Comments on: Just what I needed http://blogwaffe.com/2005/02/26/239/ Witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational blog station Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: tisiwoota :: Brave New Words :: March :: 2005 http://blogwaffe.com/2005/02/26/239/#comment-421 tisiwoota :: Brave New Words :: March :: 2005 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:00:14 +0000 http://www.blogwaffe.com:8000/2005/02/25/239/#comment-421 [...] tube babies’, or even ah, eating shrimp [credit:MDA]). Nonetheless, it seems pretty much like that’s the measure we’re stuck with, sin [...] [...] tube babies’, or even ah, eating shrimp [credit:MDA]). Nonetheless, it seems pretty much like that’s the measure we’re stuck with, sin [...]

]]> By: MDA http://blogwaffe.com/2005/02/26/239/#comment-303 MDA Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:25:06 +0000 http://www.blogwaffe.com:8000/2005/02/25/239/#comment-303 Thanks for the links. I remember a documentary about macaques on, I think, the discovery channel many years ago. As I recall, the terms used were "penis fencing" and "genital-genital (GG) rubbing". I always think it's interesting when well documented, reproducible science is completely disregarded (by anyone, including competing scientists). Thanks for the links. I remember a documentary about macaques on, I think, the discovery channel many years ago. As I recall, the terms used were “penis fencing” and “genital-genital (GG) rubbing”.

I always think it’s interesting when well documented, reproducible science is completely disregarded (by anyone, including competing scientists).

]]> By: Laurel http://blogwaffe.com/2005/02/26/239/#comment-302 Laurel Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:24:51 +0000 http://www.blogwaffe.com:8000/2005/02/25/239/#comment-302 Actually, the second-part of the Nigerian Anglicans' comment is off the mark too. I don't know about dogs, cows and lions, but there's actually quite a lot of documented evidence of homosexuality in the animal kingdom-- from <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3008" rel="nofollow"> gay sheep</a> to (don't get too excited now) <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg16321985.000" rel="nofollow">lesbian primates</a>. Now some of this is just behavioral dalliance by animals that are "really" straight and will ultimately pair up heterosexually to reproduce, but in the meantime are, ah, experimenting a bit, often to strengthen social bonds in the group. So that's more like bisexuality. But some animals really are gay, that is, exclusively preferring members of their own sex. Anyway, there's some interesting research going on to address the nature/nurture question in regards to homosexuality, including some interesting hypotheses about how to explain how the trait has persisted in the face of natural selective pressure seeming to be obviously against it. Actually, the second-part of the Nigerian Anglicans’ comment is off the mark too. I don’t know about dogs, cows and lions, but there’s actually quite a lot of documented evidence of homosexuality in the animal kingdom– from
gay sheep to (don’t get too excited now) lesbian primates. Now some of this is just behavioral dalliance by animals that are “really” straight and will ultimately pair up heterosexually to reproduce, but in the meantime are, ah, experimenting a bit, often to strengthen social bonds in the group. So that’s more like bisexuality. But some animals really are gay, that is, exclusively preferring members of their own sex.

Anyway, there’s some interesting research going on to address the nature/nurture question in regards to homosexuality, including some interesting hypotheses about how to explain how the trait has persisted in the face of natural selective pressure seeming to be obviously against it.

]]> By: MDA http://blogwaffe.com/2005/02/26/239/#comment-254 MDA Tue, 01 Mar 2005 23:40:21 +0000 http://www.blogwaffe.com:8000/2005/02/25/239/#comment-254 Dad sent me a good link regarding the <a href="http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/00/acns3949.cfm">Anglican Consultative Council</a> which itself links to some informative information. UPDATE: and a link to <a href="http://anglicansonline.org/">Anglicans Online</a> [with the article in question <a href="http://morgue.anglicansonline.org/050227/">archived here</a>]. Likely a bit on the religious side for some, but worth the read anyway. It quotes some very wise people and puts things into perspective a bit. I should also point out that, though I disagree strongly with what appears to be the majority opinion among the Primates and perhaps of the Anglican world as a whole, most of those on the other side of the issue are not nearly so acid tounged as Primate Akinola. Dad sent me a good link regarding the Anglican Consultative Council which itself links to some informative information.

UPDATE: and a link to Anglicans Online [with the article in question archived here]. Likely a bit on the religious side for some, but worth the read anyway. It quotes some very wise people and puts things into perspective a bit.

I should also point out that, though I disagree strongly with what appears to be the majority opinion among the Primates and perhaps of the Anglican world as a whole, most of those on the other side of the issue are not nearly so acid tounged as Primate Akinola.

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