laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton) (11/28/83)
Sorry Dave, but we are *BOTH* being confused with rene at ucmp-cs. So I guess we both have somehting to feel pleased (or silly) about. Now for all of you who have asked for it: THE RAT ARTICLE!! (which showed up in net.motss) Relay-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utcsstat.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utcsstat!utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!rene From: rene@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion,net.motss Subject: Re: Observations on net.motss - homosexuality is a sin Message-ID: <3781@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Nov-83 11:21:44 EST Date-Received: Tue, 15-Nov-83 07:20:39 EST References: <598@ssc-vax.UUCP>, <173@apollo.UUCP> <612@ssc-vax.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 16 W.r.t. homosexuality being unnatural: many animals exhibit homosexuality - I know for sure about ducks, dogs, and rats (these are the ones I've read about). The interesting thing about the rats was that it was observed in an experiment with overcrowding. The rats were given all the food they needed, but a limited amount of space. Result was pregnant rats re-absorbing their babies (this happens in rabbits too, come to think of it) or eating them as they're born, an increase in the number of violent encounters, an increase in the injury inflicted in these encounters, and an increase in homosexuality (which however, had been present all along). I think one might be able to draw parallels too our current crowded situation in cities. One hypothesis is that homosexuality is a natural and NEEDED method of birth control. -- Arpa: rene.umcp-cs@CSNet-relay Uucp:...{allegra,seismo}!umcp-cs!rene Laura Creighton (silly silly after all these years) utzoo!utcsstat!laura