Poll: The Last Leaders Debate – Live tonight at 2030 BST on BBC One

Who will you vote for?

  • Labour

    Votes: 67 11.8%

  • Conservatives

    Votes: 231 40.7%

  • Liberal Democrats

    Votes: 227 40.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 42 7.4%
  • Total voters
    567
  • Poll closed .
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rypt said:
Not to sound a homophobe, but homosexuality is unnatural (in the Biological sense), and afaik there hasn't been a genetic explanation for it as yet.
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Before you can define something as unnatural you will have to say what you mean by natural. I also believe that there is some suggestion that the genes that may be responsible for homosexuality also have a positive impact on fertility so if being gay isn't an either/or thing (which I would suggest is probably social conditioning rather than genetic) then there could very well be a genetic benefit of a certain level of homosexuality.

The more pertinent quesiton would be "Are her views on homosexuality indicative of the party at large and have they been used to guide policy on homosexuality?" Which seems a bit unlikely considering the married tax break is also going to extend to civil unions and there are no anti gay policies in the manifesto.
 
rypt said:
Not to sound a homophobe, but homosexuality is unnatural (in the Biological sense), and afaik there hasn't been a genetic explanation for it as yet.
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When you say you don't know of a genetic explanation for homosexuality - is there a genetic explanation as to why I'm often attracted to short brunette girls?
 
Scubascorpion said:
Whichever way you look at it, there is no way I'd ever be voting for one of the god squad.
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Two of the main three parties have Christian leaders and the Lib Dems will have a fair few Christian members and members of other faiths. As far as I am aware there isn't an Atheist Union party in the UK. So it is likely that whoever you vote for there is going to be some god squad involvement.

semi-pro waster said:
When you say you don't know of a genetic explanation for homosexuality - is there a genetic explanation as to why I'm often attracted to short brunette girls?
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Short brunette girls? Completely unnatural I tell you. ;)
 
Dam :( Maybe I should back pedal slightly and say There's no way I'd vote for one of the god squad, should they be using their faith as part of their policy making..
 
RDM said:
Before you can define something as unnatural you will have to say what you mean by natural.
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I said in a Biological sense, which I assumed was self-explanatory, but if it is not then ... the number one aim of a species is to survive, as such they need to breed. Homosexuality does not really allow breeding
 
Scubascorpion said:
Dam :( Maybe I should back pedal slightly and say There's no way I'd vote for one of the god squad, should they be using their faith as part of their policy making..
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Again going to be very tricky. The people that I know that are religious tend to be guided by their faith in matters of morality so it is likely that it will be involved, at the very least subconciously, in their policy making.
 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/05/02/flash-yobs-115875-22227279/

Cameron supporters to organise 'flash mobs' to disrupt public appearances.

David Cameron's supporters are organising "flash mobs" of young Tories to disrupt public appearances by Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg.

They are behind a secret internet campaign urging activists to conceal their identity and pose as "aggravated residents" to heckle and embarrass the Tory leader's rivals.

But the strategy is exposed today in an email seen by the Sunday Mirror.
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rypt said:
I said in a Biological sense, which I assumed was self-explanatory, but if it is not then ... the number one aim of a species is to survive, as such they need to breed. Homosexuality does not really allow breeding
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Neither does being ginger but they are still around :shrug:
 
rypt said:
I said in a Biological sense, which I assumed was self-explanatory,
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To be honest, it isn't. It could mean "does not occur in the natural world" and even then you have issues with the fact that humans themselves occur in the natural world and so anything they do could easily be defined as "natural".

rypt said:
but if it is not then ... the number one aim of a species is to survive, as such they need to breed. Homosexuality does not really allow breeding
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The key word there though is "species". If, as a species, having some homosexual expression is good for overall fertility then it starts to become advantageous. Obviously not for the individual concerned, but for the species as a whole. Not to mention though we are now well past the point of only doing things that ensure propogation of the species so it is a bit of a pointless argument to make.
 
'People who tell you too much about their utopia, I always get a bit worried that suddenly we’ll be forced to wear the same uniform. When you hear about someone’s vision to remake the world, you do need a bit of, “hmm, that’s interesting… How much freedom am I going to have in that one, and how much is that going to cost me?”
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- David Cameron

How much freedom am I going to have…and how much is that going to cost me?
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Neil79 said:
Lol don't believe that for a second , sounds like scaremongering by other parties as usual

You said you are not anti-tori or pro labour , but you sure do smell of it
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I most definitely am anti-tory.

Would you prefer i cited a publication owned by Rupert Murdoch? Because he quite clearly wants Cameron in number 10, and he thinks he can do it.
 
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