Re: [asa] ??

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol or John Burgeson" <burgytwo@juno.com>
To: <RFaussette@aol.com>; <asa@calvin.edu>
Cc: <pimvanmeurs@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: [asa] ??

> Rich wrote:
>
>>>Homosexuality can be attractive to young men, not because
>> they are born with a gay gene and can't help themselves but because of
>> their male sexual drive. Homosexuality, if legitimized, is easily
>> introduced to young men who engage opportunistically. They can be
>> subborned and trained to the behavior if they're caught at the right
>> time. >.
>
> If factual, this is a good argument. (I think it is not, but my opinion
> could change).
>
> Is there any evidence at all (scientific, not anecdotal) that it is
> factual?

I think we need to be a bit careful with that last point Burgy. The fact
that homosexual orientation is indeed non-volitional is primarily anecdotal.
I.e., that's how many persons who understand themselves to be homosexual
describe their experience.

Anecdotal evidence (i.e., reports of uncontrolled observations by
non-experts) is never ideal. But sometimes it's all we have, & some
anecdotal evidence is better than others.

Up to the early nineteenth century astronomers refuised to accept reports by
peasants & other untrained observers that stones had fallen from the sky. I
think it wasn't till around 1830 that well confirmed metorite falls
convinced them that it does sometimes happen.

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/

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Received on Thu Jun 15 11:25:38 2006