Steve Clark writes
in message <4.2.2.20000307154424.00ae9630@facstaff.wisc.edu>:
> At 01:07 PM 03/07/2000 -0800, Tedd Hadley wrote:
> > Although this is obviously a parody, the point begin attempted
> > seems to be severely undermined as soon as one realizes that
> > homophobia is very likely a subcategory of a larger human tendency
> > - xenophobia - which, despite probable genetic basis, is still
> > successfully treated by educational approaches. Homosexuality,
> > on the other hand, is not so easily "fixed" and programs to
> > "convert" homosexuals often fail spectacularly. Thus, the parody
> > fails on a key difference.
>
> In other words, "biological attitudes" can be "corrected" by
> retraining, but "biological behavior" cannot.
No, far too general. *Some* biologically-based attitudes and
behavior can be changed easily, some can not.
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