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To: Solon who wrote (11058)	4/27/2002 12:52:11 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

What do I think? That we haven't a clue and likely never will. ...[1] dividing them into groups of homophobic and nonhomophobic subjects on the basis of their scores on an "Index of Homophobia" test. [2] The subjects were then shown explicit erotic videos depicting straight, gay male and lesbian sex. While watching the videos, [3] the subjects were hooked up to a plethysmograph, a device that measures changes in penile circumference. The homophobic subjects' stirring penises sent the needle on the plethysmograph twitching -- [4] 80 percent of the homophobic participants showed "moderate to definite tumescence" while viewing the male homosexual video, compared to a third of the nonhomophobic men. Although the plethysmograph doesn't lie, the homophobic subjects did, denying to the researchers (and perhaps themselves) that they were aroused. [1] What control is there to ensure that the scores on the Index of homophobia are valid? Note that a moment later the author asserts that subjects lied. [2] What controls are there as to the lag in time between being shown a picture and sexual arousal? [3] What control is there to ensure that attaching the penis to a measuring device does not itself stimulate tumescence, in the absence of any pictures? [4] "80% and "one-third" above come to a grand total of 37 men ... presumably from Georgia. You want to go with that?. It would be armchair psychobabble to assume that Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson were dealing with their deep-seated homosexual urges in singling out Matthew Shepard. Hmmmmm ... what kind of babble would it be to argue that those who oppose same-sex marriage are acting out of deep-seated homosexual urges?