Oligopsony comments on Problems in evolutionary psychology - Less Wrong

55 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 13 August 2010 06:57PM

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Comment author: Oligopsony 14 August 2010 05:14:56PM 4 points [-]

The problem with the corelation with homosexuality is that homosexuals are frequently up against violent prejudice, though less so in recent years.

Suicide rates for gay teens have been dropping like a rock for the past two decades (though they remain above the heterosexual rate.) Homophobia is still awful but it's one of the most obvious ways in which the world is getting better.

Comment author: Violet 15 August 2010 07:31:15AM 3 points [-]

If the rates are changing dramatically wouldn't this imply they are not mainly caused by genetic components?