[sigurdV]

bravox, on 29 February 2012 - 08:35 AM, said:

The only thing I'm asking, the only thing I wanted to know, is why people view homosexuality in one way and so-called homophobia in another way.

Perhaps they are two different things?

And there is no unique way of handling different things?

[bravox]

The Polymath, on 01 March 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

The problem with using morals to decide issues is that morals are usually not founded on logical grounds, and are often heavily influenced by one's religion. Thus, while the decision-making process may be secular, the decision itself may not be.

But there seems to be a consensus on what is right and wrong. It seems obvious to anyone that killing is wrong, and whenever we have the impulse to kill we need to paint it in a positive way to ourselves. "Doing the work for God", "defending our country", "bringing democrary to poor people", and so on. I have never seen anyone kill and say "I did it because I'm evil".

sigurdV, on 01 March 2012 - 11:03 AM, said:

Perhaps they are two different things?

Whether they are two different things or not depends on our point of view. We choose a point of view which makes them seem different. Other points of view exist which make they seem the same. What I presented in my first posts was not well thought out, but I'm sure what I just said about points of view is true. Just look at nazi philosophy.

We choose points of view according to what we want to believe. It's perfectly valid. It's just not rational so there is no point criticizing other points of view for being irrational. They are just plain wrong, and simply because we say so.

This post has been edited by bravox: 01 March 2012 - 11:55 AM