Hmmm, perhaps you are right, Mike. However, I think it is important that we understand what nature is so that we can define Nature’s Laws. If we know that nature consists of harmonious interconnected activity, then we can assume that Nature’s Laws would also have this quality. Natural Law is then “the way nature operates”, or “those operations that nature never violates”; such as gravity and a body in motion remains in motion. Humans don’t make them, but we observe them and categorize them. To look at Natural Law we must look at the big picture. We must look at the sexual behaviors of all life in order to proclaim homosexuality natural or unnatural.
Yet, it seems like this thread is focusing on only on sexual behaviors of humans. And if we are saying that it’s against NATURAL law we have to look at the entire animal population. Homosexuality occurs in a small percentage of the animal population (including humans), so to say homosexuality is not normal is the same thing as saying red heads are unnatural. (If ever you’ve dated a redhead, you may find that they are more dangerous than a homosexual (joke ![Wink [;)]](/emoticons/emotion-5.gif)
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In looking at sexual behavior in nature, we find many different sexual behaviors and sexual relations ranging from homosexuality to bisexuality. I’m not talking about whether these animals “prefer” to be homosexual. I wouldn’t want to project a human emotional quality onto an animal we can’t really understand. As I said before: we can only “observe” nature.
- Bottlenose dolphins, for example, are not known to form heterosexual pair bonds. They do, however, form homosexual pair bonds, including sex, that last for life.
- It’s not uncommon for bison, gazelles, antelope, grouse and Guinean cocks to form same sex pair bonds.
- Walruses form homosexual pair bonds and have sex with each other outside of the breeding season. During normal breeding season they return to a heterosexual pattern.
- Male ostriches, rather than courting females, will court other males
- Male flamingos mate together, build nests and raise chicks.
- Japanese macaques and certain chimps also display homosexual acts.
- Dogs also exhibit homosexual behavior, as do certain breeds of gulls
I could list a slew of other animals, but I think you get the point.
You can’t make a natural law argument against homosexuality because it happens in nature. If one wants to argue against it, then put it under a different category.