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Old 08-09-2007, 12:47 PM   #76
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Also, it seems like America, being a more relaxed and idle country has a much larger homosexual population than say China.
There will be fewer openly homosexual individuals in a repressive society. That doesn't mean there are fewer actual homosexuals.
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Old 08-09-2007, 12:50 PM   #77
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you would think homosexualism would be promoted by the government in an over-populated country which puts restrictions on family size. does anyone have a "Homosexual Demographic World Map"? lol
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Old 08-09-2007, 12:55 PM   #78
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You'll never get accurate numbers on something that people could get their ass kicked, or worse, for admitting to.
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Old 08-09-2007, 01:30 PM   #79
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Also, it seems like America, being a more relaxed and idle country has a much larger homosexual population than say China.
Nope. They're just more accepted and therefore not having to hide it.
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Old 08-09-2007, 02:00 PM   #80
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Take into consideration all the bisexuals who can easily choose either sex.
And when you fall in love with someone, someone else could tell you that you could easily choose someone else.

But maybe you couldn't.
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Old 08-09-2007, 03:24 PM   #81
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Also, it seems like America, being a more relaxed and idle country has a much larger homosexual population than say China.
Not according to the US Embassy.
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Old 08-09-2007, 03:37 PM   #82
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maybe i was being a little vague, I believe homosexuality exists, however i personally do not agree with it. Kind of like someone saying "I don't believe in hitting my children". Does that kind of make sense?
What is wrong with it? Specifically.
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Old 08-09-2007, 04:37 PM   #83
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You can not assume all homosexuality is a choice because a few people have chosen to be homosexuals. If only one person is genetically homosexual you have to assume everyone is until you find out otherwise.
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Old 08-10-2007, 09:31 AM   #84
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What is wrong with it? Specifically.

Personally I believe it's both unnatural and unholy.
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Old 08-10-2007, 01:48 PM   #85
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You can not assume all homosexuality is a choice because a few people have chosen to be homosexuals. If only one person is genetically homosexual you have to assume everyone is until you find out otherwise.
But, the $64 question is, what difference does it make in a free country?
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Old 08-10-2007, 04:43 PM   #86
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Personally I believe it's both unnatural and unholy.
Unholy I won't go into but unnatural?

Over 500 species have been found to perform some sort of homosexual behavior, many of them being apes.

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But, the $64 question is, what difference does it make in a free country?
It doesn't until we get into laws. A law has to assume that it is genetic because we are in a republic but individual people can think what they want.
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Old 08-10-2007, 05:25 PM   #87
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Unholy I won't go into but unnatural?

Over 500 species have been found to perform some sort of homosexual behavior, many of them being apes.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15750604/
True, but aren't mutations flaws in the DNA? And they are abundant in life and species. In fact they are important to evolution. So couldn't being homosexual be a genetic flaw? Not saying it's wrong, just speculating. I kinda agree with unnatural-it doesn't help reproduction, one of the controversial meanings of life.
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Old 08-10-2007, 05:41 PM   #88
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  • Mutations are natural.
  • Homosexuality may or may not be a mutation. It could also be reaction to hormone levels in utero, or any number of other causes. It could be a collection of recessive genes working together.
  • It could help reproduction. Not for the person, but for their close genetic relatives.
    • The same gene(s) that cause homosexuality could help reproduction when expressed differently for heterosexuals.
    • In pre-history, gay members may have provided assistance to their family clans that helped propagate the family DNA.
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Old 08-10-2007, 07:35 PM   #89
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Old 08-12-2007, 04:12 PM   #90
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I kinda agree with unnatural-it doesn't help reproduction, one of the controversial meanings of life.
I think homosexuality is natural for that very reason. If every human being engaged in relationships for the purpose of reproduction, we'd all have been dining on Soylent Green for quite some time now.
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