tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post5609799560458549962..comments2024-03-28T03:20:15.940-07:00Comments on Edward Feser: Almost as stupid as “same-sex marriage”Edward Feserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13643921537838616224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-83686355591778295232008-11-03T11:44:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:44:00.000-08:00At least advocates of committed, life-long relatio...At least advocates of committed, life-long relationships involving sex between members of the same sex are not so off their rockers as to fail to recognize the difference between real inter-personal relationships and complete fantasy. I am far more disturbed by the implications of 'relationships' with fictional characters for one's view of ordinary human relationships than I am by the idea of gay marriage. Even the debased form of community that Eliot described as 'preparing a face to meet the faces that you meet' has the dignity of being a debased form of genuine inter-relationship. But I guess if nothing is outside the text, then nothing is beyond the pale, either.<BR/><BR/>The least we could hope for is that the proposal would involve slightly more complex characters than one typically finds in comic books.djrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752946730851928276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954608646904080796.post-82425260238337327112008-11-03T04:12:00.000-08:002008-11-03T04:12:00.000-08:00I suppose the problem stems from our society's con...I suppose the problem stems from our society's conception of marriage, in that it is legal recognition of a union, rather than a spiritual bonding of two people.<BR/><BR/>I thought of <A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10694972/" REL="nofollow">this</A> when I read your article.<BR/><BR/><I>"It's not a perverted thing. I do love this dolphin".</I><BR/><BR/>Love conquers all.<BR/><BR/>The world is full of losers.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BTW, best wishes for your blog. <BR/>I've found your arguments in the past to be very informative.The Social Pathologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927698533626086780noreply@blogger.com