Re: OT: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded? "Yer Ugly Mug," etc.

JS Bangs sikyal:

> Stone Gordonssen sikyal:
>
> > >I can't see any a priori reason why the causes of male homosexuality should
> > >necessarily the same as those of female homosexuality. The article asserted
> >
> > Would you assert the same about male and female heterosexuality?
>
> Absolutely. What "causes" me to be attracted to women does not necessarily
> have anything to do with what causes another man or woman to do so.
> Furthermore, it doesn't seem too outrageous to suggest that
> heterosexuality is the evolutionary standby, while homosexuality is
> somehow exceptional and so needs to be "explained" in a way that
> heterosexuality does not.
>
> Such an assertion shouldn't be taken as a value judgement, though.
> Nonetheless, I've got my asbestos suit on.
Actually, I'll pre-empt myself by adding that I *don't* make a value
judgement here, and don't think that one should be made. I do think that
it's possible and possibly useful to consider homosexuality a "variant"
from the heterosexual "norm", in terms of biology, but please let's not
start a fight over normative sexual morals.


Jesse S. Bangs jaspax@u.washington.edu
http://students.washington.edu/jaspax/
http://students.washington.edu/jaspax/blog

Jesus asked them, "Who do you say that I am?"

And they answered, "You are the eschatological manifestation of the ground
of our being, the kerygma in which we find the ultimate meaning of our
interpersonal relationship."

And Jesus said, "What?"