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Subject: Re: Are Humans Naturally Monogamous?
Message-ID: <1990Dec17.144644.9498@vaxa.strath.ac.uk>
Date: 17 Dec 90 14:46:44 GMT
References: <6091@crash.cts.com> <1990Dec5.154838.22805@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu>
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In article <1990Dec5.154838.22805@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu>, geb@dsl.pitt.edu (Gordon E. Banks) writes:
> In article <6091@crash.cts.com> rcf@pnet01.cts.com (Bob Forsythe) writes:
> 
>>
>>     Nope.  Handedness is determined by several things, but cultural or
>>individual imperitatives are not among them.  Currently, there are 3
> 
> While most people have a "natural" handedness, it can be changed if
> done forcefully at an early age.  Yes, we can usually tell if someone
> has been changed (even if they don't remember).  Those who were changed
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> Parents also forced young children to change.  Some tricks you can use
> is to see if the person is left-eyed and left footed.  If so, you might
> suspect they were changed.  The practice seems to be dying out, and
[and more...]

I'm neither left 'handed' nor right 'handed' - I'm totally abidexterous, with my
right side slightly dominant for some things and my left side slightly dominant
for others...  My right eye is slightly dominant over short distances, with my
left eye being dominant over long distance.  Writing is the only thing which I
cannot do well with my left hand (though I have done it a few times).

Handedness can vary, as far as I go what side becomes dominant depends upon
which side gets the most practice - and even then it needs to do it a heck of a
lot to become dominant.  (eg, I do archery and for the first 9 years only shot
right-handed.  I then had to teach and demonstrate to a group of left-handers
and did so, left handed, with no trouble...).

Just goes to show you cannot believe everything you hear :-)

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