Posted on 02/05/2010 5:28:20 AM PST by Loyalist
It's a question which has troubled science since Darwin: if homosexuality is, at least in part, inherited, how are those genes being passed down to new generations?
Canadian researchers say they have found the first evidence to back up the theory that gay men have the evolutionary advantage of being "super uncles", a way of enhancing the survival prospects of close relatives and -- indirectly, at least -- making it more likely their genes are passed on.
Paul Vasey, associate professor in the University of Lethbridge's department of psychology, said his research found evidence that gay men may be more willing to support their nieces and nephews financially and emotionally.
The idea is that homosexuals are helping their close relatives reproduce more successfully and at a higher rate by being helpful: babysitting more, tutoring their nieces and nephews in art and music, and helping out financially with things like medical care and education.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalpost.com ...
Like the uncle nobody talks about except to tell the kids to stay away from him?
And look! Another gullible Western academic being played for a fool by the Samoans just like Margaret Mead!
Is “super uncles” psychobabble code for child molesters?
This article stipulates a non-biological cause for homosexuality.
IMO, that’s the only truth here.
This is not just crap. This is stupid crap.
IE, either a choice or an acquired mental illness.
Man, what a bunch of ‘rationalization’ crap!
Yeah, like Uncle Ernie whom deaf, dumb and blind Tommy was introduced to.
“Hey, nephew. Want to see where the horse bit me?”
You, sir, identify subtext exceedingly well! ;-P
When I was a kid, we called them “funny Uncles”. We avoided them and their friends as we knew they were predators.
Uncle ‘Auntie’....
fiddle....fiddle....fiddle about.
No, it’s not stupid crap. It’s the most stupid crap I’ve read in a long time.
It merits a “WTF?”
The current term among the kids is to call them “Creepers.” Whatever the term, most well adjusted kids can instinctively spot them. They make fun of them, but also know to stay the hell away from them.
That looks like an excellent article. Thanks!
What they're really supporting is that homosexuality isn't genetic.
My degree is in psychology, and I recall reading studies that higher population densities had a higher incidence of homosexual behavior (the test subjects were rats that had population density adjusted). Of course that couldn't have an effect...now could it?
Gee, another thing Darwinism can’t explain. Wonder when someone will start to notice theory doesn’t work? Shoosh.
So kids now don’t buy the PC crap. We didn’t have PC crap being taught to us in the 50’s.
huh?
how does being a helpfull uncle lead to you having children which pass on your genes if you only have sex with the same sex?
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