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Behavior Trumps the Label of "Orientation"
Labelling a person as 'gay' or 'straight' connotes particular behavior which is deemed 'wired'. But the big issue which Saletan slightly implies is: human freewill determines behavior before and beyond 'orientation' or 'wiring'. ''Wiring'' refers to blinking, breathing, heart rates, so forth. Everything else humans have to learn, ...
Posted to Human Nature by Usama3 on April 1, 2009
Re: Agree and Disagree
To second some of Inquisitor's sentiments: Judd Apatow isn't completely off base with his depictions of killjoy women and perpetually adolescent men. It's unfortunate that we are so often polarized into these roles, but I do think that men, moreso than women, buck against the realities of taking on adult responsibilities. I am married to a man who ...
Posted to The Highbrow by cat park on December 11, 2007