Before I begin, the sentence above, as a flimsy insult, decreases my urge to debate with you in any serious manner. But as you've gone to obvious trouble to clip my post into tiny pieces, I thought I'd go ahead and make this charade even more obscure.Bubbalo wrote:
Before I begin, I have to ask: what the hell are you on?
Bubbalo wrote:
1 Your point? The fact that divorce is incredibly commonplace further reduces the 3 importance of the sanctity of marriage argument.Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? I don't see how saying "the rate of divorce reduces the importance of the sanctity of marriage" is in any way similar to "marriage should be limited to certain unions to protect its sanctity because divorce is common."Bubbalo wrote:
Where did I say that? I merely said that the idea that marriage should be limited to certain unions to protect it's sanctity because divorce is already so commonplace.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
So you're pretty much saying that it's a terrible, rotten thing...marriage. irt1 (see above)
Marriage is defined as a union between a man and a woman in a mated relationship. The 'sanctity of marriage' argument seeks to ensure that this definition remains unmolested, legally. The number of divorces are irrelevant to the counter-argument, as divorce is legal.
It's been discussed before. I don't know if you were involved, as I don't track your every move. If you'll notice, the word "anyone" does not equate with "bubbalo."Bubbalo wrote:
Who talking about abolishing marriage?unnamednewbie13 wrote:
and there are more important things to do in the world than to abolish marriage, no matter how horrible anyone thinks it is.
irt2 (see below) Funny that you should mock my communication skills.
Effect is the keyword here. Your original term, I believe, was irt3 (see above) "importance."Bubbalo wrote:
Actually, when something happens more often the effect is reduced. Look at countries where murder is commonplace, and compare the reaction of the populace to the reaction in a country where it rarely happens. Seriously, this whole paragraph is outright wrong. There's not any question about it, at all.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
The idea that an increase in a particular activity reduces its importance is silly. In an extreme scenario, if government buildings being bombed in your country suddenly became "incredibly commonplace," would you assign to them reduced importance? Just because minimart stick-ups are a commonplace activity doesn't mean I'd rush out to do it. If one of my friends jumped off of a bridge, I wouldn't follow them. And if I was married, I wouldn't rush headlong into a divorce just because other people are doing it.
There. Isn't that nice and tidy?I think that perceived "no one" is you. Oooh, look! I can bandy veiled insults too.Bubbalo wrote:
2 Actually, you do have to iterate every one of your posts. Otherwise noone can read them. I find it funny that you criticise my comprehension when you're the one who doesn't seem to have understood anything I've said.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Do I have to explain and iterate every one of my posts in utmost detail to you?
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