I think your theory has merit, but is somewhat flawed in the area of deity. Either that, or I'm an outlier. I'm a very religious person, and I think the war on drugs is stupid. I believe God created plants and herbs to benefit people and that drugs like marijuana should be legal and free to grow and use. I don't agree with the control and taxation of such drugs (or alcohol) and think government should get themselves out of the business altogether. A person should have the right to choose for themselves without any nanny-like interference from the state. We don't need government doing that for us.
The same is true if someone wants to be gay. They have the right to choose that lifestyle for themselves. I don't agree with abortion, however. Not because of some societal impact, but because it steals away the agency of another. I think people have every right to choose for themselves, but no right whatsoever to chose for another; including the unborn.
.. if someone wants to be gay. They have the right to choose that lifestyle ..
This really irks me. People do not wake up one day and go "oh gee, let's see, i'll be attracted to a different gender from now on!" It's this attitude that, unchecked, does things like killing Turing.
[abortion] steals away the agency of another
This is retarded too, i'm very sorry, but somebody has to say it. So this clump of cells that was created entirely by the actions of the parents suddenly has rights, but the host, whose body it is (and nobody else's, mind!), doesn't get to choose? Why this sudden flip? On day 1 this person (non-pregnant woman) has full agency according to you, then on day 2 once pregnant, she has magical incubator-only-no-agency restrictions?
I'm sorry, this has nothing to do with you being religious or not (as you rightly point out), but your views don't correspond with a place i would like to live in.
Of course people choose to be gay. Having sex is an action, not a state of being. My nature is to want to have sex with every woman on the face of the planet. If I opt to do so, I become an adulterer, philanderer, womanizer, etc. Or, if I choose not to have sex with every woman I meet, I am not an adulterer, even though my nature is to be one.
Oh, I forgot to comment on your second point regarding abortion. I'm not sure why the concept of losing rights based on personal choices is so foreign to you when similar occurrences happen throughout our country on a daily basis.
I agree. I mean, on day one, I am free to do as I wish in my home; but on day two, just because I invited this guy into MY house (and nobody else's, mind!), I can't kill him if I want? Why this sudden flip?
The same is true if someone wants to be gay. They have the right to choose that lifestyle for themselves. I don't agree with abortion, however. Not because of some societal impact, but because it steals away the agency of another. I think people have every right to choose for themselves, but no right whatsoever to chose for another; including the unborn.