It's interesting that sociological reasons override evolution and biology. It would mean logically that any homosexual can then be reprogrammed to become straight based on social interaction. Like those camps converting gays to straights?
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I probably didn't do a very good job explaining my point with the statement about psychology and sociology. I didn't mean to say that sociology plays a larger role in homosexuality then biology. I personally believe that an individuals sexual orientation is probably largely based on biological factors. What I was trying to demonstrate was that an evolutionary lens that solely focuses on reproduction is extremely limited in scope. I personally do not believe that the sole purpose of life is to reproduce. I believe that there are likely other factors at play, especially in the cases of social species that live in large groups. In other ape species, not all males get to reproduce, only alphas gain access to females. Does that mean that nature made a mistake in allowing multiple males to be born into the group? Not in my opinion. Perhaps extra members are there to care for offspring or to fight against rival groups. Just a few examples of possibilities. The article that my post is based on also discussed other issues beyond sexual orientation itself, such as promiscuity. The statement about sociology was also meant to point out that some human behaviors are influenced by sociological factors. I think that promiscuity is probably more based on social constructs then biological factors, except for maybe in its relation to executive functions like impulse control of the individual.
Sorry, my article probably wasnt clear about any of that. So thanks for your comment and allowing me to clarify a little. I hope that makes more sense.
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