TPRJones wrote:If you had titled it "Raising Children, Heterosexual Marriage" then it wouldn't have been a problem. Although then the implications about single parents might cloud the results. The main problem is mentioning "Homo" as part of it but then making the options a binary choice about the value of "Hetero". It makes it a bit cloudy.
SO.......... the poll options are fine, but the title of the thread is what throws you off?
Geez louise.
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TPRJones wrote:No, I mean on the original poll. Which answer fits my stance?
Well I still don't know what your stance is....
My stance is that there are benefits to having a heterosexual couple for parents. There are also pretty much equal (but subtly different) benefits to having a homosexual couple for parents.
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TPRJones wrote:If you had titled it "Raising Children, Heterosexual Marriage" then it wouldn't have been a problem. Although then the implications about single parents might cloud the results. The main problem is mentioning "Homo" as part of it but then making the options a binary choice about the value of "Hetero". It makes it a bit cloudy.
SO.......... the poll options are fine, but the title of the thread is what throws you off?
Geez louise.
Yup! If you completely ignore the issue of homosexuality, who in their right mind would say that there is no benefit to having two heterosexual parents? As opposed to only one parent? Or as opposed to having more than two parents? Without the hetero vs homo dichotomy the poll becomes pretty pointless. And with it I can't see how to answer.
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TPRJones wrote:No, I mean on the original poll. Which answer fits my stance?
Well I still don't know what your stance is....
My stance is that there are benefits to having a heterosexual couple for parents. There are also pretty much equal (but subtly different) benefits to having a homosexual couple for parents.
Well there you go, I never considered that. You never hear any arguments that state, "2 dudes are better!" as parents, you only hear, "2 dudes can be just as good."
I disagree, but I honestly never considered it up until right now.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
TPRJones wrote:If you had titled it "Raising Children, Heterosexual Marriage" then it wouldn't have been a problem. Although then the implications about single parents might cloud the results. The main problem is mentioning "Homo" as part of it but then making the options a binary choice about the value of "Hetero". It makes it a bit cloudy.
SO.......... the poll options are fine, but the title of the thread is what throws you off?
Geez louise.
Yup! If you completely ignore the issue of homosexuality, who in their right mind would say that there is no benefit to having two heterosexual parents? As opposed to only one parent? Or as opposed to having more than two parents? Without the hetero vs homo dichotomy the poll becomes pretty pointless. And with it I can't see how to answer.
I think you knew exactly what I mean, but were being deliberately obtuse. And that's fine.
And not "fine" like when a woman says "FINE." I mean fine like ok.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I would agree with "2 dudes can be just as good" but with the caveat that there would of course be differences. The kid will slightly more likely be more exposed to learning experiences about how to communicate well and how to cooperate and play well with others. And of course how to dress well and make the house look nice.
But there will be some bits missing about how heterosexual couples interact that they'd have to fill in elsewhere. Not to mention how to fill the roll of a traditional manly man of the heterosexual sort.
Just as good, but different.
Really, the far more important question will always be how much do the parents care for this child, and how much time and love will they give it? And there I have to say that homosexual couples will probably win on average once you consider that homosexual parents will always have to adopt or plan or work to have a child to raise, whereas some heterosexual parents just end up with a kid they didn't really want and bring down the average parenting quality. There's a self-selecting process for homosexual parents that isn't necessarily always there for the more traditional sort.
EDIT: However, I will admit that homosexual parents are far more likely to be liberal Democrats of the sort I despise, which is unfortunate.
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As long as we send along the kids they've adopted, sure! It would be a beautifully decorated civilization. At least right up until it collapses under the weight of the absurd taxes to pay for so many social programs.
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