Comments on: What did Francis Collins really say about homosexuality? https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: Evan https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19492 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:56:57 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19492 Drowssap said:

This field needs a hero.

They’re more like smart bees. What’s going on in human bodies cannot be understood by one mind. It takes so much time to find something truly important in science, however small that finding might be. You know, it’s kind of lame that in the 21st century when we already build nanotechnologies atom by atom we’re still talking about this stuff. It should have been already sorted out in the 90’s. They’re well lagging behind other fields!

]]> By: Ann https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19491 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:55:57 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19491 Both.
Evan,
That is what I thought – just wanted to claify and make sure though.
Basically, it’s about finding out what could help people have a better reproductive life.
That is a great motivation! I really hope nothing or no one interferes with this progress.

]]> By: Evan https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19490 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:44:51 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19490 ‘Do you mean productive or reproductive?‘
Both. 8)

]]> By: Drowssap https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19489 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:48 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19489 Evan

I think activism is on the wane or is headed in that direction. Scientists are a bit ahead in mentality compared to ordinary people, they are some of the stealthy heros of the day.

I hope 100% that you are right. This field needs a hero.

]]> By: Ann https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19488 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:10:14 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19488 Evan,
Do you mean productive or reproductive?

]]> By: Evan https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19487 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:06:13 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19487 Drowssap,
You’re right. Actually there’s a host of Asian researchers who published papers on that, but most of them are based in the developed world. I think activism is on the wane or is headed in that direction. Scientists are a bit ahead in mentality compared to ordinary people, they are some of the stealthy heros of the day. And many of them like challenges, going beyond just simply fencing oneself in behind biological excuses. The whole thing becomes pathetic if people start looking for their life in their genes. Life is what one does with their genes, not what genes tell them to do.
The smartest gay authors you could find say that it’s a cultural phenomenon that never took place in a similar way before. Of course, researchers like Bailey hate this kind of messages because they’re into biological explanations and evolutionary theory, but who knows? Maybe biology is not used in the same way in each epoch. You might be right about environmental quirks.

]]> By: Evan https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19486 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:41:39 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19486 Ann,
Basically, it’s about finding out what could help people have a better reproductive life. 😉

]]> By: Drowssap https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19485 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:53:46 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19485 Evan
I think everybody around the world is interested in gender. Japanese researchers just discovered the exact neurons that make male flies act like males.
Google: Male-specific Neurons Directly Linked To Gender-specific Behaviors
The problem I have with the UCLA Gender Department (or anything done in the USA or Western Europe) is that these guys are in a politically correct straightjacket. The department itself is probably filled with activists. I doubt they’ll even be allowed to ask the good questions.
But, I hope I’m wrong.

]]> By: Ann https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19484 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:38:38 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19484 I know some of them are very motivated.
Evan,
What do you think their motivation is?

]]> By: Evan https://wthrockmorton.com/2008/09/30/what-did-francis-collins-really-say-about-homosexuality/#comment-19483 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:04:07 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=1586#comment-19483 Drowssap,
I don’t know about Asians working on this kind of research. I’d keep track of these guys. The people from the lab come from many parts of the world, including Asia. I know some of them are very motivated.

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