Sorta sparked by a comment a dude made to me that I have serious doubt about:
First off, it’s not “we don’t know,” it’s “they don’t know.” Just because some sources are uncertain doesn’t mean the answer isn’t out there. Consensus doesn’t determine truth. Look at how many still believe in astrology, miracles, or gods. Answers emerge over time, usually in pockets among those who actually understand the subject. We aren’t still arguing about how to define life. Only people locked into rigid biases are. Strip away the bias and the argument disappears. Life operates through observable principles, and while edge cases exist, they don’t invalidate the broader understanding of biological processes. As for sexuality, you just proved the point yourself. Everything exists on a spectrum. Even the most heterosexual men fall somewhere within it, whether they acknowledge it or not. This is evident in dominance and submission traits, social bonding behaviors, and even the way attraction works under varying conditions. Sexual orientation is largely a result of long-term hormonal influences. If you we’re to alter key hormones like testosterone, estrogen, oxytocin, and progesterone etc, you would see behavioral and attraction shifts in ANYONE. It’s all biochemical. Nature operates this way to create adaptability, allowing different individuals to thrive in different niches. Your being gay has evolutionary advantages, even if they aren’t as obvious in today’s social structures. Societal norms fluctuate and when they reach a breaking point they tend to cycle back. What may seem like a disadvantage now could become an asset later, as history has shown time and time again. And to answer your last question, yes, it’s “true” in the sense that your attraction is dictated by your physiology. The same applies to me. I’m attracted to women because of the hormones present in my body. But as we age and those hormones decline, sexual drive fades for both of us. That’s why the elderly don’t go clubbing they become sexually benign overtime absent of all desire. Resorting back to a neutral state as the hormones decline the same way we all were in before puberty (before bias’s and judgement) One last thing, epigenetics can modulate hormones, meaning certain life experiences can create lasting physiological changes. For example, if a girl is traumatized by a male with a beard, the stress response could trigger epigenetic modifications to her RNA, influencing her attraction patterns, perhaps making her avoid men with beards or even shifting her sexual preferences. So yes, you’re gay, but only to the extent that your physiology permits, just as my heterosexuality is also shaped by biological and environmental factors. This is adjustable with focus and understanding to a degree. But most people arevlazy and accept it as natural even if its dynamic. Hope that helps.. I dont see sex as defining i see life as defining. Your alive and beneficial as an intellectual curious person so that overrules society limited norms in my eyes. But im apparently rare in that regard.
The first thing I found that was wrong was him saying as you get older sex decreases, this is a myth.
