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		<title>Comment on Because work is boring and I have nothing else to do&#8230; by Say What You Mean &#171; What If</title>
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		<dc:creator>Say What You Mean &#171; What If</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] that ManPants was interpreting our interaction through. There is a belief that women never say what they want, expecting instead to have their desires read in the unspoken parts of their words*. For some [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Yet another random-stuff posting&#8230; by gymnAmorn</title>
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		<dc:creator>gymnAmorn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.<br />
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.<br />
God will appreciate it.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Climbing aboard the economic roller-coaster by endithinks</title>
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		<dc:creator>endithinks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree.  I think that Congress is more concerned about the upcoming elections and appearing to &quot;do&quot; something then thinking clearly.

I think we need to be very careful and not make rash decisions.  Leadership is not jumping to conclusions, but it is thoughtful deliberation based on knowing, not intuition.

I am also very concerned with the fact that everyone is shouting as if they are all Populists now.  All of the sudden it is the blame game in a humungous scale.  

We need to be cautious not paranoid.  Courageous not foolhardy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree.  I think that Congress is more concerned about the upcoming elections and appearing to &#8220;do&#8221; something then thinking clearly.</p>
<p>I think we need to be very careful and not make rash decisions.  Leadership is not jumping to conclusions, but it is thoughtful deliberation based on knowing, not intuition.</p>
<p>I am also very concerned with the fact that everyone is shouting as if they are all Populists now.  All of the sudden it is the blame game in a humungous scale.  </p>
<p>We need to be cautious not paranoid.  Courageous not foolhardy.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Genes and male homosexuality by roseneko</title>
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		<dc:creator>roseneko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Certainly!  Although really, you should be thanking William Saletan of Slate&#039;s &quot;Human Nature&quot; column.  I don&#039;t agree with all his political views, but he does write some fascinating pieces on new discoveries in human biology and the social/ethical ramifications thereof.

I didn&#039;t actually add much to his original article, but I wanted to rephrase the idea in my own words because it explained a lot of my experiences with male/female sexuality.  Not all of them, for certain, but it might be one of the larger-scale influences.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Certainly!  Although really, you should be thanking William Saletan of Slate&#8217;s &#8220;Human Nature&#8221; column.  I don&#8217;t agree with all his political views, but he does write some fascinating pieces on new discoveries in human biology and the social/ethical ramifications thereof.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t actually add much to his original article, but I wanted to rephrase the idea in my own words because it explained a lot of my experiences with male/female sexuality.  Not all of them, for certain, but it might be one of the larger-scale influences.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Genes and male homosexuality by ourturn22</title>
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		<dc:creator>ourturn22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for posting this, I found it to be very interesting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for posting this, I found it to be very interesting.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Genes and male homosexuality by Vasanth Seshadri</title>
		<link>http://roseneko.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/genes-and-male-homosexuality/#comment-61</link>
		<dc:creator>Vasanth Seshadri</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;ve addressed an issue that often puzzled me: If homosexuality is genetic, then how come the gene responsible for it is passed to the next generation although two homosexuals cannot have children. Your explanation is that the same gene (or genes) which cause homosexuality in men also boost fertility in women, so the same gene offers an evolutionary advantage which preserves it. That is a pretty good explanation. I can&#039;t think of a better one at the moment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve addressed an issue that often puzzled me: If homosexuality is genetic, then how come the gene responsible for it is passed to the next generation although two homosexuals cannot have children. Your explanation is that the same gene (or genes) which cause homosexuality in men also boost fertility in women, so the same gene offers an evolutionary advantage which preserves it. That is a pretty good explanation. I can&#8217;t think of a better one at the moment.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Genes and male homosexuality by roseneko</title>
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		<dc:creator>roseneko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your first point is something I&#039;ve considered myself on occasion.  You&#039;re probably aware that the DSM-III (and previous editions) defined homosexuality as a deviancy/mental disorder probably for exactly those reasons - it wasn&#039;t seen as &quot;normal&quot;, and people (as a result) sought treatment for it.  &quot;Not a problem unless it causes you or others distress&quot; is all well and good, but when said distress is caused by a baseless judgment on the part of society, is it the person or the society that needs fixing?  (Also, wasn&#039;t there a Star Trek episode about this very question?)

The study I was reading about didn&#039;t give any information on the homosexual tendencies of the offspring of gay males, but I&#039;m not sure how accurate such studies would be; a closeted gay man would be very strongly motivated to seek a woman who wasn&#039;t really into sex.  Amusingly enough, if the &quot;androphilia gene&quot; theory is true, that would mean he would most likely end up with a woman who wasn&#039;t a carrier, and therefore any offspring they might have wouldn&#039;t be any more susceptible than the general population.  Potentially.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your first point is something I&#8217;ve considered myself on occasion.  You&#8217;re probably aware that the DSM-III (and previous editions) defined homosexuality as a deviancy/mental disorder probably for exactly those reasons &#8211; it wasn&#8217;t seen as &#8220;normal&#8221;, and people (as a result) sought treatment for it.  &#8220;Not a problem unless it causes you or others distress&#8221; is all well and good, but when said distress is caused by a baseless judgment on the part of society, is it the person or the society that needs fixing?  (Also, wasn&#8217;t there a Star Trek episode about this very question?)</p>
<p>The study I was reading about didn&#8217;t give any information on the homosexual tendencies of the offspring of gay males, but I&#8217;m not sure how accurate such studies would be; a closeted gay man would be very strongly motivated to seek a woman who wasn&#8217;t really into sex.  Amusingly enough, if the &#8220;androphilia gene&#8221; theory is true, that would mean he would most likely end up with a woman who wasn&#8217;t a carrier, and therefore any offspring they might have wouldn&#8217;t be any more susceptible than the general population.  Potentially.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Genes and male homosexuality by Evil Elf</title>
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		<dc:creator>Evil Elf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Further ponderance: that definition of a disorder applies societally when homosexuality is not accepted by the public or by the homosexual himself - creating cover marriages with one person or the various issues when you believe yourself to be inherently evil.  (This is all theory since I am heterosexual and from a more permissive community etc).  Therefore, it seems to classify as a disease *within the communities that persecute it a disease* and outside not so.  Short of reliably eliminating homosexuality, the treatment of said disorder leads to be a societal treatment.

Nature seems to agree with conservatism on one thing though: namely that homosexuals need not procreate.  Ironic, then, that conservatism provides pressure for homosexuals to have &quot;normal&quot; lives, marry, and have children.  (This is not an argument on the right to procreate, but on the hardwiring that produces or does not produce offspring through sexual attraction, and the societal imperative to procreate regardless.)  Do you have information on homosexual tendencies of male offpsring of closeted homosexuals?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Further ponderance: that definition of a disorder applies societally when homosexuality is not accepted by the public or by the homosexual himself &#8211; creating cover marriages with one person or the various issues when you believe yourself to be inherently evil.  (This is all theory since I am heterosexual and from a more permissive community etc).  Therefore, it seems to classify as a disease *within the communities that persecute it a disease* and outside not so.  Short of reliably eliminating homosexuality, the treatment of said disorder leads to be a societal treatment.</p>
<p>Nature seems to agree with conservatism on one thing though: namely that homosexuals need not procreate.  Ironic, then, that conservatism provides pressure for homosexuals to have &#8220;normal&#8221; lives, marry, and have children.  (This is not an argument on the right to procreate, but on the hardwiring that produces or does not produce offspring through sexual attraction, and the societal imperative to procreate regardless.)  Do you have information on homosexual tendencies of male offpsring of closeted homosexuals?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Picture time! by Salinity</title>
		<link>http://roseneko.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/picture-time/#comment-58</link>
		<dc:creator>Salinity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway ... nice blog to visit.

cheers, Salinity</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Anyway &#8230; nice blog to visit.</p>
<p>cheers, Salinity</p>
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		<title>Comment on Picture time! by Sable</title>
		<link>http://roseneko.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/picture-time/#comment-56</link>
		<dc:creator>Sable</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m a rare B-Side acoustic track?</description>
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