Haha, well I'm fairly certain that you know I was talking about "deactivating" your sexual attraction to the person at hand, rather than poking a hole in the penis or whatever "external" method you'd prefer to make the boner go away xD

I guess your answer to the first question kind of answers that question anyway though.

Oh right, um, no I don't think anyone can make their attraction to someone go away. 

It's definitely possible to make your attraction go away, but it takes skill and control over yourself. In the past I've made efforts into changing what I find physically attracting, and it worked.

The only argument I would make in this thread is that while people may have their current state wired to be attracted to the same sex, they could exert control to change that preference and "correct" their mindset. (I'm no expert!)

something i wonder, people who think gay people chose to be gay, do those think they chose to like tiny girls more as tall girls or slim girls more as overweight girls?

i mean, i am pretty sure i didn't choose it, i just like slim more, it's in me and i didn't decide that.

since when does anyone think "i want to like those kind of girls more so it will be like this from now on"?

maybe you can do that but most don't right? they just like what they like. why should i think then that a guy who likes guys chose that?

The bigger question is, if being gay is a choice, then it must be a choice that everyone can make. So, why aren't the people who believe it's a choice trying to choose to be attracted to the same sex to prove their point?

I'm not gay but I don't get erections by looking at random females.

Why have there been so many threads about homosexuality recently?

It's the new "Communism" (aka it's the big topic of the times).

I largely think this discussion is meaningless based on current laws and public opinion in the western/developed world ... After all, the majority of people are willing to tolerate sexual activities between consenting adults conducted in private

When it comes to the larger debate, the question really isn't "Why are people attracted to who they are" as much as it is "What does it mean to be married?"

If you see a marriage as being a life long contract between two people for the purpose of creating a stable home to raise children gay marriage may not make sense. After all, most studies on children raised in gay households are based on tiny self selected samples of children primarily from upper middle class highly educated households and these studies were produced by researchers tied to gay-rights organizations; and there is little difference in how unbiased these studies are than the health studies provided by tobacco companies.

Are studies really necessary? I mean, I'm all for testing all x against y, but I would have thought race, religion, sexual orientation etc would not be coherent.

I mean, if people started conducting studies into how religion in households might affect children, we'd be hearing about the backlash nonstop all over the media.