Re: [FRIAM] gene complex for homosexuality

2022-01-08 Thread thompnickson2
Well, first things first. Is there any evidence for a genetic basis for homosexuality. You can, of course, have a trait that it is chromosomally determined (if not genetically so) and still not heritable. Sex, for instance. Sex is not heritable. My assumption has always been that homo

Re: [FRIAM] gene complex for homosexuality

2022-01-08 Thread Marcus Daniels
It seems like such a dumb question to ask. Why should any preference have a genetic basis? How about look for a gene that encodes a preference for plush carpeting or a preference for Flamenco music? And what about those men that like short women?! Maybe a man is kind of like a tall woman

[FRIAM] gene complex for homosexuality

2022-01-08 Thread ⛧ glen
I'm in an ongoing argument with a gay friend about how tortured Darwinian arguments are in accounting for homosexuality. He claims they're VERY torturous. I'm inclined toward the first mentioned here: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26089486 But, were group selection and/or cultural evolution

Re: [FRIAM] Octogenarian Omnicron

2022-01-08 Thread Jochen Fromm
I have got my 3rd booster vaccination today. 2x BioNTech/Pfizer last year, and Moderna today. The protection against infection by these new mRNA vaccines fades rapidly after 4 or 5 months. Therefore it definitely makes sense to get a 3rd booster vaccination if more than 4 or 5 months have passed

Re: [FRIAM] Octogenarian Omnicron

2022-01-08 Thread Curt McNamara
This site has the best info i have found: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/ Curt On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 1:05 PM wrote: > Anybody, > > > > Has you seen anywhere the number, Prob Omnicron|vaccinated+boosted or Prob > [Omnicron + Hospitalization] | vaccinated+boosted ? > > > > B

[FRIAM] Octogenarian Omnicron

2022-01-08 Thread thompnickson2
Anybody, Has you seen anywhere the number, Prob Omnicron|vaccinated+boosted or Prob [Omnicron + Hospitalization] | vaccinated+boosted ? Bayesian or otherwise? I have seen the number Prob Omnicron| unboosted = 25x Prob Omnicron|Boosted. But I have no idea of its provenance. N