"My opponent's argument now relies on certain exceptions and theoreticals that make incest similar to homosexuality. The reality is that homosexuality and incest are fundamentally different things, and therefore must be judged differently.
Granted, there may be outliers that may make incest less harmful is certain areas, but this does not mean those who support homosexuality have a rational obligation to be okay with incest."
This is a very simple equation which I don't know if the opposing side really doesn't comprehend or the struggle to play opposition's advocate to the most desperate degree .
If you support consensual same sex adult relationships, why drop your support if it's incestuous?
This is what the opposite side will not or has not addressed. As it would mean you would support both incest and homosexuality because both can co-exist.
Really case closed there.
"Con also argues that in a theoretical world the societal dislike of incest could just disappear, and by exstention disappear the damage to mental well being caused by incest. This argument is irrelevant because we simply do not live in such a world."
I don't believe I said anything about a theory. Anything such as mental well being that you want to say about what comes with incest also has occurred with the l.g.b.t community. The opposite side did not address the "coming out closet" phenomenon.
The whole story with that was because of societal acceptance and avoiding mental , life, health and wellness taxation. Which the acceptance has changed probably due to conversations for open-mindedness.
Now people that continue to reject this just prolong the progress to acceptance. All factual, non theoretical. No direction to go in but acceptance when you only have the two to go from and to, reject or accept.
"Con, who I think has the burden of proof(?), has thus far not been able to demonstrate why one must support incest if one supports homosexuality, two entirely different things. On the other hand, I have highlighted several major differences, among many, that make it more than reasonable to support only homosexuality."
I'll reiterate:
This is a very simple equation which I don't know if the opposing side really doesn't comprehend or the struggle to play opposition's advocate to the most desperate degree .
If you support consensual same sex adult relationships, why drop your support if it's incestuous?
This is what the opposite side will not or has not addressed. As it would mean you would support both incest and homosexuality because both can co-exist.
Thank you.