================================================ Subject: Re: ncr: really random question From: "Keith P. Mears" To: Date: Mon 15 Oct 2001 15:04:20 -0500 ================================================ OUT. OF. MY. BRAIN! Actually, this is very good stuff, Tara, and taken with the "research" I HAVE done (i.e., my conversations with gay friends), I can't see how people don't make the connection to genetics. BTW, thanks for adding some clarity to my cloudy analogy! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tara" To: Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 2:58 PM Subject: Re: ncr: really random question > With all due respect, Alexis, your statements about > homosexuality/bisexuality definitely NOT being genetically determined is > like saying that someone's "choice" to be left-handed, or their "choice" to > be musically talented, isn't a genetic predisposition. Personally, I've > never done that much research into it, so I don't know what's true and > what's not. I did a web search on it, and there are a lot of conflicting > theories, both for and against the "gay gene" theory. Apparently, > researchers have found differences in the brains of homosexuals and > heterosexuals. What that means, however, is up for debate. One theory is > that the genetic differences mean only that there's a predisposition towards > homosexuality, but the person may not "live up to" that predisposition (like > a person being genetically predisposed to alcoholism, or to be very tall, or > to be artistic). Just because the genetic possibility is greater, doesn't > mean the person will actually live up to said predisposition. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp