Posted on 07/24/2015 6:32:58 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
With the recent SCOTUS decision, homosexuality is a hotter topic than ever before. It seems that everyone is talking about it right now. Well, in a recent Big Think video, Bill Nye “the Science Guy” was asked about homosexual behavior in an evolutionary worldview: “If the purpose of a species is to reproduce and survive how would it make sense evolutionarily for humans to have same-sex preferences? Are humans the only ones who practice homosexuality? And if this is so, does this mean that homosexuality is the product of humans personal whim as opposed to instinct?”
Bill Nye basically answered this question by pointing out that some animals, specifically chimpanzees and bonobos (cousins of the chimpanzee from the same created kind), exhibit homosexual tendencies. He concluded by saying that, “apparently it’s just something that happens in nature, and look we’re all here.”
But does it really matter if homosexual behavior occurs in nature? Many people will point to these homosexual tendencies in nature and argue that, because it occurs in nature, it must be natural for humans as well and therefore it must be fine. But does this have any bearing on the morality of the issue of homosexuality? Of course not! First of all, contrary to what evolutionists say, we are not just highly evolved animals. This idea is just the product of an evolutionary way of viewing the past. But God’s Word gives us the true history of the Earth, and according to God’s Word man is made distinct from the animals in the very image of God (Genesis 1:26–27). We are not animals—we are specially crafted in the very image of our Creator. So what the animal kingdom does is irrelevant to human morality because we are not animals! We are beings who will be held accountable before the Judge for our choices and actions.
Also, if the animal kingdom is your guide for morality, then why not do everything that animals do? After all, some animals eat their babies, others eat their mate, some steal from each other, and others fight aggressively over a mate. And 90% of mammals have multiple mates. Should humans practice all of these behaviors? Of course not! So why is homosexuality somehow different? Why is it that people appeal to the animal kingdom to legitimize homosexual behavior but not cannibalism or violence? This is incredibly inconsistent and it shows that the argument simply does not work.
Homosexual behavior is wrong regardless of whether some animals have homosexual tendencies or not because our Creator says that it is wrong (Romans 1:18–32; 1 Corinthians 6:10) and it goes against God’s created order (Romans 1:26–27). We should not appeal to fallen nature—which is groaning in anticipation of the coming deliverance (Romans 8:22) and is under a Curse from the Fall—to try to legitimize our sinful tendencies. Instead, we need to repent and put our faith and trust in God and in His Word and in the gospel of Jesus Christ who came and took the penalty for our sin upon Himself so that we might have forgiveness and eternal life.
New pickup line: “Hey, baby, want to test the durability of your stratified squamous epithelium?”
The oral cavity is also lined with durable stratified squamous epithelium. So by that measure all males who engage with other males in oral copulation are within keeping with Natural Law?
Come on. Do better than that. I know you can.
Good on you, I need a shower
Bill Nye basically answered this question by pointing out that some animals, specifically chimpanzees and bonobos (cousins of the chimpanzee from the same created kind), exhibit homosexual tendencies. He concluded by saying that, “apparently it’s just something that happens in nature, and look we’re all here.”
What these homo-lovers fail to mention is that animals only exhibit these tendencies when there aren’t fertile, available females around. They won’t choose to fool around with a male rather than try to propagate the species. Only humans are foolish enough to do that.
Um, didn’t anyone tell you how the baby gets in there?
Are there reproductive organs in the throat?
If not, then you’re out of luck on that “Natural Law” argument.
He should stick to gloBULL warming.
Psychologists noted that if you crowded rats together in a small place, some male rats would try to mount other male rats.
They also started to kill and eat each other.
Homosexuality, murder and cannibalism.
Hard to explain any of them.
Bill Nye is a mechanical engineer. You’d think he’d know that.
No, the lining of the oral cavity must endure the trauma of mastication.
I always think of the black widow and the praying mantis when they bring up arguments that homosexuality exists in nature.
The Black widow kills it’s mate and uses him for food for the kids. The praying mantis bites the head off of her mate. Should we allow such behavior because we find it in nature? Of course not.
The farther we go down the slippery slope the more it all comes down to one question:
If we are evolved from animals, and all we are is an advanced animal, and right and wrong are determined either by us or by majority rule then the only logical conclusion is that there is no right and wrong at all.
Based on that assumption, sooner or later we will progress through every behavior mode and action conceivable. That will lead to death, destruction, anarchy, depravity and ultimately our race’s destruction.
There can be no other outcome if there is no God, no good and evil, no righteousness or sin.
Honestly, that sounds like a pure definition of hell to me. It can be nothing other than terrifying imagining living in a pure for of that moral relativism.
Bill and all the other scientists need to answer this question without asking another question: “Is there good and evil or not?”
If their answer is no, they are being dishonest with themselves because the entire life they enjoy living is based on a solid foundation of that answer being YES.
RE: What about Pedophilia, Bill?
Actually, if you think about it, animals are always into incest, that’s how they reproduce.
So, what follows from this if we are all merely advanced forms of animals?
Ok... well in that same vein of thought...Regardless of whether one believes the universe was created by God or it all happened with evolution, homosexuality is unnatural. For those who follow the logic that God created the universe, He says homosexuality is an abomination..… end of story and it’s clear because of the consequences of dangerous homosexual practices that God had a good reason for how he wants people to behave. It’s for our own good. If however one believes in evolution, the explanation for anything being the way it is typically is addressed by the evolutionist claiming that something evolved in a particular way because there was a need for it to evolve that way. Some animals needed to run so they evolved with feet…..others needed to fly so they evolved wing, and so on. Now let’s think this through…….
Homosexual adherents need to explain this….During vaginal sex, a man will emit a pre-ejaculate before the full volume of sperm-carrying ejaculate at orgasm. The pre-ejaculate is an acid neutralizer. This turns out to be essential since the penis is a double duty body component that also discharges urine from time to time which is highly acidic and some residual amount remains in the man’s urethra after urination. Sperm does not survive in acid so what the pre-ejaculate does during sexual intercourse is neutralizes whatever acid is left… it essentially washes and clears out the urethra in order to ensure that that sperm can pass through it and arrive in the vagina under better conditions. The same is true with the vagina… it is normally acidic so the pre-ejaculate tends to temporarily neutralize it and this means better odds for sperm survival. It’s quite clear that this entire mechanism of acid neutralization means that the act of sexual intercourse is natural and in fact, everything about its design and mechanism points to it being crucial for the survival of the species. It also points to the fact that the man and woman's bodies were designed and created at the same time and as complete and functioning entities since without the acid neutralization mechanism, survival of the species wouldn't happen... but I digress.
A colon is chocked full with highly dangerous bacteria….. and it is exceedingly dangerous for a man to engage in any sexual practices that involve penetration of the colon, particularly with a body component as sensitive as the penis. Well, we know what happens as a result of this activity. Some would argue that it isn't so dangerous if a condom is used..... ok but we are talking about evolution here and I don't think that condoms are part of the evolution picture. So……if homosexual sex is natural and normative, why didn’t evolution design a mechanism that made it as safe as male-female sex?
Bill Nye the Homo Guy.
As opposed to the anus, which was designed to push out about 200 pounds of excrement a year. ;-)
It’s not necessary for all individuals to procreate for a species to continue. Homosexuality is simply a failure of “normal” development. Sexual reproduction goes “wrong” an awful lot of the time.
So why don't we do it like they do it on The Discovery Channel.
Not necessary but that is the direction that nature programs species to do. In fact, it is the final goal of each generation. If one individual didn’t get the memo, the species will continue but the individual - for whatever reason - is effectively removed from the gene pool by genetic design.
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