tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707215866042944684.post6956667582766474447..comments2023-03-22T15:04:55.281-07:00Comments on Delicate Awakening: LGBT in Light of ReincarnationMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693795343641111526noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707215866042944684.post-57705925413253360522011-05-25T07:31:54.729-07:002011-05-25T07:31:54.729-07:00The irony here is that it seems I've come to t...<em>The irony here is that it seems I've come to the understanding that at our deepest level of being homosexuality (and all non-heterosexual sexual identity expressions) still 'miss the mark.' True, but I don't believe missing the mark automatically translates as sin. Let me illustrate: suppose two dark-skinned/dark-haired people living in a very hot climate give birth to a child who has considerably lighter skin and hair. From an evolutionary perspective the child has 'missed the mark' because the recessive fair-skinned/fair-haired genes do not offer as much protection from the sun. Likewise, non-heterosexuals are at an evolutionary disadvantage because they are less likely to procreate.</em><br /><br />That is essentially the view of homosexuality that I gravitate towards; it misses the mark due to lack of ability of natural procreation but there is no personal culpability for the orientation (just as color-blind people are not culpable for being born that way).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707215866042944684.post-46012031454382903352011-05-24T23:34:39.692-07:002011-05-24T23:34:39.692-07:00The advantages of homosexuality, from an evolution...The advantages of homosexuality, from an evolutionary perspective, are plentiful enough: strengthening social bonds, providing a non-sexually-competitive stabilizer for family relationships... All of which suggests that heterosexuality and homo"sexuality" (a misnomer in my view) have different origins.<br /><br />Certainly in a survival culture it's easy to see where homosexuality got its stigma. Sexual energy that was needed to raise food and children (for labor and the continuation fo the community) was essential.<br /><br />Just a few random tangents. Nothing relevant to your excellent post.Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731149686949567312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707215866042944684.post-6691643248977354632011-05-24T17:03:40.442-07:002011-05-24T17:03:40.442-07:00I think you might be onto something Sandra! I'...I think you might be onto something Sandra! I've had similar thoughts about illnesses and diseases serving us and meeting needs that would otherwise go unaddressed. Addiction quickly springs to mind. Without my own struggles with addiction I never would have come to this place in my relationship with God!<br /><br />(And I'm glad to hear someone is on my wavelength -even if that person was completely manic at the time! I'll take what I can get. ;)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693795343641111526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707215866042944684.post-49315519605802916712011-05-24T07:59:41.401-07:002011-05-24T07:59:41.401-07:00Interesting perspective that I hadn't quite th...Interesting perspective that I hadn't quite thought of, though a friend came up with a very similar theory during a manic/psychic phase of her bi-polar disorder. Something I have been thinking of lately is the evolutionary benefits to all the "disorders" . There is scientific evidence that what we focus on as disease states also carry considerable evolutionary benefits. Of course, since I just crawled out of bed a half-hour ago, I can't think of any examples. But I have been wondering what the genetic "flip-side" to homosexuality might be. Okay, here's a kinda insignificant example. Left-handed people are a genetic minority that mathematically ought to have been weeded out of the gene pool over time. But lefties have consistently been about 10% of the population. Lefties also tend to be right-brain dominant, which puts them at an extreme advantage in creative, innovative, global, non-linear situations--a distinct evolutionary advantage to the community. Homosexuality also has been a fairly constant minority (statistically, not the popularity of lifestyle acceptability) over time, leading me to conclude that the genetic component must also have some aspect that serves the community.Sandra Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979912092987681396noreply@blogger.com