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Do you think we will ever know what causes Homosexuality
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RE: Do you think we will ever know what causes Homosexuality
(December 29, 2013 at 3:53 pm)pop_punks_not_dead Wrote: As a gay guy who is into Psychology I always wonder if we will ever find out what is going on in our minds that define what we are attracted to.

I hope one day we will, but sometimes I hope we don't in-case it drives some people to try and find a "cure" for us
Well I've spoken to qualified psychologists who say that it is an anomaly similar to/associated with other personality abnormalities.

It's almost like asking - what causes addiction? Do we know? Well we supposedly think that we do, but then why don't we approach homosexuality in a similar way - positive re-enforcement can allow us to be lured into addictive behaviours - even ones that are really bad for us and are recognized diseases/disorders. Have you ever asked a cutter why they cut and why they don't just stop?

I think at the end of the day people need to be happy with who they are - and if they're so insecure that they need to identify themselves by their sexuality - "I'm a homosexual this is who I am" - then it does fall short. If a homosexual was not homosexual, would they be the same person - who would they be - what would define them, and why did they want to identify themselves by their sexuality. Maybe you want to play the race card? I know people like that - oh hell do I know people like that. "Did you see that fucking Indian driving like this is his fucking country - does his fucking skin look white to you Daniel? Who the fuck let his lazy lying criminal Indian ass into the country." Hey fuckwit - if you weren't white would you still be the same person or someone completely different? If you were Indian would that make you a fucking convict criminal too? I digress of course.
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#42
RE: Do you think we will ever know what causes Homosexuality
Quote:Well I've spoken to qualified psychologists who say that it is an anomaly similar to/associated with other personality abnormalities.

WOW you have actually spoken to qualified psychologists..amazing...so what

Quote:It's almost like asking - what causes addiction? Do we know? Well we supposedly think that we do, but then why don't we approach homosexuality in a similar way

Because it isnt caused by the same thing

Quote:positive re-enforcement can allow us to be lured into addictive behaviours - even ones that are really bad for us and are recognized diseases/disorders. Have you ever asked a cutter why they cut and why they don't just stop?

You seriously think homosexual attraction is a learned behavior? What sort of 'Qualified psychologists' do you know? The ones who claim they can cure gays?

Quote:I think at the end of the day people need to be happy with who they are - and if they're so insecure that they need to identify themselves by their sexuality - "I'm a homosexual this is who I am" - then it does fall short. If a homosexual was not homosexual, would they be the same person - who would they be - what would define them, and why did they want to identify themselves by their sexuality.

perhaps when people are no longer harrassed for their sexuality it will be less of an issue for them
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RE: Do you think we will ever know what causes Homosexuality
Quote:You seriously think homosexual attraction is a learned behavior?
That isn't what I said at all.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK

The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK


"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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RE: Do you think we will ever know what causes Homosexuality
I would like to think that once we have found the reason behind homosexuality we will just accept that love is love and genitalia are of very little significance
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RE: Do you think we will ever know what causes Homosexuality
I've seen a theory that suggests that gay people were the opposite gender in their previous life. Though I'd suggest it's the the influence of hormones on brain development in the womb. Gay men tend to have the mental traits of straight women and vice verse for gay women. People who believe themselves to be born in the wrong body may literally have the brain of the opposite gender.
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RE: Do you think we will ever know what causes Homosexuality
(February 8, 2014 at 7:04 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: I've seen a theory that suggests that gay people were the opposite gender in their previous life. Though I'd suggest it's the the influence of hormones on brain development in the womb. Gay men tend to have the mental traits of straight women and vice verse for gay women. People who believe themselves to be born in the wrong body may literally have the brain of the opposite gender.

Previous life?

After that nonsense the rest of your post is pretty accurate.
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