if it did exist, faggots would deny it since it could be tested for and then aborted...
Posted on 06/26/2014 7:09:25 PM PDT by NetAddicted
CHICAGO – The results of a comprehensive scientific study released earlier this year suggest that homosexuality cannot be directly traced to a ‘gay gene,’ but is instead dependent on a variety of factors, including environmental and social influences.
Pro-homosexual activists have long claimed that homosexuality and abnormal “sexual orientations” are primarily caused by genetic factors. They argue that individuals with a hereditary “gay gene” are predisposed toward same-sex attractions and thus unable to appreciate traditional marriages.
However, scientific findings released earlier this year during the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago call this premise into question. During the meeting, Michael Bailey of Northwestern University unveiled comprehensive research results which suggest that genetics alone do not determine “sexual orientation.”
In his research, Bailey and other scientists examined the DNA of 400 men who described themselves as homosexual. Ultimately, the researchers concluded that homosexuality cannot be traced to specific genes.
“The genes were neither sufficient, nor necessary, to make any of the men gay,” wrote Ian Sample, science correspondent for The Guardian.
The findings show that it is impossible to accurately predict a person’s sexual behavior by solely examining DNA.
“The flawed thinking behind a genetic test for sexual orientation is clear from studies of twins, which show that the identical twin of a gay man, who carries an exact replica of his brother’s DNA, is more likely to be straight than gay,” The Guardian article continues. “That means even a perfect genetic test that picked up every gene linked to sexual orientation would still be less effective than flipping a coin.”
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Alan Sanders, a Northwestern University professor who led the recent study, confirmed that the “gay gene” theory is largely unfounded.
“We don’t think genetics is the whole story,” Sanders stated, according to The Telegraph. “It’s not.”
Though the scientists maintained that genetics do at least partly influence sexual orientation, these recent findings undermine the belief that homosexuality is predetermined. Environmental factors, such as the absence of a father or an unhealthy domestic upbringing, might play significant roles.
Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association says the scientific findings show that homosexual behavior is ultimately an individual choice.
“Without a genetic causation, sexual preference in behavior is clearly a choice, a choice which no one is compelled to make,” Fischer wrote in a column last week. “And that choice can be evaluated in any number of ways, including whether or not it is good for human health and whether or not same-sex households are sub-optimal nurturing environments for vulnerable young children.”
“If homosexual conduct is ultimately a matter of choice,” Fischer continued, “then the homosexual lobby has nothing, because homosexual conduct is clearly harmful to human beings in any number of ways, not the least of which is serving as the leading cause of HIV/AIDS, which can leave young men disease-ridden and destined for an early grave.”
“I am not persuaded that genes are even a contributing factor,” he added. “But even if they are, the great news is that if individuals are not biologically predetermined to pursue the homosexual lifestyle, then change is possible as a matter of scientific fact. This leads to one simple, salient truth: there is hope for the homosexual.”
I doubt it can be 100% nature. I have NO doubt it is a perversion.
The end of abortion will be a “gay” gene. All it will take is a woman to abort a “gay” baby. Al Queerda has demonstrated it is one of the most powerful political forces in this country. If one single “gay” baby were to be aborted abortion laws would change over night.
or hijacked into it
homosexuality is determined by DNA when
DNA is found in the wrong place
My bias, without proof but from personal observation, is that child abuse is frequently behind homosexuality. I also can understand that some males are more effeminate than others and likewise, some women are much more masculine than most. Beyond that, there is certainly something wrong with the ostentatious “flaming fags” who seem at the head of the political movement. There is at least a tint of evil there.
Sexuality is learnt not in ‘your genes’. There are numerous indicators to prove it. What makes some cultures attracted to livestock? Is it in DNA too? LOL!
That’s the first time I’ve read that, & it makes soooooooooopooopp much sense.
Homosexuality is a CHOICE!! UGGGGHH BANG MY HEAD ON THE WALL!!
Awesome post!!
Please explain “God’s plan” as presented in the Bible.
This is the reason for all the dishonest pseudo-science about homosexuality being predetermined by genetics. Homosexuals will not take responsibility for their actions. They must always be victims.
The false stories about Matthew Shepard and the poor AIDS infected people who were supposedly innocent victims is part of this same disinformation campaign.
The fact is homosexuals have free will. They choose to engage in perverse and unhealthy behavior. They spread disease.
if it did exist, faggots would deny it since it could be tested for and then aborted...
One stumbling block which always creates static in the lay reporting is the use of the word "choice." It is not a commonly used term for behavioral analysis.
The thing is, either you believe in some form of free will, in which case essentially all behavior is a "choice," or you follow a theory of psychophysiological determinism, in which case you seek environmental conditions which determine behavior, and "choice" is a mere subjective experience, not a cause.
It is useful to understand this by asking yourself, if you are a thorough heterosexual, when was it that you "chose" to be straight rather than gay, or rather than nothing? Odds are, if you are honest, you can't remember ever "choosing" such a thing.
One other complicating factor that renders most discussions useless, is that "homosexual behavior" is a broad category of behaviors that may arise from any of a number of causes. No one who seriously researches behavior thinks there is only one "cause."
Homosexuality exists only because God gave us all free will. Sinful activities exist because people choose to sin.
It is not God's plan for people to be sinners. But he gave us the choice.
Some people choose to be evil and choose to reject God's love. He gave us all that choice. When we sin we are turning out back on God.
There is no psychological determination. People's behavior can not be predicted solely by external factors.
Social scientists can find correlations but never certainty.
How many identical twins are both gay ? That would be a good place to start. If being gay were purely genetic we would see a lot of matches.
I believe it’s 100% due to craving attention.
I see what you did there.
And even if it was in the genes, it still is a choice made by the individual to continue down that path. So the homos lose on at least two grounds.
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