Of Evolution and Homosexuality

British Medical Journal ^ | 29 May 2004 | Imre Loefler

[Antoninus]

Except for the Pope and President Bush, and their respective phalanxes, everyone, including the BMJ, is eager to proclaim that homosexuality is not an aberration. So far no one seems to have recognised its evolutionary role.

The survival value of homosexuality for the human species is to be found in its effect on population growth. Anyone who is worried about environmental degradation caused by the growth of the human population should promote homosexuality. Indeed, it would be desirable if most people became homosexual and only a small, selected proportion of humans of every recognisable subgroup attended to the modest reproductive needs of the species.

All the effort, emotion, and money spent on family planning could be saved, and disgusting and unnatural practices of contraception—such as genital mutilation, various prophylactic methods, and even withdrawal and the observance of cervical mucus—could be done away with. Indeed, homosexual sex is akin to organic farming inasmuch as it eschews artifice, yet it yields pleasure and elation and, often, pure love.

The ideal social organisation of mankind in this overcrowded world would be one in which the majority lived in homosexual monogamy. If homosexuality became the norm, population numbers would decline precipitously.

From the point of view of the species, the survival value of this arrangement is obvious. The concept of cultural evolution can explain how the paradigm leap came about, for so far "natural" evolution has been known to work only through the machinery of reproduction and not its negation. Avoiding reproduction is a cultural activity par excellence.

As far as recruitment into the breeding groups is concerned, in the immediate future there will be no shortage of volunteers. But eventually, as the breeders will become a minority, there is the danger that they will be discriminated against. Protection of "aberrant" behaviour such as reproduction will be just as much in the interest of the species as is now the upholding of homosexual rights for the sake of reversing population growth.

Prejudice against homosexual marriage will diminish as soon as people realise that that newly established institution is a guarantor of "natural" population policy.

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Imre Loefler, editor
Nairobi Hospital Proceedings, Kenya

[Antoninus]

Found this item referenced in a book I was reading. Because it was published in BMJ, people take it seriously as science. This is a good example of the danger of allowing a sick political ideology to masquerade as science. All hope is not lost, however. The "Quick Responses" to this article, also from BMJ's website, are well worth reading:

Quick Responses

[ClearCase_guy]

Yes, primitive homosexuals, by not reproducing, were able to make valuable contributions to their tribes. This enabled them to successfully pass on their valuable genetic propensity to not pass on their genes. Or something stupid like that.

[Steve_Seattle]

It's surprising the BMJ would publish a piece of crap like this. The author - as a mental defective - certainly wouldn't be allowed as one of the breeders.

[Antoninus]

All the effort, emotion, and money spent on family planning could be saved, and disgusting and unnatural practices of contraception—such as genital mutilation, various prophylactic methods, and even withdrawal and the observance of cervical mucus—could be done away with.

Yeah, as if anal intercourse and the various other common sexual practices of homosexuals isn't "disgusting and unnatural." This author is obviously on drugs.

[Monterrosa-24]

This writer is on the nostalgic track back when THE POPULATION BOMB still had credibility in some circles. Now with Western White countries having achieved ZPG or even negative population growth, we see that the WORLD population continues to increase while the White population shrinks.

It is difficult for an economy to remain robust while the population shrinks at even a slow rate. If a Western economy goes into a tailspin and to the extent that many more people begin gathering wood for fires then an ecological disaster is at hand.

Aside from AIDS, homosexuals have higher incidences of many diseases. The rosy picture of declining population forgets the disease dangers as well as the ecological problems.

Looking at the situation devoid of any higher moral order than natural selection is the natural problem with the article.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[the invisib1e hand]

ummm, this ought to be pretty much an open and shut case, I'd say.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Homosexual Agenda Ping.

Wow What's this guy been smokin'?

Excerpt:
Indeed, homosexual sex is akin to organic farming inasmuch as it eschews artifice, yet it yields pleasure and elation and, often, pure love.

If you want on/off the list let me know.

[vpintheak]

Is this satire? Man I hope so.

[Antoninus]

Is this satire? Man I hope so.

If so, it's being cited by people in supposedly academic/professional books as "An article in the British Medical Journal." BMJ should have a serious black-eye over this tripe. It is so obviously the product of a diseased mind that what, besides sheer professional cowardice, could have prompted them to publish it? Perhaps they share the pathogen.

[Antoninus]

Indeed, homosexual sex is akin to organic farming inasmuch as it eschews artifice, yet it yields pleasure and elation and, often, pure love.

As a poster on the now deleted duplicate thread said:

Organic farming and homosexuality both bring people into close contact with natural fertilizers...

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Indeed, it would be desirable if most people became homosexual and only a small, selected proportion of humans of every recognisable subgroup attended to the modest reproductive needs of the species.

HMMMM, Just a small selected group huh? Who gets to determine who the lucky few? Someone should throw a net over this guy.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

close contact with natural fertilizers...

ROFL!

[little jeremiah]

Exactly so. What a stoopid piece of drivel this article is. And very little in the world could be nastier and more unnatural than anal sex.

[elhombrelibre]

This is the problem. How how are we to know the difference between serious Liberalism and goof-ball satire. Anyone who takes exception to the Homosexual agenda is ridiculed as being mentally ill. But the most outlandish and purposely outlandish Homosexual behavior is seen as acceptable by the Left.

[FormerLib]

Looking at the situation devoid of any higher moral order...

Hey, why not go with the Soylent Green method of population control, too? If we're chucking morality to the wind, why not put that one on the table?

[exnavychick]

Indeed, homosexual sex is akin to organic farming inasmuch as it eschews artifice, yet it yields pleasure and elation and, often, pure love.
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These people's stupidity knows no bounds. Homosexual sex is like organic farming?!?! I am slack-jawed in amazement that these guys are taken seriously by ANYONE.

[Beckwith]

It is a little known fact, but the Dodo Bird was almost exclusively homosexual.

[Monterrosa-24]

"... If we're chucking morality to the wind..."

Then there would be no sin in the persecution of homosexuals either. So at some point the ACT UP types have to cling to some morality albeit selective and self-indulgent.

[Antoninus]

Who gets to determine who the lucky few?

The Politboro, of course.