tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post112904382417411681..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: A Case For ConscienceDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1129077663329058612005-10-11T20:41:00.000-04:002005-10-11T20:41:00.000-04:00Actually, I almost didn't blog about it myself ......Actually, I almost didn't blog about it myself ... I think it's slightly off topic for me.<BR/><BR/>But the hypothetical scenario about Harry Potter tipped the balance.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233238451356532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1129054103389318882005-10-11T14:08:00.000-04:002005-10-11T14:08:00.000-04:00Though, to play the other side for a second, even ...Though, to play the other side for a second, even giving each societal splinter more control over their own institutions will not stop the outrage and desire to stamp out evils among other groups. <BR/><BR/>E.g. having a complete pro-life health care system would not make pro-lifers any less unhappy about the fact that the parallel pro-choice medical system was cheerfully slaughtering innocents as fast as they could.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1129053348299192382005-10-11T13:55:00.000-04:002005-10-11T13:55:00.000-04:00This is actually the reason that I like the idea o...This is actually the reason that I like the idea of solving the whole gay marriage issue by abolishing legalized marriage entirely, and replacing it with some sort of "next-of-kin" procedure that could be used not only for significant others but also siblings, best friends, secretaries, and maiden aunts. Everybody would be equally oppressed, nobody would have to acknowledge a marriage that he considered illegitimate, and the question of what relationships get societal approval would be decided by society itself (or rather, societies, since we *are* a very splintered nation) instead of having the law try to engineer things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com