Monday, January 13, 2014

At Least Some with Same-Sex Attraction were not Born that Way

   What if everyone is born with an attraction toward the opposite sex? What if no one is born with same-sex attraction? It would mean, of course, that there are oh-so-many people who believe and swear they were born gay, yet who were not.
   I think of Josh Weed, who posted his story of how he is of same-sex attraction. I read his witness, and have a hard time concluding he is wrong -- have a hard time concluding he was born straight, but something changed that after he was born.
   Still, if we are to know all things, we must consider all things. If there is a chance everyone is born with opposite-sex attraction, I must consider it, or I might miss out on the truth.
   So, on with the premise.
   Could it be that rejection by those of the opposite sex could prompt a mind to take to liking those of the same sex? I do know this: We are creatures of choice. There has to be something for us to like about a thing, but, once there is, we can choose to like it.
   And, I know there is a sexual desire in each of us (at least, I suppose we all have this). That sexual desire can, indeed, be expressed -- gratified -- by getting intimate with the same sex. I know that often with human behavior, when we get positive result from doing something, it immediately is something we like to do. And, by the same token, if we have a negative experience, we tend to immediately set a fence against having that experience again.
  If this principle is true in other areas of human behavior, it seems certain it is true of sexual orientation, as well.
   But, while this line of thought causes me to believe at least some of those with same-sex attraction have become that way since birth, it does not prove they all were not born with same-sex inclinations.

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