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Re:When should behaviour outside a community have consequenc... by joshuamorton on Thursday December 21, 2017 @11:39AM (#15980256)
> I get that it feels different to you - but I'm telling you in good faith that it doesn't to me.

I think there's a very obvious difference:

(hopefully) Your views on guns and personal liberty are based on ethics and under the system you believe is ethical, personal liberty and firearms are important. You do not hold a code of ethics because it allows you to use firearms, but you believe you are allowed to use firearms due to the ethical system. (I may be mistaken here, but allow me to overstep and state that I'd find anyone who developed an ethical system to support their use of firearms downright scary).

For someone who is gay, there's nothing like that. They find different people attractive. No ethical systems to it.

In other words, "I love people of my same sex" is an axiom, "people should be allowed to use firearms" is a conclusion.

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Re:When should behaviour outside a community have consequenc... by sheepmullet on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:52PM (#15981033)
> For someone who is gay, there's nothing like that. They find different people attractive. No ethical systems to it.

And why is that difference relevant?

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Re:When should behaviour outside a community have consequenc... by joshuamorton on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:59PM (#15981119)
>In other words, "I love people of my same sex" is an axiom, "people should be allowed to use firearms" is a conclusion.

I feel that I addressed that.

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Re:When should behaviour outside a community have consequenc... by sheepmullet on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:03PM (#15981167)
I can't see how you did?

Why is a firmly held conviction less important than a physical attribute you are born with?

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Re:When should behaviour outside a community have consequenc... by joshuamorton on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:19PM (#15981349)
I never said anything about importance. I said they were different, and I believe that they should be treated differently because they are different, not because one is more important than the other.
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Re:When should behaviour outside a community have consequenc... by CompanionCuuube on Thursday December 21, 2017 @05:39PM (#15983515)
It isn't. Anti-discrimination law includes religion in the set of protected classes.
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