> People shouldn't be oppressed for their sexuality full stop, regardless of reason.
Completely agreed. I don't think we should shy away from trying to understand and explain it though. It's been a puzzling question that people have tried to grapple with for a long time now. I think it would be interesting to understand humans better.
And.. if it is definitively proven that it is nature and not nurture, it might make the lives of individuals easier by not having to deal with as many attacks from those that were intolerant but have changed their minds when exposed to the science. I agree that ideally, those individuals wouldn't be discriminated against in the first place, but that's not the world we live in right now. I would argue that if anyone could do anything to alleviate some of that discrimination with science, it would be an incredibly worthwhile endeavor.
Not saying all or even a majority of people would or do change their minds based on research, but I would expect there to be at least some open minded people that are just on the other side of the fence on the issue that would change their minds given evidence supporting the opposing viewpoint.
Make that 40 since it was considered a serious danger by scientists. The effect itself was known for more than a century. But yes, you’re obviously right and there is always a strong tendency to dismiss science to avoid cognitive dissonance.
Completely agreed. I don't think we should shy away from trying to understand and explain it though. It's been a puzzling question that people have tried to grapple with for a long time now. I think it would be interesting to understand humans better.
And.. if it is definitively proven that it is nature and not nurture, it might make the lives of individuals easier by not having to deal with as many attacks from those that were intolerant but have changed their minds when exposed to the science. I agree that ideally, those individuals wouldn't be discriminated against in the first place, but that's not the world we live in right now. I would argue that if anyone could do anything to alleviate some of that discrimination with science, it would be an incredibly worthwhile endeavor.