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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
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Subject: Re: thoughts on desperation
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Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 01:48:58 EDT
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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.