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- From: rj24@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Robert Johnston)
- Subject: Re: Sexuality
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.062458.5743@news.columbia.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec30.194703.3067@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> <1992Dec30.194545.8342@asl.dl.nec.com> <C03wCz.7K2@NeoSoft.com>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 06:24:58 GMT
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- In article <C03wCz.7K2@NeoSoft.com> jpsb@NeoSoft.com (Jim Shirreffs) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec30.194545.8342@asl.dl.nec.com> dillhoff@aslws01.asl.dl.nec.com (Doug Dillhoff) writes:
- >>In article <1992Dec30.194703.3067@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> fogarty@sir-c.jpl.nasa.gov (Tim Fogarty) writes:
- >>>
- >>>In article <1992Dec30.162502.6756@asl.dl.nec.com>,
- >>>dillhoff@aslws01.asl.dl.nec.com (Doug Dillhoff) writes:
- >>>|>
- >>>|>Unlike heterosexuality, which is dictated by nature, homosexuality
- >>>|>is a lifestyle choice and should not be presented as such to school
- >>>|>
- >>>
- >>>What evidence do you have of this ? And how do you dismiss the scientific
- >>>evidence that suggests otherwise ? I would really like to know.
- >>>
- >>
- >I'm a little out of date on the science of sexuality, but when I was young
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >the social scientists claimed that one early sexual experiences had an
- >inordinate amount of influence on the eventual sexual orientation of an
- >indivual. In short if someone as a child had homosexual experiences then
- >they were more likely to grow to be a homosexual. Now I don't know if this is
- >true, but when I was young it was accepted as scientific fact. Now you are
- >claiming another scientific fact that directly contradicts what I learned.
- >Very confusing. Which is fact? Or are they both right and at the same time
- >both wrong? Science is not God, it is our current best guess, let's keep
- >that in mind. My best guess is that the Oilers are going to win the
- >Super Bowl!
- >
- >jim shirreffs
- >
- >i speak for myself and only myself
-
- I nominate this for the understatement of the year award.
-