================================================ Subject: Re: ncr: really random question From: "Alexis M" To: Date: Mon 15 Oct 2001 20:15:05 GMT ================================================ Ok choice was probably the wrong word for what I am trying to get at. But in a way, both are choices. You have to first make the choice to drink or "experiment" with homosexuality. Then, most are hooked afterward. But what I am trying to say, strictly IMO, is that I think it's NOT genetic. You can't help it to drink, and you can't help it to be homosexual, but is it necessarily in your genetic make-up? To be genetic it would have to be passed down, am I correct on that? That means it would have to be in your blood line? (I could be confusing it with something else, that's why I'm asking) You can come from a family of alcoholics and not be one yourself, and visa versa. Same with homsexuality. Someone could be straight/sober throughout their life, but then in one likeable experience, their outlook can be changed. And I know it can't be helped. As I've said, you can't help who/what you are in love with. That's feelings, but genetics? To me, no. I am in no way trying to bash people with this believe because, honestly, I CAN see how it can be genetic. But the whole choice in the beginning factor comes into play here. ================================ So does this mean that alcoholism isn't genetic either, and that those of us afflicted with it are just copping out? This is an awkward analogy, because, genetic or not, ALCOHOLISM = DISEASE. But even though it's a disease, and even if a person is predisposed to contract it because of genetics, I still had to CHOOSE to drink and drug. Once I DID choose that, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that I would end up an alcoholic/addict, and that's where your own logic falls on its face. As I've mentioned, I've known gay people all my life, and some have been very good friends to me. I've talked to them extensively about this very issue, and they've all told me the same thing: They can no more control the fact that they're gay than I can control the fact that I'm an alcoholic/addict. Is that conclusive proof? Of course not. But coupled with what we know through science, I'd say it's very CONVINCING evidence that homosexuality is NOT a choice. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp