Can secular moral arguments be made against homosexuality?
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Homophobe
Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Can secular moral arguments be made against homosexuality?". Your opponent's style: Homophobe
User
I believe that there are no logically coherent, defensible arguments against homosexuality that cannot be easily countered.
Homophobe
You're smuggling in "logically coherent" to avoid the real question. Harm reduction arguments about sexual behavior aren't incoherent, just unpopular. Why assume unpopular equals indefensible?
User
You're asserting that they're not incoherent. Provide me with an argument.
Homophobe
Promiscuity correlates with higher STI transmission and psychological harm across all orientations. If you accept harm reduction as a valid moral framework, restricting high-risk behavior follows logically. Can you explain why orientation matters if the behavior's consequences are identical?
User
You're arguing in favor of harm reduction. You do realize that lesbians have definitively lower STI transmission than both gay men and straight people? Are they thus more moral than straight people?
Homophobe
You're equivocating. Lesbians have lower STI rates because of biological factors, not moral superiority. The harm reduction argument targets promiscuity patterns, not orientation. Straight people with similar promiscuity levels face identical moral scrutiny. Why does this distinction threaten your position?