Reply #126: Well, it depends on how much one validates evolution... [View All]

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....members of species that have survived to present day have done so because their innate traits are most compatible with their environment.

That's not a belief system. That's a fact.

And back in the day, xenophobia--the root of ALL bigotry--served us well. In our little social and family groups, if we encountered anyone foreign they probably were a threat. They were there to take our food, our territory and maybe even our women if they looked strong and breedable. To immediately fear and go after foreigners was needed as a survival skill. Because of the external conditions, our internal instincts were modified to correspond.

Whether that's nature or nurture, really: does it matter? They're like conjoined twins, like the chicken and the egg, they can't be separated or put in any order. We don't really care why homosexuality occurs, point is it happens in every species and is about as important to a social order as being left-handed or blue-eyed. I'm just sayin that I believe the roots of homophobia all come from human need to reproduce and propagate our species.