Is being gay defing the laws of nature?

Question

i mean men were were put on this earth to meet a female and reproduce and vice versa

Answer 1

There *are* homosexuals who claim to be such by choice and there are others who insist they have no choice in the matter. Contrary to widespread perception scientific data is *against* the notion that homosexuality is genetically driven. At best, science suggests the genes may play a factor, but to what degree is unknown.

That is, however, beside the point. Clearly, the reproductive organs are designed for.....reproduction. And that, my friends, can only occur naturally via heterosexual relationships. Those ovaries are there for a reason. This is not a subjective observation, it is biology. Nature did not design men to have sex with men. Every gay man produces cells that cause copulation and every lesbian experiences menstruation (except older ones, of course). Against this, it will be argued it occurs in nature, therefore, it is natural. This is an obvious nonsequitur. Bank robbery occurs in "nature" but that doesn't make it natural.

If being gay is a choice, then obviously it's superfluous to talk genetics. If the genes play a role, then clearly it is more appropriate to posit that genetic malfunction is causing unnatural behavior. We would not call this "normal" or "natural" whether it occurs among human beings or among animals. Biologically speaking, it is more appropriate at this stage to hypothesize that there appears to be a genetic defect which causes homosexuality. If such is the case, then of course these people don't "choose" to be gay; but as the science now stands, neither is it correct to call the behavior normal.

Counterexample? Pedophilia also occurs in nature. There are adults who ARE NOT attracted to adults. They insist their desires lead them only to children. Are they BORN that way? I am not suggesting we make homosexuality a crime. I am only addressing the genetic argument. We would rightly say that pedophila is unnatural REGARDLESS its originating cause.

If folks are interested in advancing civil rights for this group or that, by all means they may pursue that agenda, but let's not confuse science with that agenda.

Answer 2

Laws of nature are of two basic forms: (1) a law is universal if it states that some conditions, so far as are known, invariably are found together with certain other conditions; and (2) a law is probabilistic if it affirms that, on the average, a stated fraction of cases displaying a given condition will display a certain other condition as well. In either case, a law may be valid even though it obtains only under special circumstances or as a convenient approximation. Moreover, a law of nature has no logical necessity; rather, it rests directly or indirectly upon the evidence of experience.

Answer 3

Please remember there is a difference betwee OPINION and FACT.
It is your OPINION that "men were put on this earth to meet a female and reproduce."
It is a FACT that not all men reproduce, and that men can meet and even love a woman without any intention of reproduction.
It is a FACT that homosexuality exists in non-human species,even when heterosexual partners are available.
Therefore, it is a FACT that while being gay may be statistically less prevalent than heterosexuality, it is a part of the natural world, and is therefore part of the laws of nature.

Please prepare a more logical and convincing argument, with some hard facts, before you attempt to persuade anyone to your opinion.

Answer 4

A very good question. When you look at nature you never find male/male or female/female. So, for me, it is quite clear that in nature there are no gay animals.
The complexity is that we are not just animals which from what we see in nature would lead me to believe that there is an amount of choice. Otherwise, why would it not occur in nature naturally.
I am not against anyone being gay, but just answering the question as it is posed.
Luckily, I am not the one who has to judge if it is wrong to be gay or not.

Answer 5

FACT- there are members of the animal kingdom who engage in homosexual behavior. People that are gay are not defying the laws of nature, but actually defining it. Nature's chief duty is balance- one simple way to fight overpopulation would be homosexuality-it's not significant just a gesture.
Scientist's say that it is a biological phenomenea.

Answer 6

of course not...

it's not like their bodies have chemically changed and altered when they became gay...

i mean they could always reproduce if they want to..

being gay is more on the attitude and it's not even related to the laws of nature....

Answer 7

I think you are oversimplifying the "purpose" of life here...

What definition of the word "nature" are you using, anyway?

And you don't have to feel bad about being gay, or having homosexual tendencies. Lots of folks feel that way. It's not "wrong"; it's just how some people are.

Answer 8

Just remember the " laws of nature" are man made. They come from our perception of the world around us. As far as I know nature has never penned a thing.

Answer 9

Homosexuality is an aberration which is one reason that they don't reproduce faithfully. The descendants of homos ten to be hetero.

Answer 10

well fact is that when a person is born if its a girl then genes would be XY and guys would be xy but when it comes to gay people its casue the have 1 of both (Xy)... so poeple have no control over it..... not against nature

not very sure about that letter used (X or y) but theory is true....