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PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:41 am


Lumanny the Space Jew
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Lumanny the Space Jew
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If it makes you feel any better, I'm looking for a nice Jewish boy sweatdrop

Oh, I wish.
*Fantasises like J.D., then misses Scrubs.*


You're too far D:

I apologise, I'm terribly sorry.
I took it too far and made you uncomfortable.
Sexual harassment is a terrible thing. To advance a joke into a demeaning attack on you as a female was wrong. It was an immoral act by a creep, if only defines as such by his actions, onto a quaint friend who was just making a running joke for the sake if mutual pleasantries in conversation. I was fine in reciprocating the joke, but by snidely attacking your feminine nature with a backwards era mindset of a sexual assault for my own twisted reasons was unforgiveable.
The reason you were uncomfortable was because some jackass on the internet decided to say to you that he was fantasising sex with you when you just wanted to joke platonically. Why I did this is irrelevant; there is no reasoning on Earth, no possible aftermath that could ever justify such an aggregious troll harassing you like that.
It will never happen again.



*eating a popcorn n watch the drama is happening in front of me
PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:44 am


is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:11 pm


Apacelull
When was love a sin?

Or hedonistic pleasure for hedonistic pleasure's sake for that matter? Nobody gets hurt=no problem.
PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:08 pm


aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:01 pm


Lumanny the Space Jew
aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all
PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:02 pm


aki_blackwhite
Lumanny the Space Jew
aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.

In Medias Res IV


Semiremis
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:01 pm


In Medias Res IV
aki_blackwhite
Lumanny the Space Jew
aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.


*nods* I still don't understand how anyone can say otherwise especially since the largest conservative leaning scientific organization agrees with the APA, that it's not a conscious choice and that biological, cognitive and social factors all play a hand in determining ones sexuality.
PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:53 pm


Nines19
In Medias Res IV
I've come to the conclusion that ANYONE who is against me having sex with other women for ANY reason is just jealous.

yes, you're all jealous that you can't get in my pants.

We are. We are.

Not my fault I'm a minor in the US.

Chieftain Twilight
Nines19
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i'm headed to hell when i die, like all pride warriors do. but there will be no hellfire for me. only the loving warm embrace of my Mother's arms, and the comforting feel of a sword in my hand.

How exactly do you rationalize that?

it's more an assumption, but i fail to see why that much matters to you. here is my explanation though.

to me, Hell = Realm of Death. it is interchangable with Otherworld, Hel, Hades, etcetera. i'm just using the word Hell because it is a commonly accepted/acknowledged term for teh place. even if descriptions of it vary from belief to belief, religion to religion, and book to book.

Mkay.

(It doesn't matter, I was just curious. Thankee.)


of course dear. ^w^ i do love answering questions.

and again, i appologize for my moodyness! D: i has been crankie lately. >.<

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:55 pm


In Medias Res IV
aki_blackwhite
Lumanny the Space Jew
aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.


everything is choice. one can manually change whether or not they ar einterested in the same gender, th eopposite, both, neither or whatever. though i still do not think that it should be considered a "correction" no matter what. it is perfetly natural, and neither sinful nor wrong. it ismply is what it is, and that be sexuality.
PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:58 pm


Chieftain Twilight
In Medias Res IV
aki_blackwhite
Lumanny the Space Jew
aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.


everything is choice. one can manually change whether or not they ar einterested in the same gender, th eopposite, both, neither or whatever. though i still do not think that it should be considered a "correction" no matter what. it is perfetly natural, and neither sinful nor wrong. it ismply is what it is, and that be sexuality.


WTF? No. I cannot CHOOSE to be straight.

In Medias Res IV


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:01 pm


Chieftain Twilight
In Medias Res IV
aki_blackwhite
Lumanny the Space Jew
aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.


everything is choice. one can manually change whether or not they ar einterested in the same gender, th eopposite, both, neither or whatever. though i still do not think that it should be considered a "correction" no matter what. it is perfetly natural, and neither sinful nor wrong. it ismply is what it is, and that be sexuality.

Alright, now go and decide to be gay.
Don't worry, if it works you can always decie yourself back.

And while you're at it, if you could decide that I'm immortal and the handsomest man alive, that would be a big help.
PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:06 pm


Lumanny the Space Jew
Chieftain Twilight
In Medias Res IV
aki_blackwhite
Lumanny the Space Jew
aki_blackwhite
is just that i'm just tooo curios bout things that happen around. its ppl choice what they want too be rite? we are given brains to think which is which soo its up to us which to believe in tooo.

That logic would work if Homosexulaity were a choice.



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.


everything is choice. one can manually change whether or not they ar einterested in the same gender, th eopposite, both, neither or whatever. though i still do not think that it should be considered a "correction" no matter what. it is perfetly natural, and neither sinful nor wrong. it ismply is what it is, and that be sexuality.

Alright, now go and decide to be gay.
Don't worry, if it works you can always decie yourself back.

And while you're at it, if you could decide that I'm immortal and the handsomest man alive, that would be a big help.


Belief makes reality, or so some have claimed.

I wouldn't be so quick to overlook the 'power of the mind', as it were. If we (human beings) can be drawn into some crazy cult where the leader tells everyone that they have to have sex with him in order to make it into heaven, then I'm pretty sure that we would be able to brainwash ourselves (especially with the help of others) into changing our own sexuality at least to some extent.

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alteregoivy

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:38 am


Semiremis
Belief makes reality, or so some have claimed.

I wouldn't be so quick to overlook the 'power of the mind', as it were. If we (human beings) can be drawn into some crazy cult where the leader tells everyone that they have to have sex with him in order to make it into heaven, then I'm pretty sure that we would be able to brainwash ourselves (especially with the help of others) into changing our own sexuality at least to some extent.


Just because you can close your eyes and bear it for the sake of religion doesn't mean you've changed your sexuality at all. In order for sex to be healthy, it needs to be enjoyable, and I think that is where the problem in sexuality lies. I think a lot of people have basically suffered through subjecting themselves to something they hate for the sake of society or religion or whatever, but that doesn't mean they've changed their sexuality.

Though I also believe in the "sliding scale" idea of sexuality; I think a lot of people who consider themselves one way have the capacity for the other side, it's just not their preferred. Some are wholly straight, some are wholly homosexual, but the majority of us are somewhere in between. I lean towards homosexuality (I just find women more attractive), but my life partner has ended up a heterosexual relationship. Kind of like the leading theories on intelligence; you're born with a set limit to your sexuality, and society and life experiences decide where you fall on your own set biological scale.

There is a lot to be said for the power of the mind. The amount of control it has over our bodies is amazing. But I don't think anyone really understands how to fully tap into that control yet. Those who can exhibit extraordinary control, in my opinion, are just plain lucky.
PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:55 am


Semiremis
Lumanny the Space Jew
Chieftain Twilight
In Medias Res IV
aki_blackwhite



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.


everything is choice. one can manually change whether or not they ar einterested in the same gender, th eopposite, both, neither or whatever. though i still do not think that it should be considered a "correction" no matter what. it is perfetly natural, and neither sinful nor wrong. it ismply is what it is, and that be sexuality.

Alright, now go and decide to be gay.
Don't worry, if it works you can always decie yourself back.

And while you're at it, if you could decide that I'm immortal and the handsomest man alive, that would be a big help.


Belief makes reality, or so some have claimed.

I wouldn't be so quick to overlook the 'power of the mind', as it were. If we (human beings) can be drawn into some crazy cult where the leader tells everyone that they have to have sex with him in order to make it into heaven, then I'm pretty sure that we would be able to brainwash ourselves (especially with the help of others) into changing our own sexuality at least to some extent.
If homosexuality were a choice, then we would make the choice at an early age. However homosexuality usually "come out" when we hit puberty and experience hormones and the like. It's usually after puberty when people realize who they actually like, and who they are attracted to.

We don't chose who we're attracted to. We don't choose the attraction. It just happens. It's something that we can't explain.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:27 am


-Tsukiyo-Moon Maiden
Semiremis
Lumanny the Space Jew
Chieftain Twilight
In Medias Res IV
aki_blackwhite



no comment bout it ^^;; i set my mind not too go 4 over limit thats all


It's not a choice.


everything is choice. one can manually change whether or not they ar einterested in the same gender, th eopposite, both, neither or whatever. though i still do not think that it should be considered a "correction" no matter what. it is perfetly natural, and neither sinful nor wrong. it ismply is what it is, and that be sexuality.

Alright, now go and decide to be gay.
Don't worry, if it works you can always decie yourself back.

And while you're at it, if you could decide that I'm immortal and the handsomest man alive, that would be a big help.


Belief makes reality, or so some have claimed.

I wouldn't be so quick to overlook the 'power of the mind', as it were. If we (human beings) can be drawn into some crazy cult where the leader tells everyone that they have to have sex with him in order to make it into heaven, then I'm pretty sure that we would be able to brainwash ourselves (especially with the help of others) into changing our own sexuality at least to some extent.
If homosexuality were a choice, then we would make the choice at an early age. However homosexuality usually "come out" when we hit puberty and experience hormones and the like. It's usually after puberty when people realize who they actually like, and who they are attracted to.

We don't chose who we're attracted to. We don't choose the attraction. It just happens. It's something that we can't explain.


I agree. I'm not questioning that. What I was discussing deals with the power of the mind to control and influence ourselves in some sort of extraordinary way (in this case, to alter ones sexuality). I used the cult example alongside of this to show how people can be brainwashed, they can alter their own perceptions in a very significant way.

@alteregoivy,
I'm not talking about closing your eyes and bearing it for religion, I'm talking about some form of deep meditation to bring about change, mind over matter. There's a famous picture of a Buddhist Monk who lit himself on fire in protest and he just sat there impassively. The basic natural reaction would be to flail around, yell out, try to put it out but the monk transcended that, he didn't move, he didn't cry out.
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