Your child says I'm gay. What do you do?

Talk about an extreme.

That would be another extreme. That's your gig.

 

I see you deleted the hard part of my post.

I dismiss your unsupported claims.

 

What part was that?

This: "Prove that reality isn't made up."

First of all, that's an extreme.

Second, climb up a tree and jump off.

 

Yeah.

That isn't proof.

Prove trees exist.

 

First of all tree is a word that has nothing to do with anything but a mental construct like the mental construct called Jesus.

Second, run into what we call a tree and see what happens.

 

So perception is reality?

So Anacortes equal proof? I know many people who have claimed to have experienced Jesus and God. If that's all the evidence you need than your entire position is ridiculous.

 

Further claiming something is extreme is not proof that it exists.

 

Wow. You have no idea what I'm talking about do you?

 

Yes, you are making a bunch of claims you can't prove.

 

Yeah, well, read some Buddhism, and then we'll talk. You don't seem to get it.

 

Just the opposite. I'm not the extremist, you are.

 

This isn't a rebuttal to my statement.

 

You want a rebuttal? Ok.

I never even remotely said it did. In fact, I inferred the opposite.

Now, read some Buddhism and catch up. I made a big mistake thinking you could discuss this. Mea culpa.

 

So what claims have you proven?

 

And what claims do you think I made?

 

Yeah, more than "you don't get it" and "Read Buddhism."

So perception is then reality?

Catch up to what? If people have to read Buddhism to understand you, you are in the wrong place.

But I doubt that is necessary to understand what you are saying. I have a feeling you are trying to make your argument seem more complex than it really is in order to obfuscate.

 

See above.

 

Where did I say perception was reality?

You're making no sense at all. Not a lick. The question is why are you continuing? What is your point? I asked you what claims I made? Well?

 

I would ask "how do you feel about that?". Based on their answer, I would say well I am OK with that and will support you and help all I can. Or, if they are upset about how they feel, I would ask what I could do to help.

As a parent I have always supported my boys. I have never forced them when it came to sports or social issues. Not once.

Parents that disown their kids for being gay, lesbian or lgbt; shouldn't have had kids. And, I am a moderate republican.

 

Obfuscate what?

 

Sorry, my apologies, I don't know what went wrong
This is a claim you made

 

Your argument or lack there of.

Me not being familiar with Buddhism isn't an argument.

 

The extremes of existence and nonexistence. Yes, what about them? Are you familiar with them?

 

My argument about what? What was my argument?

 

How can something extremely not exist?