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Am I the only one who thinks the excuse "It's part of their genes" is some sort of copout for facing personal responsiblity?

If a person is a drunk, it is in their "Genes"
If a person is a *****, it is in their "Genes"
If a person is a rapist, they have a pre-dispostion to rape in thier "Genes"

I find this to be a huge copout when facing issues like alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or just generally being an *******. I find it to be a **** poor excuse for just being a sh[b][/b]i8thead in general. I find this excuse to being overly used. If a person is a ****** and refuses to work out or lose any weight in general they blame it on "genes". Am I the only one who feels this is being used as a pathetic excuse for being lazy or refusing to better oneself?

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Edited, Sun Nov 6 03:56:13 2005 by Rimesume

Woman: "You, sir, are drunk."

Winston Churchill: "And you, madam, are ugly. However, I'll be sober in the morning."

Without passing judgment on those persons who may or may not be compelled to behave in certain manners by their genetic heritage...


Why is it more acceptable to be homosexual when it is genetic yet these other behaviors are not allowed the same blank check?



Getting past my non-judgmental moment of the day...

I don't consider genetic heritage to be much of an excuse for anything. We're human beings and the one thing we should be able to overcome is our basic urges when we know they are not socially acceptable. All of this is nothing but egotistic centricism. People are so sure that what they WANT right now is more important than what the world thinks that they go ahead and behave how they WANT instead of how they know they should. Then, when they want the acceptance they've denied by their actions, they look for an easy scapegoat. It used to be "My parents hit me when I was a child." Today it's "I don't have a choice, it's in my genes."

BS, nothing but BS. Some poor kid with sickle cell is dealing with genetic heritiage. My buddy who weighs 580lbs is dealing with nothing more than overeating. Does he have a propensity for putting on weight? Sure. Has he had 35 years to deal with it and not done so? Yup. I expect him to keel over in the next couple of years from some sort of body failure and I won't weep. Not because he's not a friend, but because it's his choice to be that way, regardless of whether he wants to blame it on genetics or Ryan's. I refuse to be saddened by his life choices, whether it be what he named his children, the clothes he wears, or tackling the fat problem.

I guess I'm just a heartless *******, but they'll get no sympathy from me; must be something in my genes.

Only one of the three examples used involved non-consensual relations between two persons. And if you don't think the homosexual lifestyle hurts anyone, just flip to any evangelist preacher. He'll tell you all about how homosexuals are the work o de debil. And certain posters around here could go on about destroyng the foundations of our society. Mind you, I don't agree, I'm just pointing out that some people would argue the "doesn't harm anyone else" portion.

I was at a trial a few years ago (armed robbery) where a forensic psychologist was asked to give evidence about one of the shotgun-wielding villains.

He came out with the usual psycho-babble (unhappy product of a broken home, bullied as a child, failed marriage etc. etc.)

The Judge asked this expert witness "So please, in lay-man's terms, could you summarise the defendant's nature?"

The Psychologist replied "Well your honour. Basically, he's a vicious *******"

12 years, no parole.