Re: Boy Scout Open Source (malaria/cancer)

["Bill Bogstad" <user=6@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Doug <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> Hello: 
> 
> On topic: 
> The boy scouts look like they might be running Drupal.  Anyone know if 
> they are using a content management system? 
> 
> Off topic: 
>> Whether a person chooses to be or is born gay is debatable, just like 
>> whether or not there is a god. 
> Unsubstantiated.  Not based on fact.  Really not debatable.  The biology 
> of being gay is well substantiated.  It even has parallels to other 
> mammals. 
> 
> Let me toss in a few facts.  Evolution is not just about survival. 
> There is also sexual selection, and sexual selection is what does the 
> utterly wacko stuff we see like the peacock feathers.  Gay men do have 
> children, and their contribution to future generations has been 
> measured, and turns out toe be a factor of 5 lower than men who say 
> they are not gay.  This poses a riddle: if there was a gene for this 
> behavior, it would be eliminated from the population quickly - a 5 to 
> 1 loss in each generation is quite steep.