Why is there no homosexuality in animals? Are they more intelligent and clean?
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You're wrong--There is homosexuality in the animal kingdom, and it's well documented.  The most famous same sex pair these days are the gay penguins in the Central Park Zoo.  Though they're just the most famous same-sex animal couple these days, it's not uncommon for most species.  Your assertion that there are "none" is simply without merit.
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i think a male animal's nature is geared towards Reproducing his offspring...  and so, he is Physically and Visually stimulated.  a female animal's nature is geared towards Bearing and Nurturing offspring, and so must be emotionally stimulated to continue taking care of a child after birth.  \n\nas humans, we have extra steps:  we have a brain, to interpret, understand, appreciate, and decide what we "should" or "shouldn't" do... .it's not like animals who just mate when they are in heat and have children, and move on to the next mate.  we actually have social responsibilities, family duties, Respect, Committment, Trust, Marriage, etc etc.....  there are rules and regulations, punishments for wrong, etc.  \n\nthat is why i believe it is partly a woman's job to help "nudge" the man into learning how to become more Emotionally mature... if it was up to the man himself, most likely than not he won't choose to nurture that ability. but a woman can help him to see what is and is not "sensitive", and perhaps things he can refine so that a relationship can work.  that is why men, who are physically and visually stimulated by a Beautiful woman, will buy chocolates, open the door for her, etc.... and a woman will marry him, have his children, raise them, support him, and they will work Together as a team to continue doing what is Good and Healthy for the family.  so it seems that Men and Women have different roles and ways of interpreting what a relationship is about, but in the end they become ONE to forge the ultimate union, a family. :)
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Some animals have only one partner their whole life (humans are more promiscuous than say penguins).\nSome animals live in society (some even are more organized than humans and do what they have to do).\nSome animals kill to eat (that includes humans).\n\nEvery animal behave according to their specie, so, it's a mistake to think a fish has to act like an ant, or that a human has to act like a lion. We are not vegetables, nor minerals, we are animals and animals do not behave like other animals of another specie.\n\nFear and anger are instincts. Try hitting someone and see if they'll be stoic waiting for your first and not even blink.\n\nWheter you believe in evolution or not, you can't deny instincts. I'm sure instincts can be accepted without evolution.
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An interesting point.  And, at first glance, I would say yes.  However, from the Christian point of view, nature was corrupted along with the fall of man.   Also, different kinds of animals function in different ways.  Many elements of nature function in a strictly selfish, self-preserving way - in the individualistic sense.  Others are more centred on the collectivity.\nSome animals owned by man (dogs, horses) have been known to behave in seemingly unselfish ways,  putting their owners life before their own.  Hard to know what motivates them - is it the self-preserving instinct for the collectivity that has been deterred toward the human owner?  I don't know.\nSo, not being an expert in zoology, I would still suggest that we need a more absolute measure of morality than nature, even though we can learn some things from nature.
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Because species are defined by the ability to interbreed and produce viable progeny that can still breed.  A horse and a donkey can mate to give a mule, but the resulting mule is sterile.\n\nA better question is why dogs and wolves have different names scientifically.
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They have their own STD. \n\nBut thinking more about your question, I would say I do not know. Because too little humans are sick zoophilics, who could try this way, no material for big generalisations. Besides they had to be bi- in certain sense, for could catch a disease afroma human nd transmit it to animal... \n\nSome theories say that HIV passed from apes, so why some viruses and microbes could not do be passed (including mutations) to animals? Really probable thing.
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Scientific studies have shown a biological basis for homosexuality.
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The British Minister of Equality didn't answer this question because he knows there's no way in Heaven or Hell that he can answer it in such a way that will please everybody.\n\nAccording to most religious people, homosexuality is definitely a sin.  Meanwhile, all the agnostics and atheists in the world (who are an extreme minority compared to the religious but have all the sociopolitical clout for some reason) say that anything a religious person says is inescapably flawed, and so homosexuality is NOT a sin, and thinks that gays and lesbians should recieve medals of courage just for being who they are.\n\nHere's the thing though.  Nobody, NOBODY is born to be a homosexual.  As a sexual species, a human male is supposed to be genetically programmed to mate with a human female in order to continue the species.  Homosexuals of today get confused with gender roles (if a guy is especially skinny and he enjoys the theater, he MUST be gay, right???), and the more we support it, the more people will follow their example.  Homosexuality is a result of faulty human programming, and how society deals with the error.\n\nBut if homosexuality IS a sin, then you're supposed to love the sinner and hate the sin, right? :P
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Not sure how your other answerer knows whether animals have souls or not..............I'd like to think that all sentient beings have souls.\n\nHowever, ignoring philosophy, my view is that there is, in fact, very little distinction between a human and an animal. Mostly we all have the capacity to learn, mostly we all possess some semblance of intelligence, and mostly we run our lives according to the rules of some kind of hierarchical society.\n\nThe basic difference I believe is the humans capacity to communicate abstract thoughts via langauage. Although chimps and bonobos have displayed some capacity for this, in humans this is extremely highly developed and allows us to progress and develop very quickly without having to re-learn (ie. we don't re-invent the wheel every generation). It is this capacity that has allowed humans to outstrip other animals in our development towards (allegedly) "higher intelligence".\n\nSee the attached links for some arguments regarding this.
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Depends on your definition of intelligence.They are most definatly able to problem solve and communicate but they cant nip down the shops for some fags and a newspaper.Although would you really say that a species that doesnt seem to have its own survival at its highest priority was intelligent?i think not.It depends on your definition!
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Taking the religious aspect out of homosexuality...think for a second how incredibly unnatural it is.....females were designed to produce offspring and that takes a male counterpart. If homosexuality was right and natural then how would we ever continue the human race??? Please name one other animal on this earth where a male is with a male......I know people would say you can't compare humans to animals but we are. We are the more intelligent species of animals but we are animals. Heterosexuality just seems a little more natural to me....
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There are some break through research that homophobes would like to keep under wraps.  It,s looking like homosexuality is more in genetics and brain chemistry.  People can't really turn gay, or at least not for the right reasons.  You can't choose who you are attracted to.
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The only other option is same sex attraction...which makes one gay or bi. There are examples of same sex attraction in the animal kingdom as well.
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In the US, homosexuals are, on average, more intelligent than heterosexuals.  This translates into higher median incomes.  Also, most homosexuals do not have families to support; they are generally single.
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The animal kingdom doesn't have bias and lables like the human animal. If one actually finds attraction to the same sex, it is most likely a scent confusion. Most animals do their business based on scent.\n\nLearn all about spiders below.
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As we know from biological studies in the field, many animals are homosexual.  Hundreds of species are covered in the seminal work in the area -- Biological Exuberance by Dr. Bruce Bagemihl, published by St. Martin's Press.  Higher and (to my surprise) lower animals routinely engaged in homosexual behavior -- including EXCLUSIVELY HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR in hundreds of species.  Those species with pair bonding demonstrated homosexual pair bonding as well.\n\nIt's a fascinating read.\n\nRegards,\n\nReynolds Jones\nSchenectady, NY\nhttp://www.rebuff.org
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I personally believe that it is a combination of genetics and environment.  It is never a "choice"...  Some people are predisposed to being attracted to the same sex by genetics, and other people are predisposed only under certain conditions.  There are also people that no matter what happens to them in their life they will never ever be gay.  Being gay is what arouses a person.  For me personally, a man does nothing for me... but a woman I find very arousing.  Its just the way I am, and no matter how I try to imagine myself with a man, it just does not work.  It feels very wrong and uncomfortable.  It does not feel natural.  A woman feels very natural, as Im sure it feels to a straight man.  I am a follower of God, and I believe that as long as we love, we are good.  Hate is what opposes the Lord, not love, no matter what form... whether I love my dog, my child, or my girlfriend, its still love, and only good can come from love.  Hate, ignorance, deception and misunderstanding are not good, therefore they are not following the Lord's path.  \n\nThere are gay animals by the way.. have you ever heard of the Bonobo Chimpanzees?  Look them up and their sexual behavior... you will find they are the most sexually free of any species on the planet, it doesnt matter if you are male or female.