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 May 19 2004, 10:41 PM
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So, was the way we behave engrained in us before we were born? Or has it developed over time in response to our experiences? |
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May 19 2004, 11:46 PM
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 The Return of Sathington Willoughby.  Group: Member Posts: 313 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,724 |
yeah, it is a combination. locke's tabula rasa isn't correct because its been proven that genetics affects behaviour aswell.
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krnxswat are people born gay? May 19 2004, 10:41 PM
EmeraldKnight I just kinda skimmed through it, but i think its a... May 19 2004, 10:52 PM EmeraldKnight well... considering that this is the debate forum,... May 19 2004, 11:51 PM mai_z i think its a lil bit of both.... but the nature v... May 20 2004, 03:29 PM EmeraldKnight QUOTEi think its a lil bit of both.... but the nat... May 20 2004, 04:41 PM islandkiss I was watching one of my favorite shows, the View,... Oct 13 2005, 09:57 PM RiC3xBoy Well there is a theory that men are born gay until... Oct 13 2005, 10:08 PM
Rachel is love ^Well you shouldn't in a debate, kthanks.
QUO... Oct 14 2005, 03:28 PM o0olaalaa my teacher told me that they are born gay. like st... Oct 13 2005, 10:12 PM sadolakced acid no, not any more that people are born male or fema... Oct 13 2005, 10:13 PM L!ckitySplit why dont we ask someone? there is people here to a... Oct 13 2005, 10:37 PM Justingamemaster You were born gay Oct 13 2005, 11:26 PM L!ckitySplit QUOTE(Justingamemaster @ Oct 14 2005, 12:26 A... Oct 13 2005, 11:36 PM Justingamemaster QUOTE(L!ckitySplit @ Oct 13 2005, 9:36 PM... Oct 13 2005, 11:37 PM L!ckitySplit QUOTE(Justingamemaster @ Oct 14 2005, 12:37 A... Oct 14 2005, 09:16 PM eunie03 Love is just chemical reactions in your brain. Som... Oct 13 2005, 11:34 PM Retrogressive I think we are born as people. Gay is a prefrences... Oct 14 2005, 12:50 AM Olive If a hermaphrodite was sexually attracted to males... Oct 14 2005, 03:41 AM insomniac some people say that the reason that people are ho... Oct 14 2005, 03:25 PM crazedbaby I'm not against gay people. I'm not really... Oct 14 2005, 03:36 PM reflection i don't because most people believe they are g... Oct 14 2005, 03:44 PM Rachel is love ^Maybe they have just finally come to terms with i... Oct 14 2005, 04:08 PM Retrogressive Hmmm...
Maybe it is some people with differen... Oct 14 2005, 05:02 PM mipadi A good friend of mine is gay. People often ask him... Oct 14 2005, 09:22 PM iNyCxShoRT QUOTE(mipadi @ Oct 14 2005, 9:22 PM)A good fr... Oct 14 2005, 10:22 PM andromeda_90 I think most people who are gay just become gay in... Oct 14 2005, 10:21 PM sadolakced acid QUOTE(insomniac @ Oct 14 2005, 3:25 PM)eh. pe... Oct 15 2005, 12:02 AM Weird addiction People aren't born gay, they don't even ch... Oct 16 2005, 10:08 AM Paradox of Life A person is born gay. Period. They will never feel... Oct 16 2005, 10:13 AM Weird addiction QUOTE(Paradox of Life @ Oct 16 2005, 5:13 PM)... Oct 16 2005, 10:20 AM Rachel is love ^Okay, well what is your stance on the issue then?... Oct 16 2005, 08:37 PM super_grover08 i heard it was because of a hormone malfunction or... Oct 16 2005, 12:19 PM sadolakced acid QUOTE(Weird addiction @ Oct 16 2005, 10:20 AM... Oct 16 2005, 09:49 PM islandkiss QUOTEYou were born gay
mm no. how about, grow up... Oct 17 2005, 03:53 PM omg_melface I do believe that there are your handful of gays t... Oct 17 2005, 04:01 PM mai_z I believe that the majority of gays are born gay. ... Oct 17 2005, 05:57 PM sadolakced acid people aren't born gay just like people aren... Oct 17 2005, 06:12 PM eunie03 QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Oct 17 2005, 6:12 PM)... Oct 17 2005, 08:57 PM Kristinaa ^ Yes!
You can't be born gay.
You devel... Oct 17 2005, 06:33 PM sadolakced acid err...
you did catch the sarcasm, right? Oct 17 2005, 06:56 PM mai_z LMAO looks like someone didn't notice the sarc... Oct 17 2005, 08:25 PM Kristinaa QUOTE(mai_z @ Oct 17 2005, 8:25 PM)LMAO looks... Oct 21 2005, 08:27 PM xcaitlinx QUOTE(Kristinaa @ Oct 21 2005, 8:27 PM)I slee... Oct 22 2005, 09:26 AM simx I'm bi... and I'm pretty sure I was born t... Oct 17 2005, 09:10 PM ___misshilton Last Year (my senior year) one of my very good fri... Oct 18 2005, 01:31 PM mai_z Well if they aren't born gay, and they didn... Oct 19 2005, 09:47 PM sadolakced acid satan whispered in thier ear that jesus loved them... Oct 19 2005, 10:15 PM one_and_only ^okayy..
people arent born gay... Oct 19 2005, 11:57 PM eunie03 QUOTE(one_and_only @ Oct 19 2005, 11:57 PM)pe... Oct 20 2005, 12:53 AM simx QUOTE(eunie03 @ Oct 20 2005, 12:53 AM)Why not... Oct 20 2005, 02:23 AM islandkiss QUOTE(one_and_only @ Oct 19 2005, 11:57 PM)^o... Oct 20 2005, 05:11 PM Retrogressive QUOTEPeople aren't born gay, they don't ev... Oct 20 2005, 08:13 AM Weird addiction ^ How in the world can someone be born gay? It... Oct 21 2005, 01:36 PM eunie03 QUOTE(Weird addiction @ Oct 21 2005, 1:36 PM)... Oct 21 2005, 03:31 PM islandkiss QUOTE(Weird addiction @ Oct 21 2005, 1:36 PM)... Oct 21 2005, 03:55 PM Weird addiction QUOTE(islandkiss @ Oct 21 2005, 10:55 PM)I di... Oct 22 2005, 11:17 AM jEllyBeaNs i dont think that ppl are born gay. i think its ju... Oct 21 2005, 11:56 PM mipadi QUOTE(jEllyBeaNs @ Oct 22 2005, 12:56 AM)i do... Oct 22 2005, 12:35 AM simx QUOTE(jEllyBeaNs @ Oct 21 2005, 11:56 PM)i do... Oct 22 2005, 01:26 AM jEllyBeaNs QUOTE(simx @ Oct 22 2005, 2:26 AM)using it as... Oct 22 2005, 11:20 AM simx QUOTE(jEllyBeaNs @ Oct 22 2005, 11:20 AM)sayi... Oct 22 2005, 08:28 PM eunie03 QUOTE(simx @ Oct 22 2005, 8:28 PM)Why would y... Oct 22 2005, 08:51 PM pandamonium QUOTE(jEllyBeaNs @ Oct 21 2005, 11:56 PM)i do... Oct 22 2005, 12:48 PM jEllyBeaNs QUOTE(pandamonium @ Oct 22 2005, 1:48 PM)WHY ... Oct 22 2005, 09:08 PM Lo Mein QUOTE(jEllyBeaNs @ Oct 22 2005, 10:08 PM)i ha... Oct 22 2005, 09:12 PM jEllyBeaNs QUOTE(Lo Mein @ Oct 22 2005, 10:12 PM)How are... Oct 22 2005, 09:17 PM eunie03 QUOTE(jEllyBeaNs @ Oct 22 2005, 9:08 PM)PEOPL... Oct 22 2005, 09:32 PM Endless_Symphony jellybeans, if someone can choose to be gay, that ... Oct 22 2005, 01:57 PM RiC3xBoy No, its not possible to be born gay(imo). The envi... Oct 22 2005, 12:39 AM Olive QUOTE(RiC3xBoy @ Oct 22 2005, 3:39 PM)No, its... Oct 22 2005, 09:24 AM RiC3xBoy QUOTE(Olive @ Oct 22 2005, 7:24 AM)Hey I foun... Oct 22 2005, 02:05 PM Retrogressive ^ AN EXCUSE FOR WHAT? ^
You can argue that you we... Oct 22 2005, 09:30 AM andromeda_90 is there really such thing as a baby being born wi... Oct 22 2005, 09:37 AM sadolakced acid why do i have a feeling this is going to become si... Oct 22 2005, 10:53 AM andromeda_90 ^cuz basically..it is a nature vs. nurture shoutin... Oct 22 2005, 10:55 AM glit_gal Well with the debate over nature v. nurture i... Oct 22 2005, 11:37 AM Weird addiction ^ No need for the caps. But i'm with you. Oct 22 2005, 12:52 PM disco infiltrator People are more or less asexual before their hormo... Oct 22 2005, 02:03 PM simx I'm bisexual... Oct 23 2005, 12:46 AM eunie03 QUOTE(simx @ Oct 23 2005, 12:46 AM)I'm bi... Oct 23 2005, 02:21 AM simx QUOTE(eunie03 @ Oct 23 2005, 2:21 AM)You bise... Oct 23 2005, 02:41 AM eunie03 QUOTE(simx @ Oct 23 2005, 2:41 AM)*shrug* wel... Oct 23 2005, 03:02 AM disco infiltrator Boys indeed are stupid, confusing creatures.
Any... Oct 23 2005, 08:59 AM Endless_Symphony i think it can be a whole host of problems. i most... Oct 23 2005, 10:21 AM disco infiltrator Yea, but that's due to influence from media an... Oct 23 2005, 12:02 PM Retrogressive QUOTEBoys indeed are stupid, confusing creatures. ... Oct 23 2005, 12:53 PM murderous_thoughts Its impossible to be 100% either one...Thats why w... Oct 23 2005, 02:35 PM jEllyBeaNs QUOTE(murderous_thoughts @ Oct 23 2005, 3:35 ... Oct 23 2005, 03:57 PM disco infiltrator This should be merged with the "are you born ... Oct 23 2005, 03:39 PM Endless_Symphony ^ uh... he's not saying that at all. he's ... Oct 23 2005, 04:56 PM jEllyBeaNs QUOTE(Endless_Symphony @ Oct 23 2005, 5:56 PM... Oct 23 2005, 05:20 PM Retrogressive Why the hell are you comparing mass murders to gay... Oct 23 2005, 04:59 PM andromeda_90 ^Some people are just cruel like that. (although h... Oct 23 2005, 05:17 PM sadolakced acid people are born predisposed to be gay or straight.... Oct 23 2005, 05:49 PM disco infiltrator Justin, did you consider my little theory?
Were y... Oct 23 2005, 05:50 PM sadolakced acid i'm saying predisposed...
like, when you... Oct 23 2005, 05:53 PM disco infiltrator But how could that be if you're not either as ... Oct 23 2005, 06:18 PM sadolakced acid your hormones are set by your genes tho. Oct 23 2005, 09:01 PM disco infiltrator No they're not. O_o You meet a person and are/... Oct 23 2005, 09:15 PM |
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