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All-In Flynn
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-25-2007, 12:48 AM
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The Ant and the Blade of Grass
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All-In Flynn
Re: The And and the Blade of Grass
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Is it logical to conclude that a magician possesses real magical abilities?
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Well said.
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-25-2007, 12:17 AM
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X-seed 4000
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All-In Flynn
Re: X-seed 4000
Savage! That would be seriously awesome. But how could it get planning permission? Won't the shadow be a problem?
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-22-2007, 01:12 PM
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Visualizing a fourth spacial dimension - any success stories?
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All-In Flynn
Re: Visualizing a fourth spacial dimension - any success stories?
Only thing I can think of is Charles Hinton. 19th century guy so , eh... probably not really much use. Interesting read though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hinton
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-22-2007, 10:55 AM
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Protestants Opinion Of Mormons Makes My Point Clearest
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All-In Flynn
Re: Protestants Opinion Of Mormons Makes My Point Clearest
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I wonder what a community...
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Are you comparing the Bible to a body of fictional works?
And are you doing so to justify equating religious faith with acceptance of the...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-22-2007, 10:36 AM
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Deeper meaning of liff
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All-In Flynn
Re: Deeper meaning of liff
Peoria: Fear of peeling too few potatoes. That one has a special place in my heart. Begorrah.
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-19-2007, 09:29 PM
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WOW, PETA people really are crazy!
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All-In Flynn
Re: WOW, PETA people really are crazy!
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This distinction is already being blurred by the creation of human-animal hybrids (more) (more).
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I think there's a need to distinguish this from truly human chimerae, who...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-18-2007, 07:42 AM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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266
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All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
For sure. Really my whole interest in this concerns the possible genetic basis at root of the phenomenon. The only reason I've used the term 'gayness' so broadly is that unless we want to speculate...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-17-2007, 07:55 PM
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Scientists Say Life Originated on a Comet
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All-In Flynn
Re: Scientists Say Life Originated on a Comet
These are the ads underneath the article, not sure if they're article-specific or just tagged to that site generally:
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UFO News And Sightings Updated Daily Also Military...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-17-2007, 12:41 AM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
Ah, now that's interesting... that definitely seems less problematic. Cheers!
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 11:07 PM
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Random Question About Genetic Traits
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141
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All-In Flynn
Re: Random Question About Genetic Traits
Do yourself a favour and never mention your profession in discussion if it's just something to lend a whiff of authority to your unsubstantiated claims. What you end up saying is that at least your...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 10:37 PM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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I thought a genetic trait could self-select as long as it did not hinder the host.
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It surely can, which is why this specific topic is particularly interesting to me. I...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 10:10 PM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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Some things may not serve a clear, obvious evolutionary purpose yet still evolve, I'd imagine.
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Absolutely - which is precisely what makes these discussios interesting to...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 10:03 PM
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Random Question About Genetic Traits
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All-In Flynn
Re: Random Question About Genetic Traits
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Well, I "got" it from years of studying paleoanthropology in college and teaching genetics and evolutionary theory. Where do your ideas come from?
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My 'ideas', which if you...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 09:42 PM
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Random Question About Genetic Traits
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All-In Flynn
Re: Random Question About Genetic Traits
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Do you mean bonobo chimps?
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Pretty sure I do - cheers.
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 09:00 PM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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Posted By
All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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Why can't sexuality be both genetic and social (i.e. nature and nurture)?
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Well, ultimately everything is a combination of both, since a gene can generally only find...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 08:41 PM
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Random Question About Genetic Traits
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141
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All-In Flynn
Re: Random Question About Genetic Traits
I don't see this reflected in apes. Ants, yes. Vertebrates tend to invest far more in one batch or litter (to varying degrees) - primates more than most vetebrates, and humans more than any other...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 07:02 PM
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Random Question About Genetic Traits
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141
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All-In Flynn
Re: Random Question About Genetic Traits
Sorry to thread-jump, but...
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Sickle-cell genes are highly selected-for in populations where malaria is prevalent, even though having two of them is fatal. So having a single gene for...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 06:40 PM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
I don't see where you're going with this...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 06:37 PM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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266
Posted By
All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
As I said in the OP, I find this unsatisfying as an explanation. I can see how an excess of hormones/whatever might make a male less likely to reproduce - I don't see how it could result in gayness....
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 01:01 AM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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266
Posted By
All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
Personal attack deleted by Rduke55
Let's keep it civil, people
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 12:58 AM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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266
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All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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In polygyny it is plausible that women could be lesbian and not be any less reproductively successful.
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Again, don't see how this could be so, unless we insist either that...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 12:31 AM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
{Edit: It's so late it's early where I am, so I won't bother revising what follows - just bear in mind that I hadn't seen your post at the bottom of page 3 when I wrote this]
I seem to recall...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 12:27 AM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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266
Posted By
All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
OK slow down. Please don't put words in my mouth.
I have not said that gay is 'the opposite' of hetero.
I have not said that gayness is unfit - I have said I do not see how it can be.
As to...
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Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-16-2007, 12:14 AM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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266
Posted By
All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
Anticipated in OP, to be honest. What I'm talking about is small tendencies, over evolutionary time-scales, will magnify effects in the genome. Suppose that gayness renders a male only 5% less likely...
Forum:
Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-15-2007, 11:51 PM
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How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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266
Posted By
All-In Flynn
Re: How can gayness have a genetic basis?
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It actually would work that the homosexuals would get a long better in the polygynous society because they are less sexually frustrated.
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'Getting along better' is not the...
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