Título: | “Genes Я us” – Of juis nie? Oor determinisme en voluntarisme by die mens met verwysing na homoseksualiteit |
Autores: | Buitendag, Johan |
Tipo de documento: | texto impreso |
Editorial: | AOSIS, 2004-10-20 |
Dimensiones: | application/pdf |
Nota general: |
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 60, No 1/2 (2004); 61-81 2072-8050 0259-9422 Copyright (c) 2004 Johan Buitendag https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
Idiomas: | Inglés |
Palabras clave: | Original Research |
Resumen: | Genes Я us or not? About human determinism and voluntarism, with reference to homosexualityThis article has as its departure point the conviction of some that human genome mapping predisposes human beings genetically and as a consequence, the homosexual person becomes a mere victim of circumstances. Biological determinism and social construc-tionism are not mutually exclusive and although a person is orientated within a web of boundary matters, the depiction of a human being as imago Dei still prevails. A person has the freedom to choose and the responsibility to do so. Ones understanding of reality provides a frame of reference from which a definition of morality is derived. The suggestion of Nancey Murphey to understand reality as a nonreductive physicalism is followed. Reductionism in any form is subsequently avoided. A holistic view of humankind in terms of which religious experience is seen as more than some brain functions and people are embedded in a sacred canopy, is therefore advocated. |
En línea: | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/529 |
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