Sexuality

Darwin is the man 😎

Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Mr Zero, you need to stop being so vulgar!

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Originally posted by Darth Revan
Well, the people who choose not to believe in evolution are wrong, too... You can choose not to believe in proven scientific theory, but it doesn't make it a matter of opinion. Humans evolved from early apes, which, like all other animals, have sex for one reason and one reason only, to reproduce. Humans treat sex differently, but face it, mother nature created it as a way to reproduce and nothing more.

So if the early apes did it for reproduction than were there any gay apes back then? I mean they obey natural instinct right?

I don't understand your point with that comment, but to tell you the truth, I have no way of knowing whether or not there are gay apes.

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Well I guess it shows your manners and your intelligance the fact that you couldnt find other words apart from what you said, to get your point accross.

I dont want to discus this in this thread, and even less with you, so get back on topic!

Originally posted by Darth Revan
I don't understand your point with that comment, but to tell you the truth, I have no way of knowing whether or not there are gay apes.

It was just a simple question. If the Apes followed their instict to reproduce is there a possibility of male apes trying to mate with other male apes?

Interesting thought... I doubt it, as far as I know, homosexuality is a uniquely human trait. Apes, despite their genetic structure being remarkably similar to our own, are simply less intelligent... Their reproductive habits are based more on instinct than ours, so I would guess no.

Originally posted by Darth Revan
Interesting thought... I doubt it, as far as I know, homosexuality is a uniquely human trait. Apes, despite their genetic structure being remarkably similar to our own, are simply less intelligent... Their reproductive habits are based more on instinct than ours, so I would guess no.

I guess it depends on whether or not homosexuality is naturally occuring

Homosexuality in evolution...... sometimes I ponder about it. If it comes down to instinct it could arouse new questions about human behavior.

interesting reading on the subject of animal homosexuality http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Homosexuality_in_animals

"In October 2003 a study [3] (http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/145/2/478) was released, stating, that homosexual behavior in sheep is related to a region in their brain (called "ovine sexually dimorphic nucleus" or oSDN). The scientists found: "The oSDN in rams that preferred females was significantly larger and contained more neurons than in male-oriented rams and ewes."

Originally posted by Jamief90
I guess it depends on whether or not homosexuality is naturally occuring

Not necessarily. Humans are different enough from other animals that even if it is naturally occuring (it is), there's still the possibility of it being uniquely human.

I have actually heard somewhere that certain animals can be gay, however i cant remember which animal it was...

i think my last post sort of showed that its not unique to humans

Sorry, didn't see it until I posted that. Interesting link.

and maybe homosexuality in other animals proves its not something that people have control over

Indeed it does... I've always been of that mind though, that you can't choose your sexual orientation.

homosexuality is something i definatly dont think ppl have control over... which is a main reason y i think ppl shouldnt be penalized for it

As another point of view to my evolution thought, maybe homosexuality is a genetic abnormality(not meaning that to sound derogatory) just as a defective gene can cause a person to be born blind or with some other disfuction, it could be as simple as a single defective gene (really not meaning this to sound derogatory at all and appologise if anyone takes offence)

Interesting article. So far the bonobo, some birds, a certain lizards, and sheep could have homosexual traits. Check this out about the gay gene:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dh93ge.html

Very interesting, maybe with enough research it could be proved that it was linked to a gene, but would it make anyone more tollerent of homosexuals, at the end of the day maybe being homophobic is just as genetic