which would you eliminate from society. only pick 1

Originally posted by Astner
You're welcome.

If you stalked me on KMC, you'd know that I already knew this and discussed it several years ago in the GDF when the forum was more active. 🙂

That's environment, not genetics.

I hold that homosexuality is a combination of genetics, environment, and choice with none being the ultimate decider.

Edit - Also, thousands and maybe millions of homosexual men that are only children beg to differ with the title of that link. 😉 For me, that tells me that choice and genetics also play a role: not just environment.

Originally posted by dadudemon
If you stalked me on KMC, you'd know that I already knew this and discussed it several years ago in the GDF when the forum was more active. 🙂

That's environment, not genetics.

I hold that homosexuality is a combination of genetics, environment, and choice with none being the ultimate decider.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Please correct me if I am wrong, but aren't the Windows OSs Unix-like Operating Systems?

Edit - Just checked. While there are similarities, it is not considered "Unix-like." OSX, however, is. 😄

DOS was a cheap rip off of Unix. Current Windows systems are based on NT and are not really related to Unix. They are not POSIX compliant anymore.

Originally posted by Astner
You're welcome.

Ah pop-sci article based on one study. Well that convinces me...

Originally posted by Bardock42
Ah pop-sci article based on one study. Well that convinces me...

Originally posted by Astner
Well, you're free to do your own research and present whatever counterarguments you come across.

Yeah, I'm free to do that, I'm also free to find the io9 article posted a week after yours backpeddling its claims. You're welcome

Originally posted by Astner
But there's no evidence of a gay-gene.

What the **** is this?

Astner, I am not your enemy on most of your social positions. I just don't think your positions are as strong as you make them. For instance, I don't go around saying that people are born gay: that's preposterous and creepy. But, at the same time, I think our behaviors, even our sexual behaviors, are influenced by our genetics.

If homosexuals are free to be gay than homophobes are free to be homophobes. Its only fair.

Why judge someone because they naturally dislike something?

Originally posted by Bardock42
Yeah, I'm free to do that, I'm also free to find the io9 article posted a week after yours backpeddling its claims. You're welcome

👆

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
If homosexuals are free to be gay than homophobes are free to be homophobes. Its only fair.

Why judge someone because they naturally dislike something?

Because when your dislike turns into impersonal hatred, it makes you a miserable douchebag.

I dislike snakes and reptiles (they are rather boring). I don't arbitrarily block their rights or launch smear/hate campaigns against them and their advocates just because I don't like them.

No one says you have to 'like' everyone and anyone; they're simply saying that people have equal rights in society and respect that.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
If homosexuals are free to be gay than homophobes are free to be homophobes. Its only fair.

Why judge someone because they naturally dislike something?

Because they are exerting their dislikes on others. I'm sure homosexuals don't care too much about the existence of homophobes, they start caring when homophobes pass laws taking away their rights.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
Why judge someone because they naturally dislike something?

1. Why judge someone because they naturally like someone?

2. If you're a Christian, you're not supposed to be judging anyone. You're supposed to lovingly accept anyone. That doesn't mean you lovingly accept a Pedo to watch your children, it means you help mow his lawn if he breaks his foot or you minister to him if he is in need of spiritual strengthening.

3. Why fill yourself full of hate towards people are you probably never going to change? A futile effort, to say the least.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose
I dislike snakes and reptiles (they are rather boring). I don't arbitrarily block their rights or launch smear/hate campaigns against them and their advocates just because I don't like them.

Soooo...

You're saying that the gays are the reptile aliens that rule the world?

"Hating someone" is judging ?

Also I get your points

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
"Hating someone" is judging ?

Yes. You've judged them as worthy of your hate because of their actions.

The judging part is because you've decided to think or feel something negative because of a person's actions: something a Christian is not supposed to do.

I should be clear that the judgement I am referring to is one of a negative hateful judgement. It is not the same kind of judgement you use to tell how far to throw a piece of paper to make it into the trash can.

English just does not have the proper word for this version of judgement that we are using it.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Soooo...

You're saying that the gays are the reptile aliens that rule the world?

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
"Hating someone" is judging ?