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Religiously speaking, can a person condition their self (or be conditioned) to become attracted to the same se?
@Elegua, @Huey, @Lotta, @Mayo, @Logic...I thank you guys for your intellectual honesty, as it was an honest question. Yes, I know it wouldn't be organic, but I was thinking about the psychology of humans and how adaptation and conditioning plays a role? yeah, I know this is not really a question for this section (R
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
*sex
Yes, i guess that is possible, but that is like self brainwashing.
- ?Lv 48 years ago
I fail to find the definition of se, but I'm assuming you meant sex. And in that case, no.
Research indicates that sexual orientation is resistant to change. Nonetheless, several
groups and individuals have offered clinical interventions—sometimes called
“conversion” or “reparative” therapies—that purport to change sexual orientation
from homosexual to heterosexual. No scientifically adequate research has shown
that such interventions are effective or safe. Indeed, research suggests the
opposite. An American Psychological Association task force conducting a
systematic review of the peer-reviewed journal literature on sexual orientation
change efforts concluded that efforts to change sexual orientation are unlikely to
be successful and indeed can be harmful.
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- 8 years ago
I assume the last word is 'sex'. Yes: by homosexual pedophilia (as far as we know - it would be immoral to test this hypothesis but the evidence points to this conclusion). It's not a religious question - it's just a question about reality. Religion doesn't come into it.
- ?Lv 58 years ago
Sorry, no. It's something you're born with, same as being born straight or bisexual. You can have sexual relations with them, but it won't make you homosexual.
@Elegua Please look up the definition of homosexuality. You seem to think it means having any sort of contact with people of the same gender. Typically uneducated.
- mayo_carlLv 78 years ago
many will never admit this, but sexuality is influenced to a great extent by 1) early sexual experiences, including molestation, and 2) exposure to pornography or heavily sexualized imagery on television.
conditioning happens all the time---we're just not supposed to say it, because that would run afoul of the "born this way" hypothesis.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
Not really. Nor can you condition yourself to be attracted to the opposite sex. Certainly, there's curiosity about it, but that's about the limit.
- LottaLouLv 78 years ago
Yes. Basically what we meditate on and think about and fill our minds with... will have consequences.
We need to be careful what we listen to, and what we believe to be true.
If a person talks a talk, and they are sowing what they are saying. And we will reap what we sow.
- Anonymous8 years ago
Oh…you'd be surprised what a year in prison or on a ship will do to your assumptions regarding what you will and won't find attractive.