals have to prove their purpose in society?
if ur father did that or was homosexual, now, u wouldnt be here ...
Excellent point. Fortunately, if my father was gay I wouldn't be here worrying about your proposition. I'm gay and my future son will grow up in a good home with two people of which I am not one. Would I not be a sperm donor, my future son doesn't exist and so can't be bothered with his in-existence. Not existing seems like bliss, also...
