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Originally Posted by cacophony
saying "the bible says adam and eve, not adam and steve" has nothing to do with bigotry, and is totally a logical argument?
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That's true, but it's an argument for "according to the bible, the first married couple was a man and a woman" and not much else. We've all outgrown the garden.
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Originally Posted by Deckard
What an opinion is based on and how it's openly argued are often two very different things. I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss underlying fear and ignorance as causes, despite how the opinions are justified.
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This does swing both ways though. You can pretty much apply this to anything. How many of the people who want marijuana legalized simply want to smoke it themselves without fear of retribution? Does the RIAA really think that file-sharing hurts the artists? Likewise, couldn't it be argued that all the gays that support same sex marriage are biased and will argue in favor regardless of whether or not, deep down, they think it's a good idea for society? Wouldn't a midget argue in favor of lowering rollercoaster height standards being relaxed and call the theme parks "anti-midget rights"?