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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5628141" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>No one is a carbon copy of their parents.&nbsp; But the genes determine the sex and there aren&#039;t any go between sexes.&nbsp; Evolution doesn&#039;t push a species towards no reproduction.&nbsp; Everything is about maintaining the viability of the species.&nbsp; What evolution does is produce physiology that&#039;s in sync with the local environment.&nbsp; Flat broad noses cool hot, humid air on intake for example while narrow noses warm air in cold environments.&nbsp; Pigmentation protects in sunny environments, lack of pigmentation takes in more of the available sunlight in areas with less direct sunlight like the far north or south.&nbsp; Put a white population in the Congo and through time and mutation they will develop the physiology necessary to cope with that environment.&nbsp; But it&#039;s a slow process.&nbsp; Where people who scoff at the idea of evolution get it wrong is they mistakenly believe that one day a monkey had a modern baby.&nbsp; More accurate to say a hominid had mutated over a very long time into what is now modern man.&nbsp; But as genes are a genetic code in much the same way as software is used to run computers it could very well be that through gene splicing, which today we are at the cusp of doing, a being of superior intelligence greatly altered the genetic makeup of a hominid and greatly sped up the development of modern man.&nbsp; Gave us the capacity to reason beyond the capabilities of any other species.&nbsp; But any mutation that resulted in no desire to reproduce by sexual interaction between sexes would be an evolutionary dead end.&nbsp; If you can&#039;t reproduce that mutation then you&#039;re totally dependent on the greater population to put forth similar mutations.&nbsp; Not likely.&nbsp; IMO a choice of behavior not driven by genetic makeup.&nbsp; There have been no studies that confirm a distinct gay gene but there has been plenty of effort to try.&nbsp; If they can determine what specific genes are assigned to do but can&#039;t find a gene that&#039;s unique to gay individuals then it&#039;s likely a behavioral issue until proven otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5628141, member: 24302"] No one is a carbon copy of their parents. But the genes determine the sex and there aren't any go between sexes. Evolution doesn't push a species towards no reproduction. Everything is about maintaining the viability of the species. What evolution does is produce physiology that's in sync with the local environment. Flat broad noses cool hot, humid air on intake for example while narrow noses warm air in cold environments. Pigmentation protects in sunny environments, lack of pigmentation takes in more of the available sunlight in areas with less direct sunlight like the far north or south. Put a white population in the Congo and through time and mutation they will develop the physiology necessary to cope with that environment. But it's a slow process. Where people who scoff at the idea of evolution get it wrong is they mistakenly believe that one day a monkey had a modern baby. More accurate to say a hominid had mutated over a very long time into what is now modern man. But as genes are a genetic code in much the same way as software is used to run computers it could very well be that through gene splicing, which today we are at the cusp of doing, a being of superior intelligence greatly altered the genetic makeup of a hominid and greatly sped up the development of modern man. Gave us the capacity to reason beyond the capabilities of any other species. But any mutation that resulted in no desire to reproduce by sexual interaction between sexes would be an evolutionary dead end. If you can't reproduce that mutation then you're totally dependent on the greater population to put forth similar mutations. Not likely. IMO a choice of behavior not driven by genetic makeup. There have been no studies that confirm a distinct gay gene but there has been plenty of effort to try. If they can determine what specific genes are assigned to do but can't find a gene that's unique to gay individuals then it's likely a behavioral issue until proven otherwise. [/QUOTE]

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