Biological Perspective on Gay Marriage
Warning! Cultural and Societal viewpoints not taken into account here!
Even as a homosexual I view the Gay Marriage debate in America from a purely biological standpoint.
Biologically speaking the human race should be reproducing as much as possible to create a lot of genetic variablity in the event that some disaster should occur, so that the species may continue.
If we were to pursue this then heterosexuals would be trying to copulate as much as possible.
Therefore heterosexuals should not be getting married so they will be able to spread as much seed as possible and homosexuals should be the only people to get married since we won’t be reproducing anyway.
(This viewpoint is contradicted by the fact that I believe that homosexuality is a biproduct of overpopulation. Which will, in all likelihood, be my next post.)
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I never looked at it that way! So what your saying is Gays should marry because they can’t reproduce and Heteros shouldn’t because the poplulation is to big. Oh yeah and the reason people are gay is because its a form of birth control?
Welcome Devin! Glad your on board!!!!
I don’t think your two ideas contradict one another. Your first perspective is based on the conflicting ideas of culture and society against what our most basic biological needs are as a species. Your second perspective is an observation based on the ratio of homosexuals in connection to the population of the world…which is connected to idea number one. Our base instinct is to procreate…that instinct leads to overpopulation which inevitably leads to some form of natural selection process to decrease the stressors on the species and their habitat.
If our base instinct is to procreate and that is what we should be doing from a biological standpoint…then the idea of marriage is a direct hinderance to that. Restricting the combining of dna to a couple instead of a larger selection means there is less variety. At the same time however…while slightly flawed when applied to humans…the concept of monogamy (through whatever means…by choice or governmental/religious edict) applies to several base psychological needs in keeping the human species stable. Humans are notoriously illogical and absurd…we want to be able to have someone be faithful to us yet go about our own business as we see fit (this applies to more than just the sexual needs of a species). I think the concept of monogamy/marriage or other bondings between couples is a result of people realizing that if left to our own devices we’d end up killing each other in an attempt to keep a hold on our conquests. I think the idea of marriage (old school style as opposed to the middle school style of establishing a legally binding contract in order to gain and keep land and money) was an attempt at self preservation…much like the idea of making the eating of pork a sin. Pork is extremely dangerous if it is not cooked correctly due to the parasites that live in it. So instead of taking constant risks with your health you ban it as an edible food…saving lives. So marriage…while decreasing new combinations of genetic material…increases chances of survival by decreasing the chances of in fighting. Marriage also served as a means of protecting lives already in existance instead of relying on the hope that offspring and viable hosts would simply survive without care. A woman protected and cared for would be able to have multiple offspring where as if she was left alone she could succumb to nature or other variables leading to her demise which would mean a greater loss on several fronts. And a random thought…I don’t know the numbers on gender ratios prior to the ideas of some form of monogamous bonding but it would seem that marriage keeps a more even tally on both sides where as if it was simply a matter of procreating and spreading ones seed for the most variety we’d end up with a lot less males in comparison to females…and a more even ratio means that if some oddness decides to strike either side there’s more of a chance for recouping one’s losses. At the most natural level marriage does not make biological sense…but then again…humans rarely make sense in anything they do…marriage should be no exception…=)
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