Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!duke!crm
From: crm@duke.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: homosexuality and sin
Message-ID: <3723@duke.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-Nov-83 13:53:47 EST
Article-I.D.: duke.3723
Posted: Wed Nov  9 13:53:47 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 10-Nov-83 21:12:07 EST
Lines: 18

The statement that "x is a sin is proved because the Bible says so" is miserable
logic and not very convincing at all!  First of all, it has as a (hidden) assu
(oops) assumption that if The Bible says it is so, it must be so.  What about
rest of us?  We Buddhists beleive that meat-eating is a sin (at least many of
us do.)  Should we exclude meat eating from being mentioned on the net too?

beyond that, what LOGICAL reason exists for some act which is a) pleasurable
and b) not possibly damaging to anyone that doesn't choose to participate not
to be "good"?

This is a quick flame, but I think the article that set it off points out a
particular problem in most religious discussion -- fallacious argument passed
off as if it had meaning.  Specifically, this is an examplke of the fallacy
of "appeal to authority".  Don't expect ME (at least) to take your arguments
seriously until they are presented in a manner NOT FALLACIOUS and NOT CIRCULAR.

Charlie Martin
...!duke!crm