12-22-2004, 11:00 AM
Your assumption about everyone being gay leading to extinction also assumes that people (or rats) wouldn't have sex for the soul purpose of procreation.
Imagine a society where homosexual relationships are the standard. Imagine that same society is also smart enough to realize that heterosexual relations must be maintained for the purpose of procreation. It would make family planning a lot easier and population control would be a given. Right now the human race is expanding at an exponential rate and it's only a matter of time till we outstrip this planets capacity to support us. If we had to rely on planned families on a global scale then it would be easier to fix a large number of global problems caused by rampant population growth.
Of course this is all theory. Just like an entire species becoming primarily gay is. If anyone is interested in a good book with an alternative culture that explores homosexual and bisexual relationships you should pick up the Hominid trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer. He paints an excellent picture of a culture built around planned parenthood and men living seperately from women.
Imagine a society where homosexual relationships are the standard. Imagine that same society is also smart enough to realize that heterosexual relations must be maintained for the purpose of procreation. It would make family planning a lot easier and population control would be a given. Right now the human race is expanding at an exponential rate and it's only a matter of time till we outstrip this planets capacity to support us. If we had to rely on planned families on a global scale then it would be easier to fix a large number of global problems caused by rampant population growth.
Of course this is all theory. Just like an entire species becoming primarily gay is. If anyone is interested in a good book with an alternative culture that explores homosexual and bisexual relationships you should pick up the Hominid trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer. He paints an excellent picture of a culture built around planned parenthood and men living seperately from women.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.