At 2:23 PM -0600 2/10/07, Rick Froman wrote:
Can anyone explain to me the logic behind this quote from the article:
"If the mechanisms underlying sexual orientation can be discovered
and manipulated, Dr. Wolpe continued, then the argument that sexual
orientation is based in biology and is immutable 'evaporates'".
Since when are "biological" and "immutable" synonymous?
I don't see where this implies that the two statements are synonymous.
These are two different statements that are often made about sexual
orientation.
It is often assumed that the second (immutability) follows from the
first (based in biology).
That is, if we demonstrate that sexual orientation has a biological
basis, then we have demonstrated that it cannot be changed.
While I approve of the sentiments (gay rights) behind this
assumption, I don't find it scientifically convincing.
And of course, from a monist point of view, ALL behavior is based in biology.
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