Originally Posted by
Luk
It can be very tempting to become a moral crusader for the natural order, however you end up defining nature.
Step 1: you decide what is natural and what is not. Or you read a book. Or you ask someone else if you can't be bothered.
Step 2: defend nature from any who dare disrespect it.
Step 3: feel good about yourself.
I can't say every Christian / religious person is like that, but I've seen enough people who took it upon themselves to defend the natural order against perceived insults. It's very self-righteous, but I think they do it because it feels good to be in the right.
I must have done it in the past as well. You feel powerful when you defend something, no matter how arbitrary. You also don't get to feel any guilt, because it's selfless.