The gay parents example jumped out at me as a bad example as well (the two morals stated aren’t contradictory in light of a study showing gays to be good parents). The first two examples illustrate Academian’s point well though.
Contradictions actually do change peoples minds, I think. Look at birth control in Catholicism. Despite the pope himself saying it is wrong, many Catholics use it and support it (because to do otherwise would contradict other morals/desires they have).
What if being raised by gay parents improved a lot of cognitive functions, and had no significant effect on other personality traits? Or some other uncompromisingly positive effect?
I don’t know how that would happen, but I don’t really know much about having gay parents anyway. The point is that science would help me have a better opinion than whatever I have so far.
The gay parents example jumped out at me as a bad example as well (the two morals stated aren’t contradictory in light of a study showing gays to be good parents). The first two examples illustrate Academian’s point well though.
Contradictions actually do change peoples minds, I think. Look at birth control in Catholicism. Despite the pope himself saying it is wrong, many Catholics use it and support it (because to do otherwise would contradict other morals/desires they have).
What if being raised by gay parents improved a lot of cognitive functions, and had no significant effect on other personality traits? Or some other uncompromisingly positive effect?
I don’t know how that would happen, but I don’t really know much about having gay parents anyway. The point is that science would help me have a better opinion than whatever I have so far.