What do you think? Is it a societal/cultural thing? Or evolutionary? Something in our genes? Psychological?
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Not all animals have multiple partners.many have the same one year after year.to reproduce. However most of the animals just mate to reproduce and that's all. they just don't go having sex with every species of their kind just have sex,like us wonderful humans tend to do.for animals it's not about how many chicks they can get "laid" by.It's only to keep their species in existence..
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It is an age old problem.  Part of it has to do with the European influence from colonization.  Also, part of it has to do with just our cultural ideals that are not always realistic.  Just as many Africans want to be lighter skinned, white people want to be darker (thus, tanning).  People of all races have thousands upon thousands of years of ever-changing ideals which leaves everyone who doesn't live up to the ideals feeling bad about themselves.  Somewhere along the lines someone decided that light skin was better just as it was decided men are superior to women, for example.  It is false, and it is changing, but it is still with us all over the world, sadly.  Like you I wish we could just appreciate beauty in all its colors.
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In the logic of evolution theory, heterosexual intercourse is likely to be an innate drive, otherwise our species would be bound to disappear. This for the physical part of it.\nNow in the domain of mental perceptions of sexuality, there's a greater part of acquired things rahter than innate ones.\nBut your question actually contains a paradox, as you state about the internet growth (more generally the spreading of information because TV, advertisement, magazines also contribute to make us more, err..., kinky). We are actually being TAUGHT to become more kinky, striving for various alternatives to the classical hetero one to one.
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Logical levels of abstraction and specification exist in the realms of the social, mental and physical -> so yes such concepts are a smothering by politically minded people, but also concepts are maintained by those without time to consider such things or minds...... its also worth stating that biological, psychological and social differences do exist and are studied by psychologists, neurologists, sociologists and the like -> however these studies are usually stopped in this politically crazy era in order to stop 'socially sensititve implications' occuring and thus causing mindless racisism and homophobia - obviously we cant go into every element but i think these are key concepts
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It is sort of complicated... at least; in my opinion it does. For example, when I was younger I knew that I was not like every other male, but now that I am older I know for a fact that I am who I am. A homosexual. When I was younger I dated several female friends whom I still keep in contact with now... \n\nThat question "Nature or Nurture?" is hard. I believe that people are born the way that they are born, but grow up to be who they are. \n\nA path was chosen, but from then on we make ourselves out to who we choose to be... I hope my answer helps you on your paper dear... Email me anytime.
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Each step in evolution, even cultural evolution, has to be an improvement over the one before, or it won't last.\n\nI think that the evolution of culture shows that when people cooperate, they all do better.\n\nI think it was Desmond Morris who wrote that the huge amount of learning that human children have to do to live in a culture was made possible by their extremely slow rate of growth before sexual maturity (about 12-18 years), compared to other primates.  And often our culture stretches this out even further, causing a lot of tension between the generations.\n\nIn highly complex cultures like ours, children are often 20 years old or older before they have finished their education and are ready to be fully responsible adults.  In less complex societies, you might see that a child of 12 or 13 has learned enough to become a member of adult society.
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Genetics may play a partial role in sex-preference but there is no "gay gene".  Obviously this would be an evolutionary dead-end.  It is more likely a combination of genetics and childhood development.
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Yes, but not for humans. Our attraction to other people is based on brain processing and not just smelling a chemical.
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Well, scientically it would be attributed to evoltion and how each evolved,\n\nhowever the answer may lay in the concept of the soul, or whatever is in control of the brain.
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As for as i know they havent been able to tack it down with DNA evedence quite yet, but they know that it changes the brain chemestry.... But from things ive read and from gay ppl i know alot can come from their childhood, one lesbian i know was talked down alot by her father, she was called fat and ugly and it was a mess, she wasnt, but she totally blames her dad for making her want to cling more to women, and i know a gay guy that says his babysitter molested him when he was younger and ever sence then hes never really wanted a women sexually, he was 10 or so when it happened. But at anyrate, i cant say that ALL have had something like that happen, but i know for a fact that it can determine it in some cases... awww well its not like anyones really going to be able to answer this lol i think for every gay person walking they have a differnt reason on why they think they are that way, who knows maybe science can figure it out, i also know that back in the 50's and 60's it was considered a mental problem, even though public views have changed, i think they might have been closer then the DNA theory, that something scared them or changed them or how ever you want to put it that made them not want the opposite sex, but i dont think it was a disablity, well other then it kinda makes it hard to have kids lol but who knows, im not tring to offend anyone at all i have gay friends and i love them dearly... but its just my 2 cents
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that's due to climate,food....and various reasons....everybody has adapted themselves with the part of world they live in......u must have heared about survival of the fittest(EVOLUTION).
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to compensate for their bigger lips?\nits genetic...
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Interesting, that could be a part of it. I think that people who have these tendencies and are incapable of fitting in or functioning in normal society tend to gravitate toward places like the military or priesthood because it offers them an escape from the rest of the world. They can hide behind collar or camouflage (or clown make up).
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idk but it doesnt sound like the proper social behavior considered by OUR culture!!=]
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I don't think wanting to get married or not is genetic...\n\nPerhaps their parents or grandparents had a bad marriage and it ruined the idea for them? And they can all get married yet! They're lives aren't over.
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I'm very skeptical of a "god" gene.  A "gullibility" gene seems much more likely.\n\nYes, it is unfair to those who have been saddled with such a gene.  They'll have to work extra hard to overcome their disability.
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this is the type of question that could have many answers.... I agree that they hold is back a lot, but they also drive us forward with ambition etc. \nTruth be told, I think that emotions only evolved because they were very useful. If you think about it emotions are like pre package sets of responses and feelings. for example. ........ fear packages an increased heartbeat, an alertness, and prepares us for the worst. I'm pretty sure that this saved quite a few of our ancestors over the years. Then you can look at something like happieness and say ...whats the point of that?......once again its a pre packaged series of responses.....reduced heartbeat, dopamine is released, adreneline is supressed etc. This series of responses must have been beneficial to sustaining life or it probably would not have been developed. If you think about some of the things that make people happy.....sex, food, and sleep are right up  at the top. This is our positive feedback loop for sustaining life.  In some ways I feel that it may have been out capacity for complex emotion that laid the foundation for complex rational thought. Our ability to touch someone we loved and feel happy may have let to the first inklings of introspection.....   I feel some way about this person but I didn't about others. It seems to me that emotions are absolutely useful even if in out daily lives they are usually the albatross around our knecks.