However, biology can tell us nothing about what is good or bad about these choices. Tom's cheerios, biology can describe how the cyanide will bind up his electron transport chains, cause all his cells to die from ATP starvation, and leave him a drooling mess on the floor. In this case, they dislike homosexuals because they are prejudiced and fear things different from themselves. These acts and motivations were not only scientifically flawed, they were morally abhorrent. We better ourselves when we realize that science can help us achieve our goals, but it cannot tell us what goals we ought to have.
Human actions are wrong only when they hurt people.
We need only be concerned with the moral order. Trying to bring science into the picture does nothing but cloud the issue. Elton Wong is a junior in biology and philosophy. Copyright 2000 by the Iowa State Daily Publications Board. All rights reserved.