tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post7541418795259987021..comments2009-10-15T04:53:38.085-05:00Comments on Imagine...A Complex Creation: In the BeginningJed Carosaarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-21760742960524749832006-12-06T03:38:00.000-06:002006-12-06T03:38:00.000-06:00Gay can refer to both men only, or both genders.
...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay">Gay</a> can refer to both men only, or both genders.<br /><br />Yes- I saw the article yesterday. It's included as one of the post links.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-77733436617707332262006-12-06T03:37:00.002-06:002006-12-06T03:37:00.002-06:00Joe said: As I understand it, "gay" usually refer...<a href="http://evangelution.blogspot.com/">Joe</a> said: As I understand it, "gay" usually refers to a male homosexual (versus lesbian for a female), while "homosexual" is a generic term. If so, then it is important for precision to use the correct and nonambiguous term regardless of which we prefer.<br /><br />Regarding the substance of the post...there was an interesting looking article on PandasThumb yesterday about the possibility that life may have been inevitable not just possible.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-76774783320447899442006-12-06T03:37:00.001-06:002006-12-06T03:37:00.001-06:00SETI works with chemical origins? I thought they w...SETI works with chemical origins? I thought they were just looking for signals from outer space. But I don't remember Dworkin.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-88552379063768876552006-12-06T03:37:00.000-06:002006-12-06T03:37:00.000-06:00Really? I find "homosexuals" offensive. Maybe it's...Really? I find "homosexuals" offensive. Maybe it's because I usually hear homophobic people insulting...this type of person...using the word "homosexual". And those I've been friends with have referred to themselves as "gay" usually rather than homosexual. Not that the word "homosexual" is bad- I mean, it's what we use when were speaking clinically- but I just feel like it's not a polite word to use in conversation. Maybe it's different in different areas of the U.S.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-75617683174295061142006-12-06T03:36:00.001-06:002006-12-06T03:36:00.001-06:00Quaintance said: chemical origins: Remember Jason...Quaintance said: chemical origins: Remember Jason Dworkin from Oxy? He's working on this stuff down at SETI in Mountain View, CA.Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307050425441646928.post-50238756162760849382006-12-06T03:36:00.000-06:002006-12-06T03:36:00.000-06:00Quaintance said: For some reason, I find the term...Quaintance said: For some reason, I find the term "gays" really offensive. Maybe it's because we don't say "straights"? Or, at least, I don't think I hear people saying it...Jed Carosaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775889983099808362noreply@blogger.com