Another Christian Being Offered On The PC Alter?

[Jaecp]

You can marry 3 women as soon as slippery slopes stop being terrible arguments

[seer]

You can marry 3 women as soon as slippery slopes stop being terrible arguments

But it is not a terrible argument. If we follow the reasoning of the court polygamy is legally certain.

[Joel]

Human rights are instinctive, inalienable, fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being.

And human beings are inherently entitled to force other human beings to do work for them, and to exchange goods with them.
Oh, wait, no that's called slavery and theft.

But surely human beings are inherently entitled to have a government issue them a certificate, associated with various arbitrary legal privileges? Oops, nope, government licensure and arbitrary legal privileges are not inherent to human beings either.

Not so. A couple's reasonable expectation is that a cake shop catering for weddings will cater for all legal weddings complete with the appropriate accoutrements such as figurines.

And, like I said, a reasonable expectation entering a deli is that you can purchase ham. But then you discovered you entered a kosher deli. So what?

But when can I marry three women?

And when can single people get the same legal privileges as married people?!

[Jaecp]

But it is not a terrible argument. If we follow the reasoning of the court polygamy is legally certain.

Well damn, we better go tell the dozen places that did one without the other they're doooooooooomed

[Cow Poke]

Well damn, we better go tell the dozen places that did one without the other they're doooooooooomed

Does it make you feel like a big boy to say damn all the time on a Christian discussion board?

[Jedidiah]

But when can I marry three women?

Any day now.

[Jedidiah]

Does it make you feel like a big boy to say damn all the time on a Christian discussion board?

It works that way with "little boys" in our society today. Well if I recall that was not too much different when I was a little boy, but I grew up.

[Bill the Cat]

You can marry 3 women as soon as slippery slopes stop being terrible arguments

How about marriages of convenience? Or is "love" suddenly a prerequisite for the state?

[Jaecp]

How about marriages of convenience? Or is "love" suddenly a prerequisite for the state?

How does that relate to anything I or seer said?

[Jaecp]

How about marriages of convenience? Or is "love" suddenly a prerequisite for the state?

How does that relate to anything I or seer said?

[seer]

How does that relate to anything I or seer said?

Define marriage Jaecp... I think Bill's point is that as we move from the traditional definition and meaning of marriage nothing is off limits. Why can't I marry my sister?

[Cow Poke]

Define marriage Jaecp... I think Bill's point is that as we move from the traditional definition and meaning of marriage nothing is off limits. Why can't I marry my sister?

I married my baby sister nearly 35 years ago before all this hoopla began!

I did such a good job, apparently, that she wants me to do a recommitment service for her and her husband in August!

[seer]

I married my baby sister nearly 35 years ago before all this hoopla began!

I did such a good job, apparently, that she wants me to do a recommitment service for her and her husband in August!

Oh, I thought you meant that you actually married your sister - not unusual for Texas though...

[Jaecp]

Define marriage Jaecp... I think Bill's point is that as we move from the traditional definition and meaning of marriage nothing is off limits. Why can't I marry my sister?

We all know what marriage is Seer, if you've got a point, make it. Saying "then why can't I do X" is, again, a slippery slope and you'll need to actually do more legwork if you expect a response.

[Tassman]

Define marriage Jaecp...

Well there are eight traditional ways to be married according to the bible.

http://www.upworthy.com/the-top-8-wa...g-to-the-bible

I think Bill's point is that as we move from the traditional definition and meaning of marriage nothing is off limits. Why can't I marry my sister?

This is the slippery-slope fallacy and the problem with "slippery-slope" arguments is that they evade the actual issue and shift attention to extreme hypotheticals. In short, they appeal to fear based upon unsubstantiated conjecture. They're dishonest and meaningless!