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[The Black Swordsman]

The wannabe biologist in you. There are many factors you're naively omitting. Three examples: 1. If homosexuality is a genetic anomoly then what is the natural mutation rate? 2. Is it a recessive trait that can be carried without showing up while adding other beneficial traits that aid survival and propagate the gene (think sickle cell)? 3. Is it linked to a more promiscuous lifestyle fostering a higher/broader reproductive rate than single partner heterosexuals?

A lot of things are hard wired. I have a hard wire attraction to beer, money, and the sun. I don't wake up and ponder whether I'm attracted to beer or not, or when exactly this attraction manifested itself.

The Wannabe intellect in you.

I ommited them because I knew people like you know nothing about genetics so I didn't want to confuse the simple minded folk like you that get confused easily.

1)What is the Mutation rate? Mutation rates are so low that any genetics that people get are asummed to inherited it from their parents rather then mutate spontanously from their parents. It is ignored.

2) Recessive traits that cease ALL reproduction (or death which in survival terms is the same as NO reproduction) are extremely rare and are localized mainly to one population. Sickle cell is linked with African Americans while Parkinsons is linked with Jews.

3) Lets say gay people live better longer more sucessful lives. Lets say it is 100 times more. Even if this is the case then reproducing no offspring is about equal as death as far as genetics is concerned (assuming gay and not bi).

 

[franklin]

Again, I ask, when did you decide to be straight instead of gay? (Or gay instead of straight?)

As to the rest of your post, I don't get the bigger point you're trying to make here. I suppose it is possible that we could manipulate one's sexual orientation somehow through some kind of gene therapy. So what? If true, it corroborates the argument that sexual orientation is genetically determined, which is consistent with the point I'm making.

I wasn't trying to make any bigger point and don't see where we really disagree. I had a side comment on hard wiring and drinking beer and not much more. We're all hard wired and many choices we make have actually been predetermined by our genetic makeup and active pathways.

The Wannabe intellect in you.

I ommited them because I knew people like you know nothing about genetics so I didn't want to confuse the simple minded folk like you that get confused easily.

1)What is the Mutation rate? Mutation rates are so low that any genetics that people get are asummed to inherited it from their parents rather then mutate spontanously from their parents. It is ignored.

2) Recessive traits that cease ALL reproduction (or death which in survival terms is the same as NO reproduction) are extremely rare and are localized mainly to one population. Sickle cell is linked with African Americans while Parkinsons is linked with Jews.

3) Lets say gay people live better longer more sucessful lives. Lets say it is 100 times more. Even if this is the case then reproducing no offspring is about equal as death as far as genetics is concerned (assuming gay and not bi).

You remind me a lot of those middle aged women students.