Re: The Religious Rights' Unreal Understanding of Homo***uality:

Josh Rosenbluth wrote:
> Peter Franks wrote:
> 
>> Josh Rosenbluth wrote:
>>
>>> Peter Franks wrote:
>>>
>>>> Josh Rosenbluth wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You can't change an immutable trait (you are what you are).  Dobson
>>>>> thinks homo***uality is not immutable, but rather chosen.  And since
>>>>> it is chosen, you can choose not to be gay.  That's unreal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That immutable trait, as you call it, is contrary to nature.  This 
>>>> can be proven scientifically:
>>>>
>>>>     Take a hetero***ual couple and place in an
>>>>     isolated yet life-sustaining environment.
>>>>
>>>>     Do the same with a homo***ual couple.
>>>>
>>>>     After a couple of generations of time,
>>>>     evaluate the results. Does nature sup****t
>>>>     human homo***uality?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if homo***uality is immutable or chosen, just as I 
>>>> don't know if a lot of behaviors are immutable or chosen.
>>>
>>>
>>> I do not know why homo***uality persists.  But I do know you have no 
>>> scientific proof.  Instead you have a theory that is inconsistent 
>>> with the data (the observation that ***uality is primarily immutable).
>>
>>
>> Yes, I have not carried out the experiment.  Regardless, the 
>> experiment is there.  If the actual experiment is not carried out, the 
>> conclusion could probably be inferred with a high degree of certainty.
> 
> What are you babbling about?  What experiment?

The experiment I described earlier.

>>> Maybe homo***uality will die out per natural selection.  Maybe there 
>>> is a positive factor from homo***uality that causes it to continue.  
>>> Maybe we don't have a complete understanding of natural selection.
>>>
>>> In any case, the scientific method forces us to reexamine theories in 
>>> light of the evidence.  But Dobson being a slave to his religion, 
>>> cannot do so.
>>
>> I'm not defending Dobson -- I don't even know who he is or what he 
>> practices/preaches.
> 
> I've already explained that to you in this thread.  He believes 
> homo***uality is a chosen behavior, a sin, and should be treated as 
> such.  That's unreal.

What part(s) is/are unreal?  Chosen behavior, sin, and/or treatment?