Post by imelza0 on Feb 18, 2010 23:52:52 GMT -5
Yeah, no problem, I don't mind voicing my views, though they deviate from what most people believe, and take up quite a lot of space
^^
I'll go through the list in order, then:
I think that homosexuality is something that a person can't help, and a thing that the person can't fix, regardless of what other people might think. You're either born to be gay, or you're born to be straight (or both, of course). I don't care either way, though I don't like that some people are very in your face about being gay and get away with nearly bloody murder simply because some do not want to offend people who are gay. I don't have anything against people who are gay, though I do wish the world would focus more on actual equality instead of trying to please and encourage minorities (for instance, I apply to almost no big money scholarships because I'm white, straight, live in America, and am attending a high school, practically the only thing I have going for me in that area is that I'm female, and females aren't really a minority).
I think that both same-sex marriage and abortion should be legal. My thoughts on both of these issues confuse people, so I'll try to explain it best I can. I think that if two people love each other enough to want to form the kind of bond between each other that marriage forms, then they should be able to, regardless of what I or anyone else thinks, simply because they are the two who are getting married, and not me or anyone else. I think the same of abortion. I think it should be legal not because I don't think it's horrible, but because I think it's an infringement on a mother's rights to tell her she can't get an abortion because someone else thinks it's wrong.
Personally, I could never, ever have it done, because it would haunt me forever, but I know that there are some situations where it is necessary, and I think that a woman should be able to have an abortion if she thinks that is what needs to happen. Because in the end, it's not me, or her neighbor, or certainly not the government who is going to have the abortion, it's only her, and it's an infringement of rights to not allow a woman to do something she feels is necessary.
I only really know a minimal amount about stem-cell research. I know of course, that stem-cells are the ones that make all other kinds of cells, and that they are experimenting on these cells to try and find cures for diseases. I know that the cells come from some part of an infant, (I think) though I don't think taking the cells injures the child. With the minimal amount that I know, I would agree with going ahead and doing the research. I can see that some people would say that it's playing God, but I think that the scientific movement that could come from doing this research is much more beneficial than the potential of offending some people.
Religion is a difficult one, and most people again don't understand the stance I take. I'm not Christian, Atheist, Buddhist, Muslim, Agnostic, or anything else. They're all groups that I don't identify wholly with. I can see what religion does for some people, but I don't want it, frankly. I just don't believe in any of the systems. I don't have a system of beliefs, I have a set of moral values. I believe in what I can see, and what I can reason out logically. I believe in some parts of some things, like Darwin's theory of evolution. You can see from fossil evidence that over millions of years, animals adapted to their environments, and formed new species this way.
However, I don't really believe that humans evolved from apes. Even though our DNA is 98% the same as a chimpanzee's, there is astounding evidence that supports the theory that humans evolved separately from apes, but because we would be filling the same environment, we evolved similarly. So, I'm suspicious of that part. At the same time, however, I take Atheism to mean that you reject the possibility of there being a God entirely. I'm not positive that there aren't gods, I just haven't met any yet. If God came to my front door with the angel Gabriel one day and said 'Hi, I'm God,' heck yes I would believe in God. However, that hasn't happened yet, so I remain politely neutral until that happens.
The last thing that I would say about religion, however, is that it was not, in my opinion, originally meant to be a blind-faith, banner-waving cult practice that some people treat it to be. Some people even use God as an excuse to kill people. I'm sorry, but 'God told me to' is not an excuse. I mean, if the bible is right, he has Gabriel to smite people, so why would be want humans to kill for him? I think that religion was originally meant to teach you to have faith in yourself, not faith in a deity. Yes, you would have a deity to follow, but the purpose of all of those old stories was to teach people that they can find it in themselves to find happiness, and spread that to others. I think that religion was originally meant to fill a hole in people where goodwill and happiness fit in. I don't think that Jesus was teaching that you should follow him off a cliff if he happened to walk that way, but that you should take his teachings and learn to stop before you walk off that cliff. Religion was originally intended for peace, and to bring a realization to people that everyone is accepted, but now many people have taken it as an excuse to hate people who do not believe the same way they do. That's one of the main reasons I'm not religious. I can do good by my own set of moral values without the help of a god, though some people need a little push to follow the right path, and I think that's completely OK, and very wise of a person to realize if they need help to do what is right.
As for ethnic minorities, they themselves don't annoy me, but the whole idea really gets under my skin. Even the phrase 'ethnic' is now being used to mean someone who is black. Actually, every single person on Earth has ethnicity, regardless of their color. Look the word up in the dictionary, and you'll see that I'm right. So, that people who are, basically, not white, being called 'ethnic' is really rude, and I even think, borderline racist toward everyone who is not being included into a word that they actually belong in.
The whole 'affirmative action' things just about makes me sick. It isn't advancing people who were deprived in the past, it's depriving people now who do not belong to that 'ethnic' group of things that they deserve. And the term 'reverse racism' is not reverse, it's just racism. Trying to deprive people who are white to make up for their great, great, great grandfather's sins is ridiculous. And, frankly, I'm zero generation Scottish ( I was born there and lived there for many years), and I have NO ancestors that owned slaves, so I don't think I should not be eligible for a $10,000 scholarship or competition simply because I don't have slave ancestors and I haven't suffered or something. Nowadays, I think we should drop the whole 'atone for our sins!' thing, and just suck it up and treat everyone like equals.
I'll include one more that wasn't on your list, because it's an important part of many political stances: the environment.
The environment is a resource that is here to be used, and since we are the dominant species, we can darn well use it. However, I think that because we are the dominant species, we have the responsibility to take care of what the Earth provides for us. That means sustainable crop-harvesting practices, better fishing practices, and power that can actually be renewed. I really believe in doing everything you can do to try and help not decimate the earth. I really don't want it to suck for my kids. Again, however, I do wear fur, and I do wear leather, and I do eat beef. I believe, again, the earth is a resource to be used, though it should be used a whole lot more sustainably than it is being used now.
I'm pretty sure that the whole global warming thing is real, but again, I'm much more concerned with conserving a depleted resource than shooting some whaler in the face because he likes whale meat. Whether we like it or not, and whether anyone believes in global warming or not, there is only a set amount of water, food, and oil that this planet can produce, and we are using it at a much faster rate that it can be replenished, and when it's finally gone, we will be royally effed. the last part of the whole 'environment' thing that I believe in is the salvation of species (though manatees and earwigs can go and die because they're ugly and useless). Every species on Earth (except the two mentioned earlier) has the potential to cure some disease, or be an absolutely vital resource to us in the future. Each and every single species that we kill could hold the key to some massive scientific achievement that we have yet to discover. Killing those species is a huge mistake. Overall, I think that this planet was a gift, and we're not taking very good care of it. I think everyone should be able to eat meat and wear fur, and even eat whale if they want to. But I don't think that we should waste what we might not have for very much longer.
So there it is. The main parts of my beliefs. Sorry this post is so maaaaaaasive, but I like having someone to listen to what I have to say. And I like talking about my beliefs. Of the two major political parties, I'm definitely not in either, because there are many things that I don't like about both of them. When I vote, I'll most likely register independent, and then vote for whoever I want
^^
I'll go through the list in order, then:
I think that homosexuality is something that a person can't help, and a thing that the person can't fix, regardless of what other people might think. You're either born to be gay, or you're born to be straight (or both, of course). I don't care either way, though I don't like that some people are very in your face about being gay and get away with nearly bloody murder simply because some do not want to offend people who are gay. I don't have anything against people who are gay, though I do wish the world would focus more on actual equality instead of trying to please and encourage minorities (for instance, I apply to almost no big money scholarships because I'm white, straight, live in America, and am attending a high school, practically the only thing I have going for me in that area is that I'm female, and females aren't really a minority).
I think that both same-sex marriage and abortion should be legal. My thoughts on both of these issues confuse people, so I'll try to explain it best I can. I think that if two people love each other enough to want to form the kind of bond between each other that marriage forms, then they should be able to, regardless of what I or anyone else thinks, simply because they are the two who are getting married, and not me or anyone else. I think the same of abortion. I think it should be legal not because I don't think it's horrible, but because I think it's an infringement on a mother's rights to tell her she can't get an abortion because someone else thinks it's wrong.
Personally, I could never, ever have it done, because it would haunt me forever, but I know that there are some situations where it is necessary, and I think that a woman should be able to have an abortion if she thinks that is what needs to happen. Because in the end, it's not me, or her neighbor, or certainly not the government who is going to have the abortion, it's only her, and it's an infringement of rights to not allow a woman to do something she feels is necessary.
I only really know a minimal amount about stem-cell research. I know of course, that stem-cells are the ones that make all other kinds of cells, and that they are experimenting on these cells to try and find cures for diseases. I know that the cells come from some part of an infant, (I think) though I don't think taking the cells injures the child. With the minimal amount that I know, I would agree with going ahead and doing the research. I can see that some people would say that it's playing God, but I think that the scientific movement that could come from doing this research is much more beneficial than the potential of offending some people.
Religion is a difficult one, and most people again don't understand the stance I take. I'm not Christian, Atheist, Buddhist, Muslim, Agnostic, or anything else. They're all groups that I don't identify wholly with. I can see what religion does for some people, but I don't want it, frankly. I just don't believe in any of the systems. I don't have a system of beliefs, I have a set of moral values. I believe in what I can see, and what I can reason out logically. I believe in some parts of some things, like Darwin's theory of evolution. You can see from fossil evidence that over millions of years, animals adapted to their environments, and formed new species this way.
However, I don't really believe that humans evolved from apes. Even though our DNA is 98% the same as a chimpanzee's, there is astounding evidence that supports the theory that humans evolved separately from apes, but because we would be filling the same environment, we evolved similarly. So, I'm suspicious of that part. At the same time, however, I take Atheism to mean that you reject the possibility of there being a God entirely. I'm not positive that there aren't gods, I just haven't met any yet. If God came to my front door with the angel Gabriel one day and said 'Hi, I'm God,' heck yes I would believe in God. However, that hasn't happened yet, so I remain politely neutral until that happens.
The last thing that I would say about religion, however, is that it was not, in my opinion, originally meant to be a blind-faith, banner-waving cult practice that some people treat it to be. Some people even use God as an excuse to kill people. I'm sorry, but 'God told me to' is not an excuse. I mean, if the bible is right, he has Gabriel to smite people, so why would be want humans to kill for him? I think that religion was originally meant to teach you to have faith in yourself, not faith in a deity. Yes, you would have a deity to follow, but the purpose of all of those old stories was to teach people that they can find it in themselves to find happiness, and spread that to others. I think that religion was originally meant to fill a hole in people where goodwill and happiness fit in. I don't think that Jesus was teaching that you should follow him off a cliff if he happened to walk that way, but that you should take his teachings and learn to stop before you walk off that cliff. Religion was originally intended for peace, and to bring a realization to people that everyone is accepted, but now many people have taken it as an excuse to hate people who do not believe the same way they do. That's one of the main reasons I'm not religious. I can do good by my own set of moral values without the help of a god, though some people need a little push to follow the right path, and I think that's completely OK, and very wise of a person to realize if they need help to do what is right.
As for ethnic minorities, they themselves don't annoy me, but the whole idea really gets under my skin. Even the phrase 'ethnic' is now being used to mean someone who is black. Actually, every single person on Earth has ethnicity, regardless of their color. Look the word up in the dictionary, and you'll see that I'm right. So, that people who are, basically, not white, being called 'ethnic' is really rude, and I even think, borderline racist toward everyone who is not being included into a word that they actually belong in.
The whole 'affirmative action' things just about makes me sick. It isn't advancing people who were deprived in the past, it's depriving people now who do not belong to that 'ethnic' group of things that they deserve. And the term 'reverse racism' is not reverse, it's just racism. Trying to deprive people who are white to make up for their great, great, great grandfather's sins is ridiculous. And, frankly, I'm zero generation Scottish ( I was born there and lived there for many years), and I have NO ancestors that owned slaves, so I don't think I should not be eligible for a $10,000 scholarship or competition simply because I don't have slave ancestors and I haven't suffered or something. Nowadays, I think we should drop the whole 'atone for our sins!' thing, and just suck it up and treat everyone like equals.
I'll include one more that wasn't on your list, because it's an important part of many political stances: the environment.
The environment is a resource that is here to be used, and since we are the dominant species, we can darn well use it. However, I think that because we are the dominant species, we have the responsibility to take care of what the Earth provides for us. That means sustainable crop-harvesting practices, better fishing practices, and power that can actually be renewed. I really believe in doing everything you can do to try and help not decimate the earth. I really don't want it to suck for my kids. Again, however, I do wear fur, and I do wear leather, and I do eat beef. I believe, again, the earth is a resource to be used, though it should be used a whole lot more sustainably than it is being used now.
I'm pretty sure that the whole global warming thing is real, but again, I'm much more concerned with conserving a depleted resource than shooting some whaler in the face because he likes whale meat. Whether we like it or not, and whether anyone believes in global warming or not, there is only a set amount of water, food, and oil that this planet can produce, and we are using it at a much faster rate that it can be replenished, and when it's finally gone, we will be royally effed. the last part of the whole 'environment' thing that I believe in is the salvation of species (though manatees and earwigs can go and die because they're ugly and useless). Every species on Earth (except the two mentioned earlier) has the potential to cure some disease, or be an absolutely vital resource to us in the future. Each and every single species that we kill could hold the key to some massive scientific achievement that we have yet to discover. Killing those species is a huge mistake. Overall, I think that this planet was a gift, and we're not taking very good care of it. I think everyone should be able to eat meat and wear fur, and even eat whale if they want to. But I don't think that we should waste what we might not have for very much longer.
So there it is. The main parts of my beliefs. Sorry this post is so maaaaaaasive, but I like having someone to listen to what I have to say. And I like talking about my beliefs. Of the two major political parties, I'm definitely not in either, because there are many things that I don't like about both of them. When I vote, I'll most likely register independent, and then vote for whoever I want
