I think it's entirely likely something similar may be found with respect to
homosexuality. Not that failure to find such a thing would change my views
on it, but to argue that homosexuality is somehow contrary to evolution is
overly simplistic thinking at its worst. The mere fact that it exists, and
in such relative prevalence (as genetic "defects" go, it's pretty
common...and I do use that word "defect" very loosely), strongly suggests
that in the greater scheme of things, homosexuality is important for the
greater good in some way.

That's an interesting theory, and it's one that I've considered.
Homosexuality seems to exist throughout nature, in varying numbers, in
almost every species, so it appears to have some sort of evolutionary
advantage. Logically, there must be a reason, or it would cease to
exist, right?

Maybe not. There are evolutionary processes going on around us all the
time. There are also evolutionary processes that we, as humans, have
done our best to counter. Poor eye sight, for example, has been pretty
well eliminated as a reason to die -- therefore, more and more humans
are being born that need glasses.

(I, for one, have benefitted greatly from this turn of events. 5000
years ago, I would have died before my 20th birthday, long before I had
the opportunity to reproduce, simply because I've needed eye glasses
since 5th grade.)

IMHO, homosexuality is probably more akin to poor eyesight than it is
to any evolutionary *advantage*. We have simply learned to exist with
it, for no apparent evolutionary reason.

Which, again, is not to say I've got anything AGAINST homosexuality.
You continue to make this into a gay-bashing thing, Pete, and it's not.
I don't think any God is going to send homosexuals to any "hell", and
I don't think that homosexuals should be discriminated against because
of their orientation. I simply don't CARE. Homosexuality is an
evolutionary dead end, an accident of nature, no different than any
problem or trait any of us may inherit or face, and gay folks should be
left to do whatever they want, unhindered, in the privacy of their own
homes.

In discussions with friends about this issue, this "live and let live"
attitude towards gays seems to prevail, at least amongst my fellow
baby-boomers. No one hates gays, no one wants to harm them in any way.


Why, then, has this become such a problem for homosexuals? There seems
to be a deep-seated (seemingly self-destructive) urge for gays to
vocalize the "marriage" issue on the political stage, and I truly
believe that they would be advancing their agenda more effectively if
they concentrated on equal rights, not equal labels.

But enough of this! How in the heck we went from FBO courtesy to THIS
is beyond me.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"