Editor,
In my introductory biology class at UNM, a professor often described the union between a man and a woman as a lock and key. He used this analogy to highlight the complementary nature of man and woman. As the right key fits perfectly in the lock it was made for, so too do man and woman fit perfectly together.
The professor also highlighted that one of the primary purposes of human sexuality is reproduction. From a strict biological perspective, the primary purpose of reproduction is the survival of the species. Human beings, who admittedly cannot be understood fully from the biological perspective, recognize the importance of ensuring the survival of the human species.
This is elementary human biology. Only people who want to ignore objective reality argue against these basic facts.
Within the movement to change the definition of marriage, there is no lack of people living outside of objective reality. These people downplay the complementary union of man and woman and the reproductive nature of human sexuality. They do so simply because they are living contrary to these fundamental facts of life. In order to convince themselves and others that they are not living contrary to reason, they try to change the definition of marriage and the laws regarding marriage.
A law is authoritative only to the extent that it is grounded in reality or the way things truly are. Also, changing the definition of marriage will not bring the peace of mind gay activists are seeking. Their physical constitutions and moral consciences will continually remind them of their error, not to mention the majority of the population living according to objective reality.
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Benjamin Sanchez
UNM alumnus
