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eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 02:33 PM Aug 2017

Trump chief scientist nominee: Its logical ... same-sex marriage ... lead to legalized pedophilia

Trump chief scientist nominee: It’s ‘logical’ allowing same-sex marriage will lead to legalized pedophilia
Tom Boggioni
21 Aug 2017 at 13:33 ET

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the chief scientist at the Department of Agriculture has admitted that he thinks being gay is a choice, and that legalizing same-sex marriage will eventually lead to the legalization of pedophilia.

According to a report from CNN’s KFiles, a review of the words and writings of Sam Clovis reveals some less than scientific views.

“Someone who engages in LGBT behavior — I don’t know what the science is on this, I think it’s still out — but as far as we know, LGBT behavior is a choice they make,” Clovis explains in a video obtained by CNN. “So we’re being asked to provide Constitutional protections for behavior, a choice in behavior as opposed to a primary characteristic.”

Clovis went on to add, ““Follow the logic, if you engage in a particular behavior, what also becomes protected? If we protect LGBT behavior, what other behaviors are we going to protect? Are we going to protect pedophilia? Are we going to protect polyamorous marriage relationships? Are we going to protect people who have fetishes? What’s the logical extension of this?”

“It can’t be that we’re going to protect LGBT and then we’ll pull up the ladder. That’s not going to happen, it defies logic. We’re not thinking the consequences of these decisions through,” he concluded.
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more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/trump-chief-scientist-nominee-its-logical-allowing-same-sex-marriage-will-lead-to-legalized-pehilia/


Yep, that's some real "logical" scientifical-type thinking there.

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Trump chief scientist nominee: Its logical ... same-sex marriage ... lead to legalized pedophilia (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Aug 2017 OP
As logical as Turbineguy Aug 2017 #1
Chief scientist? I went in search of his qualifications SwissTony Aug 2017 #2
What the ever loving fuck! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #6
What a fucking moron shenmue Aug 2017 #3
Science is never "still out"...that implies a direction or stated ideal... Moostache Aug 2017 #4
Sad Matthew28 Aug 2017 #5
I think he's projecting of what he wants to do. yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #7
Let me guess . . . the nominee for Dept of Agriculture has not actually ever visited a farm . . . Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #8
What has that got to do with agriculture? Another far-right nut obsessed with gays. I wonder why? Doodley Aug 2017 #9

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)
2. Chief scientist? I went in search of his qualifications
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 02:42 PM
Aug 2017

"Clovis has an undergraduate degree in politics and graduate training in business, but he has no formal training in science at all."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2017/08/15/reject-this-incompetent-trump-appointee-hes-not-a-scientist/#61a7a7c717b1

He should be fine.

Just in case it's needed...

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
6. What the ever loving fuck!
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:03 PM
Aug 2017

The logical extension of thinking, given this appointment, is that Trump is going to start promoting barnyard animals to his cabinet.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
4. Science is never "still out"...that implies a direction or stated ideal...
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 02:58 PM
Aug 2017

The scientific method does NOT pick its conclusions either, the weight of the evidence in support of a hypothesis is accepted or refuted.
It is best thought of as an ongoing, continual process:


Ms. Toad

(34,073 posts)
8. Let me guess . . . the nominee for Dept of Agriculture has not actually ever visited a farm . . .
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:12 PM
Aug 2017

If he had, he would surely have witnessed homosexual behavior among critters he surely can't believe have the mental capability required to make a choice.

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