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[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

When I was a teen I asked my religious homophobic grandma if animals dont have rational thought but can still be gay, how did they "choose" to be gay? Her response? Gay penguins dont have souls so it doesnt count.

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 24 points 1 year ago

To which I'd have been tempted to reply: "Then how is it that they care for one another if they are without souls? Maybe being so callously judgemental of that which you don't understand makes you the soulless one who doesn't count."

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Just shows you that people like that just want a neat and tidy (thought terminating) answer, rather than to know the actual truth.

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[–] moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

Wikipedia has a whole article on that.

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