Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: thoughts on desperation Message-ID: <534@opus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 01:48:58 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.534 Posted: Wed Jun 6 01:48:58 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jun-84 19:03:08 EDT References: <19573@wivax.UUCP> <746@pucc-h> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 26 A little more on Jeff Sargent and the matter of homosexuality--from Jeff: >I can only repeat what I said -- that when I felt worst about myself, my >homosexual feelings became strongest; and when I felt better, more optimistic, >about myself, my heterosexual feelings resurfaced; and the cause and effect >were in the order listed (i.e. feeling rotten CAUSED the homosexual feelings.) This is all fine - but taken by itself (yes, I know Jeff had more to say), it suggests to me not at all that there's something wrong with homosexuality. Rather, it suggests that Jeff is probably, deep down, a thoroughgoing heterosexual! (Sorry, Jeff, I had to say it.) That being the case, I suggest Jeff should make the best of it. (Enjoy it, Jeff:-) In other words, if the idea of homosexuality turns you off, don't do it. Jeff ought to be a little more careful with analyses of causality. Correlation, even with proper time sequence, does not imply causality (and I wish I had taken Latin so I'd know the proper way to say that in about five or six words). >Basically, my question is: Why be gay, when there's so much more joy, >interest, and wonder in being straight? (No flames please;... Jeff, take that as personal, not global. For you (and I), heterosexuality is the way to go - so that's what we do. There's no need to preach, or rationalize, or explain. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Never offend with style when you can offend with substance.