If you believe the universe was designed, then so were same sex activities

Debate Motion: “If there is a God who designed the universe, then that God designed primates to engage in same-sex sexual behavior.”

Premise 1: Same-sex sexual behavior is widespread across primate species.

Support: NBC reports on a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study identifying 59 nonhuman primate species with documented same-sex sexual behavior, including bonobos, chimpanzees, and macaques. It also notes repeated occurrences in 23 species. (NBC News, Jan 12, 2026)

Implication: This isn’t an isolated anomaly — it’s a cross-species biological pattern.

Premise 2: The behavior appears to be functional, not accidental.

Support: The researchers argue same-sex behavior evolved because it helps primates: 1) ease tension 2) reduce conflict 3) build social bonds

NBC quotes the lead author: same-sex behavior is “everywhere… very useful… very important.” Implication: If it has adaptive social functions, it’s part of how primate societies operate.

Premise 3: Under a design framework, recurring functional features count as “intended,” not “mistakes.”

Support: If a designer creates primates with: brains capable of complex social life, bodies capable of varied sexual expression, and social systems that use sex as bonding currency, then those outcomes are not incidental. They’re emergent features of the blueprint.

Conclusion: Therefore, if a god designed the universe and primates within it, then that god designed primates in to includes same-sex sexual behavior as a social good because it is widespread, recurrent, and socially functional.