No, as noted in the link, eros is based on the love between a man and a woman.
By definitition, a homosexual coupling cannot experience eros love.
As always one must define his terms. Eros represents desire, in this sense Man’s love can be described as erotic. Eros can either mean sexual or non-sexual desire. I think we can all agree that most homosexual “marriages” will have a sexual desire component. I think we can also agree that they are capable of desiring the other in a nonsexual way.
Why does it matter? Who cares? This is immoral.
That’s not what this thread is about. This thread is about "Can Homesexual ‘Marriages’ have Eros Love? "
It’s about as pertinent a question as “Can a man fall in love with a dining room chair and live happily ever after?” Who cares? It’s a nonsense question. And when someone claims that it happens, it’s not moral anyway.
That’s not the question. The question is if homosexual couples can experience Eros love. Under that question, then I can also say can a man have Eros Love with a chair. If Corki is right, then it would be impossible for Eros Love to exist with both of these situations. I am not questioning the morality of Homosexual “marriages”.
Allow me to humbly submit that while I don’t entirely disagree with your analogy, it’s nonetheless a pretty crude one. I don’t think homosexuals will be much ameliorated by arguments that allude to the misuse of inanimate objects.
There are some folks who go for animals. They ‘desire’ the animals. Sometimes, if they go about it the ‘right’ way, the parts will even fit (I think) Erotc? Or Sick?
The answer is no. Homosexual love is a disordered love.
Hence the quotes.
Ah, but a chair can not reciprocate (sp?).
That’s not eros, that sounds more like lust
Considering the legendary promiscuity rates amongst homosexuals, lust is probably the better adjective.
Better than you, obviously.
The hijacking of the word ‘gay’ by homosexuals has been well documented across this board. Today we have ‘gay pride’ and ‘gay lifestyle’, instead of the ‘gay bachelor’ of some generations ago. The gay lobby knows no boundaries of shame in how they attempt at hijacking seemingly innocuous adjectives to normalise their lifestyle.
Excuse me, but do some research on the Greek notion of eros as one of the life preserving instincts of mankind. Have you not heard the tale of Eros and Psyche? Eros was also the Greek god of fertility. Another reason the homosexual apologists can’t claim eros, erotic, or even eroticism as part of their formed identity. After you’re up to speed on classical mythology, try some of the English epic poets, Milton among them, who also linked erotic romance to its procreative consequences.
The word gay was an epithet applied to homosexuals by heterosexuals, to claim they are hijacking and stealing the term is absurd.
More errant nonsense from you. This has been covered on multiple threads already. Do your homework.
.Oh, and Greek mythology is not a subject matter in literature and philosophy?
Oh my…
Nor fo doing basic homework, it seems.
I don’t believe that this is true. The first time I ever heard the word used this way was back around 1970 or so, and it was used by gay people speaking of gay people. In fact, I distinctly remember that there was a period of time when the word retained its normal meanings of “happy and carefree” or “bouquet,” while also meaning “homosexual.” The general culture reluctantly gave up the normal meanings because they became corrupted by the slang meaning and became an object of ridicule in normal speech. In a way, yes, this word was “hijacked.” It’s not the only word this has happened to, though.
I use the OED which is far more in-depth and comprehensiveMore errant nonsense from you. This has been covered on multiple threads already. Do your homework.
From the Online Etymology Dictionary -
.Oh, and Greek mythology is not a subject matter in literature and philosophy?
Oh my…
In later Greek mythology, Eros is the son of Aphrodite. I wonder why?
In very early Greek mythology, Eros is a promordial god whom some said was the very first. Obviously, to bring forth life!
Nor fo doing basic homework, it seems.
The very notion of equating Eros with the sterility of homosexuality in any way, shape, or form is absurd, to say the least.
an example of 4d, “1941 G. Legman Lang. Homosexuality in G. W. Henry Sex Variants II. 1167 Gay, an adjective used almost exclusively by homosexuals to denote homosexuality, sexual attractiveness, promiscuity‥or lack of restraint, in a person, place, or party. Often given the French spelling, gai or gaie by (or in burlesque of) cultured homosexuals of both sexes.”