Homosexuality

[Answerprancer]

1) Is it nature's way of telling us to keep our population under control?
2) Nature or nurture ?
Discuss.
(Now I'll duck and run for cover!)

[jno]

erm, but I wouldn't go across species, lcg76

[sunny-dave]

Oh god - not fruit again - I already got my knuckles rapped today by Miss Prim for saying Melons ...

[Old_Geezer]

Nature isn't something that has intent so it's not any way of telling us anything. It is a merely a flaw in the subconscious that forces an individual to be attracted to the wrong gender.

I don't believe anyone knows for sure the exact cause, but my suspicion would be a mixture of both. A propensity down to a genetic cause, which can become active due to environment/personal experiences.

[Answerprancer]

Well stap me vitals ! ..multiple responses.
I'm to p!ssed to sift through your interesting answers and respond with a clear mind right now, but will do later.
Keep 'em coming.

[LoftyLottie]

1. No
2. Basically nature, but I go along with Old Geezer in his second paragraph.

Fortunately, these days, nature is allowed to take it's course and people can be open about it - thank goodness.



Too tired to discuss.

[Sqad]

a) I cannot think of a better way of controlling the population...can you ?

b) all the homosexuals will say "nature" and all the heterosexuals will say "nuture."

[EcclesCake]

In this situation I'm not sure neutering is necessary Sqad.

[Sqad]

Eccles..LOL

[tonyav]

Unnatural imo.

[Sqad]

tony....I agree.

If homosexuality was "natural" to a species, how would it be an advantage to that species?

It would not be able to reproduce and hence in a generation it would be extinct. As the human race hasn't become extinct as yet, then it would seem to me that homosexuality was man made (nutured)

[237SJ]

I would call it normal (in that it is fairly common) rather than natural. I think it`s nature rather than nurture though in men. I`m not so sure about women. Someone once told me "Gay men are born but gay women are made".

[mccfluff]

no
nature

why does somethign natural have to be advantageous to the species, why can;t it just be for pleasure

what advantage does a clitorus have other than pleasure?

[Sqad]

\\\\why does somethign natural have to be advantageous to the species, why can;t it just be for pleasure \\\

Cus if it isn't, the species dies out......not much pleasure there then.

The clitoris is a advantageous to the species as it induces orgasm and reproduction.

[tonyav]

Well fluffy, It's a bit like hunt the parcel lol.

[mccfluff]

not everything has to be advantageous to the species in terms of reproduction, as a species we have evolved somethings can just be for pleasure

[TOWIE]

1. Not really - as more same sex couples are having children by artificial insemination.

2. Nature - you cannot help the way you were made.

I must be in the 20% of women who never fantasize about other women - messing about with somebody's else's lady garden has no attraction for me.

[cazzz1975]

1) no, I think its in our human nature to assign a reason for everything, some things just are.

2) Nature....thats how it is, the world is a diverse place.

[LoftyLottie]

Sqad:

"b) all the homosexuals will say "nature" and all the heterosexuals will say "nuture."

I said nature, as have others. So all who said nature are homosexual! Interesting.

[woofgang]

since it is usually heterosexuals who have nurtured the homosexual, I wouldn't think it would advantage them to say "nurture"......
nature definitely.

[Sqad]

lofty

\\\I said nature, as have others. So all who said nature are homosexual! Interesting.\\\

Yes.............or "brain washed" heterosexuals.