Quote Originally Posted by Watchman
I always get a sort of itchy feeling when people start reverting to biology (or, for that matter, economy; of the "hard" sciences these seem the ones mainly involved) to explain social, cultural and psychological things.
Well, something causes gayness. I utterly reject the argument that people make a choice to be gay -- that's beyond absurd. I didn't make a choice to be straight, and neither did you. I knew that I liked girls in a special way somewhere around six years old.

I don't see why it's wrong to look to biology and/or evolution for an explanation for gayness. It serves some sort of purpose, or it wouldn't exist.

And if you hate economic examinations of real-world behavior, you're really going to hate Freakonomics. Fun book.