Homosexuality a choice?

[T V]

It could be that are born that way, or maybe they develope into it. I don't think there is just ONE correct reason to why homosexuality exists

 

[Govind]

It's not a choice. People have no control over their sexual preference whatsoever.

 

[Burnley]

not a choice....

my gay friend's think woman are ugly and do not turn them on which is genetic's

i heard and belive that it's a male body with some of the female dna which attract's girl's to boy's some more than other's like you get the in your face really camp gay's and then the butch gay's but i belive have the female gene which make's them attracted to boy's

 

[T V]

not a choice....

my gay friend's think woman are ugly and do not turn them on which is genetic's

i heard and belive that it's a male body with some of the female dna which attract's girl's to boy's some more than other's like you get the in your face really camp gay's and then the butch gay's but i belive have the female gene which make's them attracted to boy's

Not all gay men find women unattractive though o:

 

[Gunmastah7]

Are you joking?

This question is demonstrative of the common logical fallacy termed
The Loaded Question.

How is it highly speculative?

It is highly speculative in that an answer is highly subject to speculation and conjecture, and thus cannot be derived conclusively to an established factual answer.

There are millions of gay people on the planet that can attest to the fact that they're naturally like that.

You have committed the fallacy 'argumentum ad populum.' Moreover, you have defined fact through another logical fallacy known as Petitio Principii.
Your deductive argument is as follows: because millions of homosexuals/homophiles testify then therefore it is a fact, that homosexuality is not a choice.

Same can go for this scenario: because millions of homosexuals/homophiles testify then therefore it is a fact, that homosexuality is a choice.

Are you suggesting that every gay person on the planet is clinging to the same false story while secretly choosing to be gay?

When someone testifies, he is establishing facts about 'X.' If someone lies while testifying, he is establishing facts about 'X.'

If evidence is deduced by presentable and verifiable scientific evidence, then I would like to see that evidence.

If evidence is deduced by testimonies then the answer to the question, "Is homosexuality a choice" is speculative, on the grounds of factual information.

 

[Loyal 2 da game]

My thoughts it that it's based off of experiences you had as a child. If a male child was raised in a gay community, being told gay is right, he'd probably turn out gay. Society just makes you think you are straight.

or maybe I'm just downright crazy.

I also believe that gay people is natures way of thinning out the worlds population.

 

[Jimmy]

I would say partially genetic but nothing mutated atall, just different chemicals.

I'm unsure how you can even attempt to have a meaningful discussion about the genetic nature of homosexuality when you are clearly lacking in basic knowledge of biology.

My thoughts it that it's based off of experiences you had as a child. If a male child was raised in a gay community, being told gay is right, he'd probably turn out gay. Society just makes you think you are straight.

This doesn't account for homosexuals in populations which consist of mainly homophobic people.

 

[dorydirt1]

Its always a choice when it comes to deciding who you want to be with wether they be male or female . To me if you love someone who cares if its same sex couples or hetro as long as your happy go for it .

 

[Pakistani]

Yes i understand what a homophobe is, and the kid that started the thread sounds like an ignorant bastard, slightly homophobic

LOL I posted this thread as I wasn't sure of the answer myself. I wanted to see what other people thought.

 

[Proc]

Why would anyone "choose" to be ridiculed by society? Ask anyone who is gay or lesbian, I bet you not a single one "chose" to be.

 

[RsSalesGuy]

You can't necessarily as a baby decide you're gay.

You make the choice at least, when you go into high school, I would say.
It's up to you, and how you feel, and what you like.

 

[WowTube]

Why would anyone "choose" to be ridiculed by society? Ask anyone who is gay or lesbian, I bet you not a single one "chose" to be.

Not all gay and lesbian people are ridiculed. I think you may find that more in certain parts of the world. America for one, the country that hasn't developed intellectually.

 

I've deleted 13 unnecessary posts because you're all too childish to discuss this maturely. Let's try again, but this time act your age.

 

[SuF]

This doesn't account for homosexuals in populations which consist of mainly homophobic people.

But its obviously a factor because in societies that homosexuality is accepted it happens more often (Ancient Greece, etc).

 

[MohtasaUnique]

It depends on whether you believe free will is real. If so, which I believe it is, of course it's a choice. Just like every culture has their idea of beauty, and how that idea can change over the course of time, so can an attraction to a specific gender.

I've seen one person go gay after nearly 18 years of nothing but heterosexual thoughts, and I've known him at least 7 years.. if a person can go gay, he can certainly go straight. It's not like some incurable virus or something.

 

[SuF]

It depends on whether you believe free will is real. If so, which I believe it is, of course it's a choice. Just like every culture has their idea of beauty, and how that idea can change over the course of time, so can an attraction to a specific gender.

I've seen one person go gay after nearly 18 years of nothing but heterosexual thoughts, and I've known him at least 7 years.. if a person can go gay, he can certainly go straight. It's not like some incurable virus or something.

Are you saying that anyone could decide, consciously, to change their sexual preference?

 

[MohtasaUnique]

Are you saying that anyone could decide, consciously, to change their sexual preference?

That's what I'm saying! For most, if not all, it wouldn't be an overnight snap-to decision, but if someone puts their mind to it, it's possible

Damn you SuF. I was saving my 1000th post for a thread, but I forgot while responding to you:[

 

[SuF]

That's what I'm saying! For most, if not all, it wouldn't be an overnight snap-to decision, but if someone puts their mind to it, it's possible

Damn you SuF. I was saving my 1000th post for a thread, but I forgot while responding to you:[

Offtopic: HA!

Ontopic: I entirely believe that you can change and effect your emotions but feelings of desire are different. You desire something because it is good, but why is it good? It just is. We are desirous animals. You can not change that. It would be a miracle if anyone could change their sexual preference if they put their mind to it but its just not like that. Many people can not even quit smoking and thats nowhere near as a difficult transition.

 

[MohtasaUnique]

Ah but it's possible, just like it's possible to quit smoking. Maybe extremely difficult, but it's a pretty fundamental change, it's bound to be hard. I'd also equate the distaste of the opposite sex to the distaste of certain foods. I use to hate tomatoes, but after training myself, I came to actually like the taste, and to not mind the texture.. intimacy and hunger are both pretty base-line needs, so that's why I think they're similar enough to relate.

 

[GFX | Justin]

@Moh Changing sexual preferences is like changing the "want to be warm when it's cold" or "the want to eat when you're hungry" in my opinion.