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A nice analysis by Eugene Volokh on why the whole “homosexuality is wrong because it isn’t natural” argument is a bit difficult to understand. What, after all, does “unnatural” mean?<\/a> And how does that apply to other things which are “unnatural”?<\/p>\n

Nicely done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A nice analysis by Eugene Volokh on why the whole “homosexuality is wrong because it isn’t natural” argument is a bit difficult to understand. 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