New study on homosexuality supports "nature" over "nurture"

[PokerAmateur4]

Study shows that the more older brothers a man has, the more inclined he is to homosexual orientation. They looked at men who were seperated from their family around birth(I think) so that child rearing practices were not a variable, in an attempt to only examine the biological correlation:
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[yukoncpa]

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Study shows that the more older brothers a man has, the more inclined he is to homosexual orientation. They looked at men who were seperated from their family around birth(I think) so that child rearing practices were not a variable, in an attempt to only examine the biological correlation:
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I knew it. It’s the Christian’s fault we have so many gays running around. They’re the ones who don’t believe in birth control.

[MidGe]

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Discuss.

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What is there to discuss??? What is your opinion?

[PokerAmateur4]

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Discuss.

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What is there to discuss??? What is your opinion?

[/ QUOTE ]Whatever you want to discuss. Perhaps how this might change your perception on whether being gay is a choice? Or if this is a serious stride for nature over nurture, or if we should change any laws do to this discovery. Or if someone thinks the study is crap for some reason.

I found it to be very interesting because in my observations concerning environment shaping the way people are, it seems like there is always a strong correlation, while I don't see someone's genes as playing an observable role in a lot of things. This goes against what I would have assumed, which is that the various conditioning in the world would have nearly the entire bulk of the influence involved in someone being gay.

[MidGe]

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I found it to be very interesting because in my observations concerning environment shaping the way people are, it seems like there is always a strong correlation, while I don't see someone's genes as playing an observable role in a lot of things.

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What have you been observing???

[Peter666]

The study is from Brock University, what is there to discuss?

Chaotic as nature may be, I don't think men wearing short shorts is pre-programmed.

[kurto]

The odd thing about this is that this isn't news. There was research released over a year ago that already came to this conclusion.

The gist as I remember it: There are hormonal changes in the woman with each successive pregnancy. Though they don't understand exactly how it works yet, with each successive pregnancy, the odds increase that she will give birth to a homosexual child.

This guy's study has merely replicated findings of other studies.

[Phil153]

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New study on homosexuality supports "nature" over "nurture"

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No, it doesn't. It suggests that genetics and/or prenatal conditions can be a contributing factor in the development of homosexuality. Anyone who knows anything about the brain would already consider this obvious.

All this study shows is that people may be predisposed to homosexuality (i.e. more likely to become gay). This is no different to other mental disorders such as depression or addiction where a predisposition sometimes exists but is not the most important factor in its development.

The other point to make is that human behavior and social/sexual development is very complex. I see gay males as similar to people with fetishes - they've developed a "fetish" for that sex as well as a comfort and familiarity which overrides their normal sexual development and urges (which may have been weak to begin with). Human desire is strongly shaped by formative experiences, familiarity, habit, comfort, and a wide range of emotional needs. It's easy to see how some people's psychological makeup can cause them to enjoy chugging away in another man's butthole.

[MidGe]

My observations lead me to believe that the great majority (90%+) of people are homosexual. This has been corrobarated by many other research.

Unfortunately very few admit to it due to a virulent religious homophobic meme.

[madnak]

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other mental disorders

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I want to respond to this, but everything I write ends up being an insult.