How do you define beauty?
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I've seen people say that I'm beautiful, but I don't see it myself - sure, I've got a Germanic face and hazel eyes - but then again, I've never liked beautiful people much. I don't judge on-spot; I judge by personality and demeanor. What beauty means to me is a really outgoing personality and the type of person that gets along with people really well. As long as it doesn't make me angry, that is the definition of beauty to me.
Are you sure you don't judge on the spot? It's kind of interesting to think about but we don't really control what pops into our initial thinking. Usually when you see someone or see them do something you will have an initial judgement about that person. It's in our nature. Or am I just going crazy?
It is nearly impossible to avoid judging someone on spot. It's somewhat of a trait that all humans have. It helps recognize potential friends and enemies, and, in this case, potential mates.
Hey look buddies, I'm an Engineer. That means I solve problems. Not problems like 'what is beauty?' Because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy. I solve practical problems.
but seriously if you like something it's beautiful
but seriously if you like something it's beautiful
I think it's hard to judge on the spot, I suppose it could be seen as a weakness or strength.
^It's a strength from an evolutionary trait.
That's why my logic is like it is. It's from personal beliefs and observations upon those beliefs. Sorry if this doesn't sit well with two people, but this is my explanation on my logic.
When we were apes, we would stick to groups like we do now, only these groups we stuck with for the rest of our life. They were like clans, and fought like clans as such. Thus, we could identify members of our own clan and different clans, and members of the opposite sex.
Yeah, evolutionary it is a strength, we try to find the optimum mate for breeding.
Emma Watson.
Emma Watson is attractive. In my opinion, that does not make her beautiful. Even if I knew her personally and found out that she was a nice and good person, it takes more than that for someone to be beautiful in my eyes.Pokepuzzle said:
Well think about homosexuals, they feel the optimum mate is of the same sex.
Ehhhh... Not hating on homosexuals, but I don't generally include them when explaining evolutionary traits. It makes things really complicated, and I have yet to see for myself or see a confirmed report of homosexuality in nature, particularly in primates that are not human. It is entirely possible that may be a mutative gene from ages ago, but I think they confirmed that it is a choice as well.
I'll look into that.
I'll look into that.
Haunted Water said:
''Dolphins were once humorously alluded to as "gay sharks" on an episode of "Glee," but a new study suggests that bisexuality and even homosexuality among the marine mammals may be very much a reality.
As Discovery News is reporting, research scientists at the University of Massachusetts studied more than 120 bottlenose dolphins in western Australia, concluding that the males were "found to engage in extensive bisexuality, combined with periods of exclusive homosexuality." Furthermore, male dolphin pairs, and even trios, cooperate to sequester and herd individual females during the mating season.
Still, from the sounds of it, life for a "gay" or "straight" male dolphin isn't all fun and games. Not only do male bottlenose dolphins reportedly break out into gangs to protect their females, but according to one leading researcher on the study, reportedly published in the journal "Proceedings of the Royal Society B," their male-to-male relationships are "very intense."
"I have often thought, as I watched their complicated alliance relationships, that their social lives would be mentally and physically exhausting, and I'm glad I'm not a dolphin," Richard Connor, the study's co-author and a biology professor at UMass Dartmouth, is quoted as saying. He added that male bottlenose dolphins were "capable of serious aggression," but "they don’t squabble constantly."
Of course, same-sex companionship in the animal kingdom is actually quite common. Last fall, the planned separation of Buddy and Pedro, a "gay" penguin couple at the Toronto Zoo, caused a commotion both among zoologists and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media, drawing headlines like "Brokeback Iceberg." Another such pair at China's Polarland Zoo was even given a wedding celebration, The Sun reported.''
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/dolphins-bisexuality-homosexuality-study-_n_1388330.html
Why would you say most people that are Homosexuals are either confused or simply trying to be different ?. I have 3 Homosexual friends, they have had boyfriends before. 1 Has a boyfriend, are they trying to be different ?. That wasn't really a fair thing to say now was it ?.
Alright guys lets get back on topic. If one of you has a real point to make about homosexuality as it relates to the thread, please make it.