are people born gay? |
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| *krnxswat* |
 May 19 2004, 10:41 PM
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Click here for the article.
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, 10:52 PM
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I just kinda skimmed through it, but i think its a combination of both, with primarily nurture.. i mean.. there are geniuses born every day that never get the chance to develop their skills because of their environment.. conversely, there are ppl raised in the best environments that still dont amount to anything because of genetics
The idea of genetics applies heavily to physical development, but not so much to psychological.. psychological and emotional development depend most on the environment, because as a human being, you absorb everything around you, everything in your environment influences your development, thats my take |
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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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May 19 2004, 11:51 PM
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well... considering that this is the debate forum, why dont you take a side? =p
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May 20 2004, 03:29 PM
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i think its a lil bit of both.... but the nature vs nurture about humans being evil n mean and overpowering and stuff... i think is nature cuz it's survival of the fittest, i mean... instinct?
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May 20 2004, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE i think its a lil bit of both.... but the nature vs nurture about humans being evil n mean and overpowering and stuff... i think is nature cuz it's survival of the fittest, i mean... instinct? but as humans, survival of the fittest doesnt just mean instinct or physical capabilities like it does to most others, as humans, intellectual and psychological development contribute to our survival as well.. i mean.. unless you lived as a hermit in the jungle or something, instincts alone wont do you much good |
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Oct 13 2005, 09:57 PM
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 Kermit the frog = <3 Group: Member Posts: 2,315 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,215 |
I was watching one of my favorite shows, the View, and they mentioned a controversial case about a man who was pressing charges against a preist for "turning him into a homosexual" because he raped him repeatedly when he was a young child.
Do you believe that people are born gay or do they choose to be? be sure to explain your reasons this seems to be a very loaded/controversial topic. I personally believe that people are born gay because who chooses to be apart of something that most people are against? some people also believe that there's a gene that determines your sexuality. i'm pretty curious about what you guys think. debate away |
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| *RiC3xBoy* |
Oct 13 2005, 10:08 PM
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Well there is a theory that men are born gay until puberty where it depends how much your heterosexuality represses your homosexuality.
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Oct 13 2005, 10:12 PM
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my teacher told me that they are born gay. like studies show that gay people have this thing in their brain that people who arent gay dont have
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Oct 13 2005, 10:13 PM
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 dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
no, not any more that people are born male or female.
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Oct 13 2005, 10:37 PM
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 L!ckitySplit Group: Member Posts: 4,325 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 129,329 |
why dont we ask someone? there is people here to ask.
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Oct 13 2005, 11:26 PM
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 mmm....beer.... Group: Member Posts: 752 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,854 |
You were born gay
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Oct 13 2005, 11:34 PM
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Love is just chemical reactions in your brain. Some people have the right chemistry and have a spark together. I personally don't really think it matters whether someone has a penis or not. You like what you like.
So I suppose it can be both. You can like something since birth, or you can grow to like something after a while. It doesn't really work well with the priest raping situation, but the case is bull to me. |
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Oct 13 2005, 11:36 PM
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L!ckitySplit Group: Member Posts: 4,325 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 129,329 |
QUOTE(Justingamemaster @ Oct 14 2005, 12:26 AM) You were born gay  what? |
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Oct 13 2005, 11:37 PM
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mmm....beer.... Group: Member Posts: 752 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,854 |
QUOTE(L!ckitySplit @ Oct 13 2005, 9:36 PM) what? Can you read? |
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Oct 14 2005, 12:50 AM
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 Don't wake ghostie. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,546 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,405 |
I think we are born as people. Gay is a prefrences... it's not like I was born liking pink or liking green. I know that's how I feel about my sexuality, it's a prefrence not anything I was born with.
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Oct 14 2005, 03:41 AM
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 Drowning by numbers Group: Member Posts: 149 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 193,026 |
If a hermaphrodite was sexually attracted to males, yet had dominantly male genitals and a feminine state of mind, wouldn't that be considered "born gay"?
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Oct 14 2005, 03:25 PM
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some people say that the reason that people are homosexual (at least some of them), is that they have more of one chemical in their brain, or less of a different one, and it causes it to basically...override their attraction to their opposite sex and primitive instincts for....makin babies.
i just made that up btw. sounded true enough. eh. people could turn gay because they were raised just by a parent of the opposite sex. like a boy whose raised by a mentally distured mother... you know, one who wants to have complete control over their sons, even when they're really old.... they either become murderers, or gay. haha. i love making up information. |
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Oct 14 2005, 03:28 PM
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 i've never wanted anything rationale. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,449 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 19,045 |
^Well you shouldn't in a debate, kthanks.
QUOTE(RiC3xBoy @ Oct 13 2005, 9:08 PM) Well there is a theory that men are born gay until puberty where it depends how much your heterosexuality represses your homosexuality. I've never heard that theory. Interesting! Happen to have a link to an article or something like that? Anyways, I pretty much believe that people are "born" gay. I think it is something in their genes/chemicals in their brains. I am pretty sure most boys wouldn't choose to become someone in society who is hated for what they feel. I think homosexuality is just something that happens naturally. There is no way to be "turned" gay and no way to "cure" homosexuality. |
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Oct 14 2005, 03:36 PM
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I'm not against gay people. I'm not really getting the fact why it's such a big deal if you're a guy liking a guy or a girl liking a girl. That's just flippin retarded. I saw this in the New York Post but whatever. It could be both. You could be born gay and be sexually attracted to the same sex. And maybe in some cases people can choose to be gay for whatever reason they have. Yup.
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| *reflection* |
Oct 14 2005, 03:44 PM
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i don't because most people believe they are gay when they are attracted to someone of the same sex and that could happen at any age.
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Oct 14 2005, 04:08 PM
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i've never wanted anything rationale. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,449 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 19,045 |
^Maybe they have just finally come to terms with it when they are 35, but they have always been gay.
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Oct 14 2005, 05:02 PM
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Don't wake ghostie. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,546 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,405 |
Hmmm...
Maybe it is some people with differen't chemical properties and some with just a prefrence. With me, I'm attracted to men and women and I have no clue how to explain it but I've not always been attracted to women. Sometimes I think gay people make up that they've been gay all there lives, not all of them but sometimes I think they just say that. |
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Oct 14 2005, 09:16 PM
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L!ckitySplit Group: Member Posts: 4,325 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 129,329 |
QUOTE(Justingamemaster @ Oct 14 2005, 12:37 AM) Can you read? im not gay if thats what your asking lol. im just saying there are homosexuals on this site, why dont we ask them? |
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| *mipadi* |
Oct 14 2005, 09:22 PM
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A good friend of mine is gay. People often ask him, "When did you know you were gay?" His response: "When did you know you were straight?"
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