What the following post says about genetics, homosexuality, biology and human behavior is utter nonsense.
Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 10/19/08, Averthan D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Is Homosexuality genetically conditioned ? > >Another untenable argument being adduced for > "decriminalizing" > homosexuality is again contained in the leading article > referred to. It > states that "Research indicates that there may be > (sic) a genetic basis for > a preference for homosexuality." Such an argument, > apart from being > unsustainable, is also devious. ...... .................................... > > Extrapolating human behaviour from the > findings of biology > to justify some human actions is not only illogical; it is > totally > irrational. The advocates of > "decriminalization" of homosexuality talk > about sexual "orientation" in the same illogical > fashion. It is obvious > that "orientation" like "preference" > connotes conscious choice. Let us not > relegate all of humanity to the level of animals just > because we sympathize > with the genuine problems which some people have of > adjusting to social > norms. We certainly need to sympathize with them and to > help them adjust. > But this cannot extend to justifying behaviour which is > clearly classified, > even by clinical and social psychologists, as deviant > behaviour. If > homosexual behaviour is "natural" then all > heterosexual behaviour is > automatically "unnatural." The two are simply > irreconcilable. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com