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jkswiss · 12-10-2007, 01:05 PM

I am of the thought that gay people are born gay or with gay tendencies. While humans are far more complex than fruit flies on the order of magnitudes, the fact that there is a gene to control sexual tendencies in fruit flies leads to the possibility that there might be genes that influence our preferences.

I just thought this was an interesting development on the whole nature vs. nurture aspect of gayness.

**Liquid Rhino** · 12-10-2007, 01:12 PM

Sounds like something Matt Ridley would write about. You should check out his stuff if you haven't already... it offers an interesting perspective.

MGD 45 · 12-10-2007, 01:14 PM

Of course homosexuality is perfectly natural.......it's part of natural selection. Natures own way of controlling species. Some people are dumb/stupid & get killed. Some die from diseases/ accidents, & some don't like to procreate with the opposite sex....perfectly natural.

longtalltechsan · 12-10-2007, 01:15 PM

Was this something done in the US? If so, its nice to see our tax dollars hard at work. I would bet this is some government funded research.

**KingAirDriver** · 12-10-2007, 02:00 PM

Yeah, no s**t. Make flies gay, but don't worry about curing all the other crap that's out there, or feeding those who are not as fortunate as us.

MGD 45 · 12-10-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by KingAirDriver

Yeah, no s**t. Make flies gay, but don't worry about curing all the other crap that's out there, or feeding those who are not as fortunate as us.

Like I said.....natural selection.

**DanTheEldest** · 12-10-2007, 02:21 PM

After reading the article....

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/h...lies10.article

...it would appear that the bisexual tendencies created can be controlled with drugs that influence how the flies perceive hormones. Think about the flip side for a bit: telling all the gay/bi/lesbo/transgender activists out there that science has discovered a "cure" for homosexuality is one sure way to get a whole bunch of people riled up. I'd buy tickets for that press conference.

aiformula · 12-10-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MGD 45

Like I said.....natural selection.

I'm a REAL BIG proponent of that myself. Somebody here used to have a tag line in their sig something to the effect of "Can't we kill off all the stupid people? I don't mean like shooting them or anything, just remove all the warning labels and let nature take it's course."

**KingAirDriver** · 12-10-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by aiformula

I'm a REAL BIG proponent of that myself. Somebody here used to have a tag line in their sig something to the effect of "Can't we kill off all the stupid people? I don't mean like shooting them or anything, just remove all the warning labels and let nature take it's course."

LMFAO...Ohhhh LMFAO!! You two [MGD, airformula] crack me up, thanks for the laughs!

**yocan** · 12-10-2007, 02:56 PM

the military in the 80s was looking into using chemicals to make males gay, as a possible way to create disorder among enemy ranks. Just imagine a muslim contingent in Checknya that runs a nuclear missile silo, they all start having gay tendencies. That would cause problems, big ones.

12-10-2007, 01:05 PM	#1
jkswiss XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,085	Scientist make gay/bi fruit flies I am of the thought that gay people are born gay or with gay tendencies. While humans are far more complex than fruit flies on the order of magnitudes, the fact that there is a gene to control sexual tendencies in fruit flies leads to the possibility that there might be genes that influence our preferences. I just thought this was an interesting development on the whole nature vs. nurture aspect of gayness.

12-10-2007, 01:12 PM	#2
Liquid Rhino XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: three\|zero\|five Posts: 1,033	Sounds like something Matt Ridley would write about. You should check out his stuff if you haven't already... it offers an interesting perspective. __________________ WARNING! There ain't no more continues, dog...

12-10-2007, 01:14 PM	#3
MGD 45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 1,225	Of course homosexuality is perfectly natural.......it's part of natural selection. Natures own way of controlling species. Some people are dumb/stupid & get killed. Some die from diseases/ accidents, & some don't like to procreate with the opposite sex....perfectly natural. __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

12-10-2007, 01:15 PM	#4
longtalltechsan XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,981	Was this something done in the US? If so, its nice to see our tax dollars hard at work. I would bet this is some government funded research. __________________ Gun owner's prayer.... "Oh Lord, if I die, please don't let my wife sell my guns for what I told her they cost."

12-10-2007, 02:00 PM	#5
KingAirDriver XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: FL230 and KS Posts: 1,450	Yeah, no s**t. Make flies gay, but don't worry about curing all the other crap that's out there, or feeding those who are not as fortunate as us. __________________ "When life's on the line, we're in the air." Freight Dogs - Order of the Sleepless Knights.

12-10-2007, 02:21 PM	#7
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,499	After reading the article.... http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/h...lies10.article ...it would appear that the bisexual tendencies created can be controlled with drugs that influence how the flies perceive hormones. Think about the flip side for a bit: telling all the gay/bi/lesbo/transgender activists out there that science has discovered a "cure" for homosexuality is one sure way to get a whole bunch of people riled up. I'd buy tickets for that press conference. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. The American abortion industry: helping rid the tired, huddled masses of their inconveniences and mistakes for four decades now. (But it's okay--the unborn aren't actually humans. What they are, we're not sure--but they're definitely not people.) Last edited by DanTheEldest; 12-10-2007 at 02:23 PM.

12-10-2007, 02:56 PM	#10
yocan XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,262	the military in the 80s was looking into using chemicals to make males gay, as a possible way to create disorder among enemy ranks. Just imagine a muslim contingent in Checknya that runs a nuclear missile silo, they all start having gay tendencies. That would cause problems, big ones. __________________ The three requirements for a school shooting. 1 know the floorplan. 2 Know the threats inside the location and response time/entry time for the police 3. Royally screwed up intelligent analytic mind. We need more laws to protect these three rights. Ban guns in schools, it obviously works.

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