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9th Engineer · 08-31-2006, 01:44 AM

Whatever. The bottom line is that WE DON'T KNOW JACK about the genetic components of either addiction or homosexuality, and don't hold your breath because, as much as people might lie to themselves, they don't want to know. It's all completely chock full of political and emotional BULLSHIT. Everyone needs the ability to hold that bit of denial close to themselves at night to lull them to sleep, gay bashers need to feel that homos are just disgusting people making disgusting choices and gays need to feel that it's all out of their control and ingrained into who they are. If we had a definative answer for any of these questions it wouldn't change the minds of those affected one iota. Addiction less than homosexuality perhaps, but still the same idea in there.

Everything will depend on what political party is in power when the data comes in. If it's no genetic connection and we have a liberal, it'll become ghost science. If it's completely depedent on genetics and we have the conservatives? Same story.

Everyone lies - House M.D.

08-31-2006, 01:44 AM	#79
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Whatever. The bottom line is that WE DON'T KNOW JACK about the genetic components of either addiction or homosexuality, and don't hold your breath because, as much as people might lie to themselves, they don't want to know. It's all completely chock full of political and emotional BULLSHIT. Everyone needs the ability to hold that bit of denial close to themselves at night to lull them to sleep, gay bashers need to feel that homos are just disgusting people making disgusting choices and gays need to feel that it's all out of their control and ingrained into who they are. If we had a definative answer for any of these questions it wouldn't change the minds of those affected one iota. Addiction less than homosexuality perhaps, but still the same idea in there. Everything will depend on what political party is in power when the data comes in. If it's no genetic connection and we have a liberal, it'll become ghost science. If it's completely depedent on genetics and we have the conservatives? Same story. Everyone lies - House M.D. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.