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longship

(40,416 posts)
57. I much appreciate your point of view.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:15 PM
Nov 2012

The sole purpose of my post here was to call out some particularly bad science writing which claims -- in the first paragraph -- that science has shown homosexuality is inherited.

That is clearly wrong!

I apologize if I did not make my post very clear. My purpose was to clarify that science does not have a clear indication on LGBT. I was debunking the article in the OP, which AFAIK, is categorically wrong.

Science studies this stuff because it is interesting. Homosexuality is common throughout many, many fauna including our closest primate cousins. It seems that only humans revile it, something I am decidedly not doing here.

The reviling of LGBT may be unique in the animal kingdom to humans. Of course human scientists are going to study it.

Some people have all the luck jberryhill Nov 2012 #1
No fuckin shit. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #5
Really!!! elleng Nov 2012 #53
If a gorgeous succubus came to me Aerows Nov 2012 #56
Even the name - succubus - sounds good! jberryhill Nov 2012 #61
bicycle Aerows Nov 2012 #65
Bo can demonize me if she wants! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #96
No kidding Aerows Nov 2012 #99
ahahaaa haaahah hahaahaha Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #78
Yeah, I've scoured countless websites and chatrooms to find sex with demonic women...NO luck Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #129
There's a bunch in Meta jberryhill Nov 2012 #131
I would be inclined to laugh at this, except...... LongTomH Nov 2012 #2
You are so right. Separation Nov 2012 #35
they oughta know G_j Nov 2012 #3
Okay, let's see: Baptists disapprove of sex because it might lead to dancing. Aristus Nov 2012 #4
reminds me of that old joke: TalkingDog Nov 2012 #97
This might lead to dancing. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #111
I suppose it also makes one a con-artist........ southerncrone Nov 2012 #6
And her name is 'Contessa'? LOL!!! fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #19
Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #30
and tortured by dark sexual dreams.. sounds a bit coincidental Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #79
I guess sex with Satan is okay Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #7
I thought 'can I suck your bus' was a really strange pickup line DJ13 Nov 2012 #8
There is no crazy like god crazy Warpy Nov 2012 #9
or the dreams used to accuse others of demonic collusion, witchery Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #81
There's a good answer to your question jmowreader Nov 2012 #123
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH! Incitatus Nov 2012 #10
"The reigning scientific consensus on sexual orientation is that it’s an inherited, biological trait longship Nov 2012 #11
And I think you are wrong dbackjon Nov 2012 #15
I believe the poster simply means Shivering Jemmy Nov 2012 #21
I surely hope you missed the sarcasm icon by mistake dmallind Nov 2012 #24
Again, congenital has a very specific scientific definition. longship Nov 2012 #55
And look up the fucking poster before you go off on the wrong one. Gees! dmallind Nov 2012 #125
Nope. Not saying that at all. longship Nov 2012 #50
I have not seen anything that indicates that dbackjon Nov 2012 #70
I get my info second hand longship Nov 2012 #76
There's been some research on birth order and sexual orientation. wickerwoman Nov 2012 #117
Well, there is still dispute. Nobody knows why some people are gay. yardwork Nov 2012 #22
I much appreciate your point of view. longship Nov 2012 #57
I appreciate your clarification. yardwork Nov 2012 #59
I try my best, but as a totally geeked out guy... longship Nov 2012 #60
One of the things I love about DU is meeting interesting people after misunderstandings. yardwork Nov 2012 #66
I make a great Manhattan. longship Nov 2012 #71
They sound wonderful. yardwork Nov 2012 #72
I am very much a lesbian Aerows Nov 2012 #100
Yet another brilliant scientific analysis from the Christian Right CanonRay Nov 2012 #12
They must spread the word about this. Incitatus Nov 2012 #13
Now THAT I'd pay to see. CanonRay Nov 2012 #14
Make that two of us Aerows Nov 2012 #103
So gay sex offers much more pleasure than straight sex? DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #16
Gay sex does offer much more pleasure than straight sex - for people who are gay. Cough cough. yardwork Nov 2012 #23
Yep. DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #58
I think someone's been watching too much "Lost Girl" justiceischeap Nov 2012 #17
LOL Aerows Nov 2012 #64
I was going to post a YT link justiceischeap Nov 2012 #92
This message was self-deleted by its author Dirty Socialist Nov 2012 #18
Does it count if the woman's name is Demona? Initech Nov 2012 #20
If those were dreams, where did all those giant white feathers in my bed come from? Zorra Nov 2012 #25
Your pillow. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #37
No, definitely not, Uncle Joe ~ Zorra Nov 2012 #42
It's about time we got a good scientific explanation for this aberrant behavior. bluedigger Nov 2012 #26
lolol Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #83
Oh, so that's what happened to me! n/t BeeBee Nov 2012 #27
It must not work all of the time because it didn't work that way for me. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #28
I dreamed about lawnmowers last night. mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #29
You're obviously missing the symbolism! 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #33
the downside of aging. mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #75
And not ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #108
Do you know where I can get a good deal on a Toro? mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #124
Not really ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #126
I think I rented that movie once. mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #133
Was it in Super-8? 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #134
VHS. From the back room of the video store. Amateur section. mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #139
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #142
I've had sex with a demon... Whiskeytide Nov 2012 #31
ROFL alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #39
Doesn't always work, I can tell you. montanto Nov 2012 #32
How would sex with THIS... Ian David Nov 2012 #34
And, unfortunately 18 charisma. longship Nov 2012 #67
turn you gay if you are female. Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #84
How come I never seem Turbineguy Nov 2012 #36
Mmmmmmm....succubus alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #38
That would be funny as heck, except that MineralMan Nov 2012 #40
Oh is THAT what those are? jberryhill Nov 2012 #63
I just KNEW I had had demon dates! xchrom Nov 2012 #41
Hmmm.... nobody explained how they got to be demons in the first place jberryhill Nov 2012 #62
Wait til I tell you about my dates with Aliens. xchrom Nov 2012 #73
The more I learn about you, the less I really want to know jberryhill Nov 2012 #116
ROFL Marrah_G Nov 2012 #43
It's pretty hilarious Quantess Nov 2012 #51
Something else to Worry About Fence rider Nov 2012 #44
It's possible that you should maybe be concerned about worse things crawling in there. Zorra Nov 2012 #49
This country is devolving into an open-air lunatic asylum. hifiguy Nov 2012 #45
Demon sex sounds fun, where do I sign up? sarcasmo Nov 2012 #46
Party like it's 1399! tanyev Nov 2012 #47
How about sex with Matt Damon? Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #48
damon, demon.. that will do Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #85
What about "wild cat" sex? What does that turn you into? Bucky Nov 2012 #52
This kind? Tyrs WolfDaemon Nov 2012 #112
I think when you re-read this post in the morning, you'll want to consider deleting it Bucky Nov 2012 #121
I'll leave her picture up, she's a cute kitty-cat Tyrs WolfDaemon Nov 2012 #130
that's hot n/t Enrique Nov 2012 #54
You all may laugh, but what if it's true? valerief Nov 2012 #68
The succubus' name must be Jezebel kentauros Nov 2012 #69
So first the religious right dod there best to deny the existence of these things. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #74
Dang! RedFury Nov 2012 #77
What? It doesn't?! Politicub Nov 2012 #80
I'll need to test this out... Ohio Joe Nov 2012 #82
OK. That makes a lot of sense. smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #86
far-right religious people (generalization) are very turned on by naughty forbidden sex Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #87
Another great mystery solved, from the people who brought us TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #88
I am guessing that quakerboy Nov 2012 #89
well, I guess they struggle with accepting their own homosexuality fascisthunter Nov 2012 #90
At least we are getting "expert" information ha Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #91
demon sex and some devil weed - why pray away a good time like that????? lunasun Nov 2012 #93
LOL, "succubi" are a hallucination caused by sleep paralysis. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #94
Nah, too mean. Bad dimbear. n/t dimbear Nov 2012 #95
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL~! Whovian Nov 2012 #98
Look, I had a ménage à trois with a succubus and my roomate in college. But that doesn't make... Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #101
Well they also think a carpenter zombie from Nazareth is coming back to Earth to save believers, Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #102
i thought it was the other way around arely staircase Nov 2012 #104
They are also accusing their Wives and Mothers tibbiit Nov 2012 #105
*facepalm* sakabatou Nov 2012 #106
Do these succubi have an email address? Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #107
Succubus Tryin' To Take My Baby!!! thelordofhell Nov 2012 #109
The Demon sex thread will Never! die. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #110
Still straight Tyrs WolfDaemon Nov 2012 #113
Oh my! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #114
For those of you who are scoffing, I have a logical, scientific question. Jim Lane Nov 2012 #115
I got pictures! But the thing is, on that first night, s/he told me that s/he was an angel! Zorra Nov 2012 #132
Oooooh, I wanna see those pictures! Jim Lane Nov 2012 #137
See post # 42. Zorra Nov 2012 #141
Woohoo! Medieval fundy porn! Hekate Nov 2012 #118
Once you go demon SpartanDem Nov 2012 #119
Begins with "S" Hekate Nov 2012 #120
Wait, does that mean that gay people are witches? eShirl Nov 2012 #122
Flip Wilson ..... the devil made me do it Botany Nov 2012 #127
I had sex with a Demon and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #128
Wow, that demon would make me less gay! Vattel Nov 2012 #136
Bah......malarkey PD Turk Nov 2012 #135
What strikes me about these "Christian" organizations is... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #138
Read further down in the article, and it gets even scarier! LongTomH Nov 2012 #140
So how does one go about finding one of these Succubus demons? Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #143
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