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  1. This is an interesting distinction I had not considered. So in your view is it permissible for intellectual property be withheld on the basis of anything (e.g. race, sexual orientation, political orientation)? I certainly think it is more nature than most people believe. I will have to check out Through the Wormhole, never heard of it.
  2. This question came out of a friend's comments about whether or not the RNC should be allowed to use a song by Queen. Long story short, my friend asserted that a Christian baker should be required to bake a cake for a gay wedding, but Queen should not be required to sell song usage rights to a conservative. His reasoning was that "one you're born with, one you choose". This got me thinking. In the first place, I don't believe it is as simple as "one you're born with, one you choose". My understanding is that there is some evidence for the heritability of both, and both are open questions. It is even possible, based on my limited reading on the topic, that political orientation may have a higher heritability than sexual orientation (i.e. both have wide ranging estimates based on current knowledge). And even if that's not true, just because something doesn't have a high degree of heritability doesn't necessarily mean it is a "choice". My first question is are there any obvious flaws in this reasoning, for those of you who might have a better understanding of these topics (this is definitely not my area of expertise)? Second question, I would like to know what people think the political implications of this are. It seems to me that the scientific evidence supports treating sexual orientation and political orientation similarly (whether that means discrimination should be illegal in both cases, or whether they should be tolerated in the name of freedom of association in both cases). Thanks in advance for your input.
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