tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post67482824345032186..comments2023-09-11T02:30:21.736-07:00Comments on Just a Man with his Thoughts: Biology and the Laws of MarriageThe Griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-82468923237632291382010-09-01T21:10:22.519-07:002010-09-01T21:10:22.519-07:00"...and you should have known that your data ..."...and you should have known that your data was weak."<br /><br />it wasn't my data that was used.<br /> it was your own data as provided, Tao.<br />that was why i asked for it, to use your own data.<br /><br />now how is it cheapened as you claim??The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-80857240045104178052010-09-01T19:21:14.950-07:002010-09-01T19:21:14.950-07:00Well, then we have something in common...and you s...Well, then we have something in common...and you should have known that your data was weak.<br /><br />I also do not see the linkage between whether homosexuality is genetic or learned behavior and the relationship with marriage.<br /><br />I always believed that the biggest issue has been that people are married in a church and divorced in a courtroom...that has made the whole argument that TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-31823392223602341472010-09-01T18:56:27.104-07:002010-09-01T18:56:27.104-07:00Tao,
one more thing, Statistics was a field of my ...Tao,<br />one more thing, Statistics was a field of my study so i know what the formula is for the significance of an anomoly is and have used that formula many times over the course of my life.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-13688734205268069372010-09-01T18:34:05.483-07:002010-09-01T18:34:05.483-07:00ok Tao,
since you have eliminated the genetic fact...ok Tao,<br />since you have eliminated the genetic factor as the means to show the validity of your arguement i'll ask this question;<br /><br />how does government regulations in regards to marriage cheapen the meaning of it and divorce?The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-70751750091296292982010-09-01T18:22:21.708-07:002010-09-01T18:22:21.708-07:00Actually, there are formulas to determine margin o...Actually, there are formulas to determine margin of error and again the issue of using a study of indentical twins to PROVE that homosexuality is or is not genetically established does not have any relationship whatsoever to do with the issue of marriage being the union between a man and a woman.<br /><br />Oh, and let me give you a hint...I am not a supporter of gay marriage...I actually believeTAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-15332618467849105162010-09-01T16:48:38.562-07:002010-09-01T16:48:38.562-07:00ok Tao,
if you wish to use the science of Statisti...ok Tao,<br />if you wish to use the science of Statistics then you have just painted yourself into a corner.<br /><br />each one of those statistics fall within the "margin of error", especially your last statistic, thus have no significance to the issue of marriage in terms of any conclusion. thus the only conclusion that should be drawn is that marriage is an union between a man and The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-9000485402034144302010-09-01T15:24:12.588-07:002010-09-01T15:24:12.588-07:00Here you go:
"In the United States, in the y...Here you go:<br /><br />"In the United States, in the year 2000, there were:<br /><br />118,916 Twin Births <br /><br /><br />6,742 Triplet Births <br /><br /><br />506 Quadruplet Births<br /><br /><br />77 Quintuplets & Other Higher Order Births<br /><br /><br />That is a 74 percent increase in the number of twin births from 1980.<br /><br />And since there were just over 4 million TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-48677173894634955962010-09-01T12:59:57.203-07:002010-09-01T12:59:57.203-07:00Tao,
and what statistical rarities are you referr...Tao,<br /><br />and what statistical rarities are you referring to, specifically?The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-61338166312081725052010-09-01T12:45:27.897-07:002010-09-01T12:45:27.897-07:00Griper,
When you state:
“Nonetheless, it is poss...Griper,<br /><br />When you state:<br /><br />“Nonetheless, it is possible to conclude that, given the difference in sexuality in so many sets of identical twins (who are genetically identical), sexual orientation cannot be purely caused by genetics.”<br /><br />...and having bred show dogs for over 15 years I know that I can have identicial twins, with one being male and the other being female Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-11550526368772501902010-09-01T11:52:14.196-07:002010-09-01T11:52:14.196-07:00Tao,
read grandpa's rules of a good argument e...Tao,<br />read grandpa's rules of a good argument especially the one about taking someone's words out of context.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-49409473652875776882010-09-01T11:10:11.517-07:002010-09-01T11:10:11.517-07:00Two people can share the same DNA and still be dif...Two people can share the same DNA and still be different. A shared father and a shared mother does not reproduce the same hair color, or the same physical characteristics every time they have a child.TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452702225885449029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-68312765835275998812010-08-29T16:20:35.454-07:002010-08-29T16:20:35.454-07:00Grandpa wonders if learning can be inherited and i...Grandpa wonders if learning can be inherited and if it can be would it be considered as a biological trait or a learned trait?The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-42028804492879762132010-08-29T16:10:21.326-07:002010-08-29T16:10:21.326-07:00"Power seems to play a big role in the hierar..."Power seems to play a big role in the hierarchy of any collective of life forms, it seems then."<br />Yep, big role. Used to say in the Army 'RHIP-rank has its privileges' Unfortunately, as the old saying goes..power corrupts.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-8154330551053224682010-08-29T00:14:34.829-07:002010-08-29T00:14:34.829-07:00Power seems to play a big role in the hierarchy of...Power seems to play a big role in the hierarchy of any collective of life forms, it seems then. <br /><br />science even has man displaying the herd mentality. and physical strength is usually the determinant of the leader. gang membership would be an example i am thinking of here.<br /><br />dictatorship would depend upon this type of collective to stay in power, it would seem. <br /><br />and The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-6564729725535317282010-08-28T17:10:50.058-07:002010-08-28T17:10:50.058-07:00Grandpa is correct. Social
animals and especially ...Grandpa is correct. Social<br />animals and especially herd animals follow the<br />'leader of the pack'. Buffalo, Moose, Elk etc<br />replay the battle each season. Among the primates,<br />an alpha male who looses his position may be exiled or killed, although if he is a preplanning alpha male, he may have close associates who will protected him in a lesser role among his peers.<br />BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-23607124328152916382010-08-28T16:10:18.915-07:002010-08-28T16:10:18.915-07:00he smiles, ahhh, very nice BB. your explanation ju...he smiles, ahhh, very nice BB. your explanation just adds to my post and gives our readers some more fodder to think about in this controversial issue. and i consider that as good.<br />i knew that there was a good reason to enjoy your visits. :)<br /><br />grandpa has a couple of questions, tho. isn't strength the dominating factor of determination of the alpha male in the animal kingdom? The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-44134702947180022362010-08-28T15:34:50.432-07:002010-08-28T15:34:50.432-07:00"So, explain to me how there can be identical..."So, explain to me how there can be identical twins and one of those twins is a heterosexual while the other is a homosexual?" The only college genetics course I took involved genotype/phenotype in<br />hereford breeding. But I'll try. :)<br />Identical genes may express themselves differently, what they call alleles. A common<br /><a href="http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/jkousen/BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.com