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View Poll Results: Do You Think Sexual Orientation is a Case of "Nature" or "Nurture?"
Nature 72 58.54%
Nurture 16 13.01%
A Bit of Both 37 30.08%
I'm Not Sure 2 1.63%
Other (Please Specify Below) 3 2.44%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 123. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-21-2011, 09:29 AM
 
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* sigh *

So has cannibalism, rape, incest, and a number of other really bad things. Are we animals or are we capable of thought and self-control?
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Old 01-21-2011, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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* sigh *

So has cannibalism, rape, incest, and a number of other really bad things. Are we animals or are we capable of thought and self-control?
Please explain how homosexuality is comparable to cannibalism, rape or incest.
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Old 01-21-2011, 12:40 PM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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Who in the frig cares! every freaking week , there is a discussion on Nature, or Nurture.

It is hard enough living a life today, as a straight person, can you imagine the pain and the suffering for those who are Gay and cannot come out. To live one's life in a closet, is not to live at all. For the Soul cannot be happy, but in pain.

Enough already, leave those who are Gay alone, to live their own lives, too many think they are above being noble and understanding, the plight of those who are not free to be who they really are, and this is so sad.
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Old 01-21-2011, 01:16 PM
 
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* sigh *

So has cannibalism, rape, incest, and a number of other really bad things. Are we animals or are we capable of thought and self-control?
Yes we are capable of self control. We can control how we express our nature. Can we change our nature? That is a far deeper question.
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Old 01-26-2011, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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* sigh *

So has cannibalism, rape, incest, and a number of other really bad things. Are we animals or are we capable of thought and self-control?
Being gay isn't a "really bad thing". There is no victim. You can't compare attacking or eating another human being to two people loving each other.
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Old 11-18-2016, 08:12 AM
 
Location: SW Florida
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If being gay is "nurture" then how come all the children in a family aren't gay? I have two sons, the oldest is gay and his younger brother is the exact opposite. When a gay person tells you they knew they were different at a young age then I believe that points more towards nurture also.
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Old 11-18-2016, 08:25 AM
 
Location: Trieste
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Nature sets the range
Nurture can push you to the extreme limits of that range
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Old 11-18-2016, 08:48 AM
 
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Nature sets the range
Nurture can push you to the extreme limits of that range
That has always been my take on it as well...
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Old 11-18-2016, 08:51 AM
 
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It is part societal influence (homosexuality) and creation through many factors (personal experiences, traumas, etc...) and also it can be part of various chemical or brain imbalances.

Heterosexuality is in its natural present state in most cases, it is the normal state while homosexuality is abnormal in occurrence due to the above.
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Old 11-18-2016, 09:52 AM
 
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I believe it is primarily nurture, but that there are tendencies that can arise via nature.
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