[stuartcr]

What are you cussing for? I just asked how you think it started. Calm down.

If it’s a disorder, why would God consider it a sin?

[Houghton M.]

If you read what I wrote I explicitly said

the disorder is NOT a sin, precisely because it is not chosen

acting, specific acts, based on the disorder, if freely chosen, are sins

the disorder is grave, not trivial; those afflicted with it deserve compassion and therapy, though as of now we have no therapy that works in all or most cases.

[scottjewell]

"If it’s a disorder, why would God consider it a sin?" --Yes, yes, and yes. This is the crux of my argument with Houghton. Autism is a severe disorder; to live autistically is to live a disordered life. But God should not condemn the autistic. Right for the disabled, and a culture which is NOT decadent. Both ARE possible, though Houghton will never believe it.