Have You Heard About the 'Slippery Slope' Argument?

It can be rightly said that the world is revolving around strange situations in today's time and circumstances which seemed impossible a few years ago and are becoming a reality now. One such instance can be quoted as the occurrence of gay marriages which even though is becoming very frequent but still appears to be impossibly unacceptable to a great percentage of the society. Gay marriages has created a dramatic stir in the entire concept of marriages and when we look more closely into the matter it feels like the essence of this spiritual relationship of the body and soul cannot be in the true sense designated to gay marriages.

Now to add a fierce point in this whole argument for gay marriages, there is something extremely theatrical to take note of. If we totally try to point out the major facts which lead to a normal marriage, it can be shortly described as a relationship for life between two people of opposite sexes, having an acceptable difference in ages and who are not related by family. So, the main argument starts from here wherein, if one of the clause of the above statement is disrupted, isn't it possible that the other clauses might as well be faltered by other people in the society? In short, if same sex marriages are accepted, what will the morale of our community be when polygamous, pederastic or incestuous marriages start taking place simply because the society gave a heads up signal for gay marriages? This specific argument has been taken from wisdom words of William Eskridge. He put forth the 'slippery slope' argument which actually goes as 'Once you start going down the slope, you tend to slip to the bottom.'

Eskridge's statement seems absolutely true considering today's world wherein ethics have no place in the faster sophisticated lives. So, if marriages between same sex becomes possible, how can anyone point out that any other form of dysfunctional marriage is absolutely nonsense and untrue? If absurdity becomes 'normal', then who can stop the direction of impossible relationships? When we talk about marriages, there is always a logic and sense which puts together the reason that a man and woman want to be together. If there is no reason behind the concept of marriage, then necrophilics and zoophiles also seem pretty normal and no one can even stop bestiality or the attraction towards inanimate objects.

It should be clearly understood that when one of the facts in the slope slip, it is not too hard to see the other points too slowly slipping away. Marriage is not a game or play nor is it just the controversial topic to speak and debate about. Marriage is a sanctum of purity, spiritualism and oneness. It is the feeling which ties a man and woman together for the rest of their lives to face the trials and tribulations with love and courage and to move ahead being stronger and appreciating the fact that love is the energy which propels each and every particle on earth.

'Slippery Slope' argument definitely takes the argument on gay marriages to a relatively newer planet and seeks in to comprehend factors and circumstances which society would not think about in the usual course of life.

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