Rio, I just read that article. It's good clickbait, but did you stop and think about how these "researchers" were able to study pre-historic culture well enough to draw such a conclusion? I mean, it's not like they could pick up a stone age newsletter or something. :lol:
War just don't reply. They'll drag you down to their level and drag you in circles till you agree with them just to shut them up.
too be fair a lot of ancient cultures in history have been completely fine with homosexuality, atleast before they converted to a religion with anti homosexual views.
Haha yeah I did, it's hardly conclusive. This is again interesting though. http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2011/homosexuality-–-a-survival-advantage-for-early-man/
I'm about halfway through that last link you sent, Rio. Looks like you might wanna retract it - you might offend women. The author argues that women evolved to be physically inferior to men in order to pass children with larger brains through her pelvis. The topic of homosexuality always opens up the most interesting cans of worms. :lol: *edit* And now he's making the case that homosexuality is an altruistic behavior that benefits humanity, so others can have more kids. :lol:
I said it was interesting, I didn't say it was 100000% factual lol. Ahhhh so it's ok to offend one gender, but not to offend the two 'normal' genders?
https://en.m.wikipedia. org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Rome would be a fairly good start, and if I remember right sparta did as well when a young man was mentored or it's Athens can't remember exactly which one. A few examples.
I know, I find it interesting, too. Just thought I'd bring up some of the parts that made me chuckle.
Well, in this link, it also says that boys were used instead of women sometimes. So, I'm confused about what your argument is here. If the Romans did it, then it must be OK? Because I don't think using boys in that way would be considered acceptable by any reasonable adult today. But I don't wanna put words in your mouth, so you tell me why you're bringing up ancient Roman history.
Please note I didn't read his article, but you asked how the researches could of studied prehistoric society's culture I believe, but based on what we can read about homosexuality in many ciultures, I highly doubt their conclusion would be hard to come too.
I never said they were "prehistoric", though human homosexuality was accepted among many cultures from what we know of recorded history before many religions had anti homosexual views, it wouldn't be hard to conclude it was the same views on homosexuality depending in the region.
Yeah, you know what else was accepted throughout much of history? Murder, "witch burning," using boys instead of women, forcing women, beating women, and a whole bunch of other barbaric stuff. Just because something has historically been accepted doesn't make it OK by today's standards.
Never said it doesn't make it ok by today's standards, also there were manly laws against murder through history, and a lot of that varies on culture on the part about women. But I wasn't pushing that point so if you want to straw man go ahead. Also let's not forget all those are not comparable to consenting sex between two adults.
You asked how the "researches could come to their conclusion, and when you look at all of recorded history it's obvious it varied on the culture of the area and the religion. So it wouldn't be hard to conclude what the point was in the article. Atleast from what you/rio said about it, also considering homosexuality wasn't looked down upon as much before Christianity/Islam as a example of wide spread religions that condemn homosexuality.
So, homosexuality was accepted in the recorded history before religion; therefore, this proves that it was accepted in prehistoric time?
No though what we can tell throughout history there is more then likely quite afew cultures in prehistoric times that accepted as been throughout all of history. I don't know how general thst article was which may be why your asking this question?