Favorite Fallacies & Homosexuality
Thesis - The tradition bound view on homosexuality commits a number of logical, epistemic, & exegetical fallacies. 1- Is - Ought Fallacy - Human anatomy is said to provide a blueprint for sexual ethics. We examined this in my previous article. A moral “ought” is derived from a physical “is.” The disputant makes an illicit leap from what is to what ought to be. A classic example is the way some homosexuals defend their sexual ethics by appealing to their biology/genetics. 2 - Vicious Circularity - Human anatomy & physiology are raised to the status due a non-arbitrary epistemic warrant. A non-arbitrary epistemic warrant must be necessary, reasoned, & principled. In truth, the body is unnecessary to deduce sexual ethics. By way of contrast, God’s nature is definitionally necessary, insofar as God is a necessary being, &, since God is infinite, eternal, & unchangeable in being, w...
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