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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: oh boy! I get to proseltyse here too!!!
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Date: Tue, 30-Aug-83 15:30:28 EDT
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people are getting to the point of talking about "a gene for heterosexuality"
and "a gene for homosexuality". I haven't seen an article speak of this
yet, but the implications are there.

Except in the most simple cases, there is no 'one gene for this,
another for that'. it is usually taught like this by high school teachers
who either do not understand the matter or are simplifying the idea
in order to teach a principle.

Now, everybody HERE go and read "the Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins.
(apologies to those who read net.philosophy and net.flame who are hearing
this bit of proseletysing for the third time). It is truly one of the
great mind expanding books of the century, and it is designed at a lay
audience.

laura creighton
utzoo!utcsstat!laura