Another fine example of creating your own reality when the truth indicates otherwise.
What factual or evidentiary changes have occurred to cause us to throw away 6,000 years of history and change our marriage laws?
You'll never persuade me with the argument that "we've always done it this way". I'm not a proponent of maintaining the status quo simply for the sake of eschewing change, especially when society's sense of justice dictates that change.
It is simply inconceivable to many, me included, that in 21st century America, you can go to jail for having consensual sex in your home with someone not approved by the government.
tdadams: You'll never persuade me with the argument that "we've always done it this way". I'm not a proponent of maintaining the status quo simply for the sake of eschewing change, especially when society's sense of justice dictates that change.
It is simply inconceivable to many, me included, that in 21st century America, you can go to jail for having consensual sex in your home with someone not approved by the government.
OK, here's why I say you never debate. I gave you a direct question and you refused to answer it. You don't even have the courage to say, "There aren't any, but I think..." You just side-step the question.
I agree with you that "we've never done it that way before" does not qualify as an argument. But there have been several posts to you on this thread alone that explain why we've never done it that way before. We've also pointed out to you that you're not tinkering with the best way to make peanut-butter, you're tinkering with society. And if you make a change, and you are wrong, and society crumbles, you don't get it back. The risk is high, so the justification for change must also be high.
And I'm sorry, but your lack of imagination ("it's inconceivable to ... me...") does not qualify as a high justification.
It qualifies as whining.
Shalom.