Human culture (not technology) has obviously reached
it´s highest heights in Roman times,
now it is over-reaching.

A good, killer-app world wide decimating catastrophe
would serve us well,
and I guess it is now only a matter of time ;)

This is one of the best comments I’ve ever read!

From the New Testament:

Romans 1:26-32

“For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving,unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”

I was under the impression that the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis had been largely discredited, but I’m not a professional linguist.

Obvious source bias is obvious.

Exactly. Just the other day I was filling out paperwork at the veterinarian, and the form had a line for “Name of Pet”. I have a cat, but there was no “Name of Cat” line. I know some people have dogs, but why couldn’t they have a “Name of Pet” and a “Name of Cat” line?

In my opinion it’s all a conspiracy by the small minority of iguana owners to destroy traditional cat/owner roles and values.

I couldn’t agree more. It’s the same thing that is happening with racial political correctness. Now were supposed to call people of African descent he and she instead of the traditional ble and sble. Doing so isn’t going to change the fact that they are biologically black.

As for myself, I believe every person should be proud of his/her/blis/bler own gender and heritage.

Language influences the way we think – what could be more important than that?

THANK YOU

This is the internet. Behold the power of typing on a keyboard due to being bored.

Have we genuinely not got better things to worry about than this.?

I hardly see how this tinny change on a piece of paper is going to effect any straight couples and their rights.

Pick your battles, people. If you don’t like something, then don’t have any part of it.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
In accordance to the bible, it is not our place to judge, it’s god’s. Leave judgment to the professional and life your lives free of hate.