Mercury makes you gay (1 Viewer)
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Seriously do any of you actually believe that people choose to be gay? What do they gain out of it? A confusing life of being mocked, hated and discriminated against. Yea I bet that's really where its at 
Seriously do any of you actually believe that people choose to be pedophiles? What do they gain out of it? A confusing life of being mocked, hated and discriminated against. Yea I bet that's really where its at
Seriously do any of you actually believe that people choose to be necrophiliacs? What do they gain out of it? A confusing life of being mocked, hated and discriminated against. Yea I bet that's really where its at
And the point is?
I've heard this argument before except normally it is pedophilia that is compared to homosexuality. It is true that the people who suffer from this have no choice over it but there are key differences. Pedophilia, Necrophilia and other disorders are paraphilias. These are not sexual orientations, they are abnormal sexual attractions that are not genetically inherited but caused by early childhood trauma or sexual abuse and frequently associated with other mental health issues. Homosexuality is not.
People who suffer from paraphilias generally do not have healthy sex lives and struggle to create normal relationships. Paraphilias are completely different from sexual orientation, so you can't really compare them.
I've heard this argument before except normally it is pedophilia that is compared to homosexuality. It is true that the people who suffer from this have no choice over it but there are key differences. Pedophilia, Necrophilia and other disorders are paraphilias. These are not sexual orientations, they are abnormal sexual attractions that are not genetically inherited but caused by early childhood trauma or sexual abuse and frequently associated with other mental health issues. Homosexuality is not.
People who suffer from paraphilias generally do not have healthy sex lives and struggle to create normal relationships. Paraphilias are completely different from sexual orientation, so you can't really compare them.
Tahir, I'd say that the title you chose for this thread proves you didn't understand the article.
Being exposed to mercury can be a natural or manmade event, and the chemical imbalances caused by mercury don't offer one set result besides the imbalances themselves. You'd be looking at all sorts variables and outcomes in this, including the possibility of changing an animal's instinct.
As for being "born with it," I don't see why this is so hard to accept. Mice have been found to gravitate towards the same sex when Korean scientists removed a single gene linked to reproductive behavior. If one single gene is the barrier between straight and gay, then we have to start accepting this stuff as a natural occurrence.
But even if it was not "natural", and in fact solely a "choice", I don't see why that would be a problem either. As long as that personal freedom of choice doesn't impinge upon your freedom to live and practice your religion, then this issue is just another huge distraction.
Being exposed to mercury can be a natural or manmade event, and the chemical imbalances caused by mercury don't offer one set result besides the imbalances themselves. You'd be looking at all sorts variables and outcomes in this, including the possibility of changing an animal's instinct.
As for being "born with it," I don't see why this is so hard to accept. Mice have been found to gravitate towards the same sex when Korean scientists removed a single gene linked to reproductive behavior. If one single gene is the barrier between straight and gay, then we have to start accepting this stuff as a natural occurrence.
But even if it was not "natural", and in fact solely a "choice", I don't see why that would be a problem either. As long as that personal freedom of choice doesn't impinge upon your freedom to live and practice your religion, then this issue is just another huge distraction.
The title was a joke, you'd know that if you saw what I wrote before the article.
As for all this medical stuff...my dad is a doctor, you don't have to explain any of it to me.
As for your reference to mice...this is just it only a different animal...a research into why there was a decline in the population of these species and scientist found a link between exposure to mercury and homosexuality among these species. So in the case of these species the theory that birth has something to do with it is not necessarily accurate. That's all there is to it.
As for all this medical stuff...my dad is a doctor, you don't have to explain any of it to me.
As for your reference to mice...this is just it only a different animal...a research into why there was a decline in the population of these species and scientist found a link between exposure to mercury and homosexuality among these species. So in the case of these species the theory that birth has something to do with it is not necessarily accurate. That's all there is to it.
That's a fair point to argue. However...
The article shows it's linked to hormones and brain chemistry. So at the same that a person's brain chemistry or hormonal balance at birth could lead them to live a homosexual lifestyle, the same as brain chemistry leads to things like ADD and dyslexia.
Beyond that, we really can't be sure about anything. Not that it matters to me.
The article shows it's linked to hormones and brain chemistry. So at the same that a person's brain chemistry or hormonal balance at birth could lead them to live a homosexual lifestyle, the same as brain chemistry leads to things like ADD and dyslexia.
Beyond that, we really can't be sure about anything. Not that it matters to me.