That making marriage legal creates additional informational pressure, hence more homosexuals. What would current homosexuals do - I couldn't care less. But there would be fewer new ones, as they don't usually appear out of thin air. Gallup data, amount of people in U.S. who perceive themselves as LGBT in 2012 was 3.8%, with scary 7% of millenials. The numbers are self-explanatory, acby Kstatida - OT Board
I analyze the matter purely from the pragmatic POV. And don't forget I'm a huge supporter for gay marriage in U.S. :) P.S. The books were just example on marketing.by Kstatida - OT Board
Monogamy emerged when the amount of investment needed for bringing up children became overwhelmingly larger than before. Therefore longterm pair relationships became paramount for having high quality population. The same reason polygamy first helped arabians A LOT with their demography and expansion, and then became a major reason behind their civilizational decline starting 16th century due tby Kstatida - OT Board
Well just to clarify, I have four siblings including one equally loved foster one, so emotionally I'm perfectly in line on the matter :) Overall, you misinterpret my words. I don't say you NEED genetical bond to build stronger ties, what I'm saying is that on average, natural ties are stronger that non-natural. Lionness is more likely to kill others' cub unless she just gavby Kstatida - OT Board
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But isn't trapping+fist awesome considering you get superheavy weapons 50+ weight you otherwise never could wield? I don't know if there are any such weapons for giant though (and you're clearly going one).by Kstatida - Main Board
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What I agree with you is that love is not only not quantifiable, but is not definable as well. That is why I'm talking about power of bonds and ties, not love. I don't quite understand what love stands for, so I prefer not to use the term, when possible.by Kstatida - OT Board
When you have kids, additional instincts are involved, which are not there if you don't have kids. That's biology actually, nothing good or bad there, merely a mechanism that has evolved during the thousands of generations when species who care have more chances of having their kids mature and further reproduce than species who don't, hence the positive selection of species havingby Kstatida - OT Board
Now that would definitely be an interesting and long discussion. I love geopolitics. Couldn't make myself read the second half of Kissinger's Diplomacy starting 1960s though, the pain was almost physical while reading. At the same time, absolutely loved the first half.by Kstatida - OT Board
You forgot the mature argument of my president beating up your president though :)by Kstatida - OT Board
Having kids awaken many instincts that make family ties much stronger on average. Marriage without kids may be ended with a phone call no problems, but kids seal it. In the same manner, your own kids build a stronger bond than adopted kids, consequently average gay marriage bond (even with adopted children) has no chances to be as strong as average normal marriage. All in all, gay marriage is aboby Kstatida - OT Board
Another valid point is that our general POV in Russia is that Western civilization now is far from the Western civilization we genuinely admired 25 years ago. And by far I mean far worse. I was magnified by Paris when I was 12, I can barely stand it now apart from very few historical places. Two years ago, I strolled through London from London Eye to Paddington, passing Soho, Picadilli, Cpventby Kstatida - OT Board
I mean, I NEEDS MOAR PEOPLE! If you have too many, send them in :)by Kstatida - OT Board
I didn't know about that English law. Ours is exactly the same except that it does have administrative fine involved for breaking it.by Kstatida - OT Board
By "noone cares" I mean no concequences for society. The ties are too lose.by Kstatida - OT Board