I am arguing that heterosexuality is taken for granted whilst homosexuality is pathologised.
Heterosexuality is by the very nature of our existance the default. Does it mean homosexuality is not normal? Yes and no. It's not normal in that it's not the typical and it's not the default sexual oriontation. But it doesn't mean it's wrong, nor should it mean anyone is persecuted, looked down on or treated any differently.
I don't know why homosexuality has been, throughout history and still today, deemed evil, etc. because I don't share that view.
But I also don't see why it's hard to accept homosexuality as being fine whilst still accepting the simple biological fact that hetrosexuality HAS to be seen as something that can't be considered normal or natural for fear of oppressing homosexuals (or bisexuals for that matter).
It seems noone is that interested in the origins of heterosexual attraction.
The origins of heterosexuality are the same as the origins of our species. There's a reason there are two genders and we would have died of long, long ago had the most common sexual oriontation been homosexuality.
What is it specificly that makes most people heterosexual? Genetics mostly I'd have thought, perhaps conditions in the womb play a minor part. There's a good chance we'll never know.
Sexual attraction is far more sophisticated than the crude way it is being depicted.
Not really. There are layers of complexity over a backbone on sexual attraction. It's the backbone we're after. It doesn't matter why I prefer a woman with ginger hair and why my housemates find ginger hair a turnoff. It doesn't matter why my housemates find confident women attractive and I prefer shy types. Thats fine details and you asked a generic question.
That is the equivalent to saying that apples fall out of trees due to instinct when actually there are causal explanations and laws.
The crudity lies in not characterising sexual attraction in any way. There is a qualitative dimension of attraction involving consciousness. The notion of instinct isn't straightforward either.
Is my homosexuality an instinct?
I have pointed out that some theorist argue that sexuality can be determined by socialisation.
Here is a different example on the theme: an achromatic person doesn't know what it is like to see the colour rea and know "explanation" on paper can capture this qualitative phenomena of what it is like to see red.
However with sexuality we don't have a definite biological reason for sexual attraction. brain regions and genes have been posited but only loosely and not with a causal explanation.
That is the equivalent to saying that apples fall out of trees due to instinct when actually there are causal explanations and laws.
The crudity lies in not characterising sexual attraction in any way. There is a qualitative dimension of attraction involving consciousness. The notion of instinct isn't straightforward either.
Is my homosexuality an instinct?
I have pointed out that some theorist argue that sexuality can be determined by socialisation.
Here is a different example on the theme: an achromatic person doesn't know what it is like to see the colour rea and know "explanation" on paper can capture this qualitative phenomena of what it is like to see red.
However with sexuality we don't have a definite biological reason for sexual attraction. brain regions and genes have been posited but only loosely and not with a causal explanation.
You never asked for the cause of homosexuality, you asked for the cause of heterosexuality and I gave you it.
That is the equivalent to saying that apples fall out of trees due to instinct when actually there are causal explanations and laws.
The crudity lies in not characterising sexual attraction in any way. There is a qualitative dimension of attraction involving consciousness. The notion of instinct isn't straightforward either.
Is my homosexuality an instinct?
I have pointed out that some theorist argue that sexuality can be determined by socialisation.
Here is a different example on the theme: an achromatic person doesn't know what it is like to see the colour rea and know "explanation" on paper can capture this qualitative phenomena of what it is like to see red.
However with sexuality we don't have a definite biological reason for sexual attraction. brain regions and genes have been posited but only loosely and not with a causal explanation.
I can't agree. If you take my example of the cat sitting in a female cat's garden all night and the fact that he hasn't been conditioned in any way socially, you can see that he's attracted to the female through instinct. Yes we are more refined than that, but basically not much.
I personally feel I'm attracted to the opposite sex because of instinct. It's the differences that are the most attractive parts.
How many of them insects get crushed under our feet though?
Not 1,200,000,000,000,000,000 (1,200 quadrillion, the estimated amount of insects on our planet). There are 13 times as many ants alone than there are cells in the human body.
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I don't think just vaguely talking about genes and nature is a causal or substantial explanation.
Which genes and why?
Sexual attraction is far more sophisticated than the crude way it is being depicted.
We already know the cause.
Instinct.
Nothing, please refere to "etc."
Heterosexuality is by the very nature of our existance the default. Does it mean homosexuality is not normal? Yes and no. It's not normal in that it's not the typical and it's not the default sexual oriontation. But it doesn't mean it's wrong, nor should it mean anyone is persecuted, looked down on or treated any differently.
I don't know why homosexuality has been, throughout history and still today, deemed evil, etc. because I don't share that view.
But I also don't see why it's hard to accept homosexuality as being fine whilst still accepting the simple biological fact that hetrosexuality HAS to be seen as something that can't be considered normal or natural for fear of oppressing homosexuals (or bisexuals for that matter).
The origins of heterosexuality are the same as the origins of our species. There's a reason there are two genders and we would have died of long, long ago had the most common sexual oriontation been homosexuality.
What is it specificly that makes most people heterosexual? Genetics mostly I'd have thought, perhaps conditions in the womb play a minor part. There's a good chance we'll never know.
Lets no encourage it? Most people who end up having children aren't encouraged into it, it's something they instinctivly want.
As advance and inteligent as we may have become we are just animals. Our actions are normal dictated by;
1 - The will to survive
2 - The will to pass on our DNA via reproduction to ensure that even if we die our genetic makeup survives in some shape
You seem to assume this forum is the forum for the genome project. You also seem to assume all the detailed answers have been found out
Not really. There are layers of complexity over a backbone on sexual attraction. It's the backbone we're after. It doesn't matter why I prefer a woman with ginger hair and why my housemates find ginger hair a turnoff. It doesn't matter why my housemates find confident women attractive and I prefer shy types. Thats fine details and you asked a generic question.
What's crude about instinct?
Instinct is NOT an explanation by the way.
That is the equivalent to saying that apples fall out of trees due to instinct when actually there are causal explanations and laws.
The crudity lies in not characterising sexual attraction in any way. There is a qualitative dimension of attraction involving consciousness. The notion of instinct isn't straightforward either.
Is my homosexuality an instinct?
I have pointed out that some theorist argue that sexuality can be determined by socialisation.
Here is a different example on the theme: an achromatic person doesn't know what it is like to see the colour rea and know "explanation" on paper can capture this qualitative phenomena of what it is like to see red.
However with sexuality we don't have a definite biological reason for sexual attraction. brain regions and genes have been posited but only loosely and not with a causal explanation.
There are 200 million insects for every one human.
They require less space, use less resources and are ecologically friendly.
I can't imagine what it is like to be heterosexual and homosexuality is my normality.
Maybe someone could give me insight into what the feel has created their sexuality or what it's like?
You never asked for the cause of homosexuality, you asked for the cause of heterosexuality and I gave you it.
How many of them insects get crushed under our feet though?
I can't agree. If you take my example of the cat sitting in a female cat's garden all night and the fact that he hasn't been conditioned in any way socially, you can see that he's attracted to the female through instinct. Yes we are more refined than that, but basically not much.
I personally feel I'm attracted to the opposite sex because of instinct. It's the differences that are the most attractive parts.
Not 1,200,000,000,000,000,000 (1,200 quadrillion, the estimated amount of insects on our planet). There are 13 times as many ants alone than there are cells in the human body.