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Originally Posted by adysav
If that is the case how come we have homosexuals now? No one told them it was the right thing to do.
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We've 'had' homosexuals since the beginning of time. Anyway, if you doubt that american culture indoctrinates an ideal of 'beauty' that is feminine, I suggest you pay closer attention to any media you come across: ads, movies, talk-shows, &c.
If you mean, 'if everyone is told what to see as beautiful, then how come there are homosexuals?' then you can look at a couple ways: not everyone does what their told; there is a strong subcurrent of homosexual energy running through the entire western tradition, more than enough to show people the way to homosexual pleasures. This is neither a good or a bad thing. It simply is.
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Originally Posted by adysav
I suppose we'd have an internal switch that turns off the nerves in our genitals when we arent making babies.
Sexual attraction and sexual pleasure are simply functions that ensure the continuation of our species.
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I don't know exactly what you mean by this in relation to what I said. Perhaps that the reason we developed sexual pleasure as a species is to spur us to procreate? I am simply stating that procreation is not necessary for this pleasure, so to argue against homosexual intercourse on a basis of 'natural selection' is as absurd as arguing against masturbation, oral sex, &c. If all that we should use to select out behaviors is that which conduces evolution, then all we ought to do is eat and fuck. If that's all that's necessary, there's no point in further arguing this rather extraneous point.