Science is never "conclusive," Pixie. It's not a religion. Its a process for weighing evidence and coming to conclusions, until more evidence is available. Right now, the bulk of the evidence is that homosexuality has both a nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) component. That aligns with my experiences, so I accept it as true until I have reason to think otherwise. You, clearly, have come to a different conclusion.
My side? I would think that anyone, seeing a gathering of neo-nazis and self-proclaimed white supremacists, would indeed take a stand against it. I do not advocate for violence, and find the tactics of ANTIFA unacceptable. But to let it pass unremarked...? No...I don't think so.
Since I have said pretty much the same thing in other contexts, we appear to be in agreement on this point. And now we are WAY down a tangent, so I'll leave it at that.
Violence is indeed higher in the black community (as a percentage) than the white. Since I have no reason to believe that black people are "inherently more violent," when one goes looking for the actual cause, one finds the actual causal link is not skin color, it's poverty and education. Because the black community, on average, is poorer and has less access to good education, the result is pretty much inevitable. Solve the poverty/education problem, and you not only address the violence problem, you also help all people (regardless of race) that struggle with poverty/education and avoid helping those who (regardless of race) don't need that help.
And that relates to your comments about my experiences or background (which you cannot actually know) exactly how...?
I seldom experience "annoyance" on sites such as these. I think you folks are assuming a level of emotional involvement I'm simply not feeling. I can think of a handful of times when I've gotten "emotional" here since returning. Almost all have been when I was tired or stressed about something in my personal life and I found myself reacting to something I saw as "petty" here. Other than moments of tiredness/weakness, these are just discussions to me: exchanges and explorations between strangers. I say what I think and why, and enjoy taking apart ideas and seeing what makes them tick. That's about it.
My side? I would think that anyone, seeing a gathering of neo-nazis and self-proclaimed white supremacists, would indeed take a stand against it. I do not advocate for violence, and find the tactics of ANTIFA unacceptable. But to let it pass unremarked...? No...I don't think so.
Since I have said pretty much the same thing in other contexts, we appear to be in agreement on this point. And now we are WAY down a tangent, so I'll leave it at that.
Violence is indeed higher in the black community (as a percentage) than the white. Since I have no reason to believe that black people are "inherently more violent," when one goes looking for the actual cause, one finds the actual causal link is not skin color, it's poverty and education. Because the black community, on average, is poorer and has less access to good education, the result is pretty much inevitable. Solve the poverty/education problem, and you not only address the violence problem, you also help all people (regardless of race) that struggle with poverty/education and avoid helping those who (regardless of race) don't need that help.
And that relates to your comments about my experiences or background (which you cannot actually know) exactly how...?
I seldom experience "annoyance" on sites such as these. I think you folks are assuming a level of emotional involvement I'm simply not feeling. I can think of a handful of times when I've gotten "emotional" here since returning. Almost all have been when I was tired or stressed about something in my personal life and I found myself reacting to something I saw as "petty" here. Other than moments of tiredness/weakness, these are just discussions to me: exchanges and explorations between strangers. I say what I think and why, and enjoy taking apart ideas and seeing what makes them tick. That's about it.
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