For those that prefer to read the transcript, rather than watch the video, the transcript can be found here:STERLING M. McMURRIN LECTURES ON RELIGION & CULTURE | ARCHIVE
September 27, 2017
Gregory A. Prince, Author & Historian
"Science vs. Dogma: Biology Challenges the LDS Paradigm" (click the following link to watch the hour-long presentation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gssnz1W ... e=youtu.be)
Scientific researcher and historian Gregory A. Prince earned his graduate degrees in dentistry (DDS) and pathology (PhD) at UCLA. He then pursued a four-decade career in pediatric infectious disease research. His love of history led him to write three books, including the award-winning David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism. Most recently, he has published Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History.
Until the late 1960s, when the Stonewall Riots in New York City brought LGBT issues into the public square, the consensus among clinicians, scientists, legislators, and religious leaders was that homosexuality was either an unfortunate choice that could be unchosen, or a disease that could—and must—be cured. As the field of molecular biology matured, there was a spirited hunt for a genetic explanation for homosexuality—the “gay gene.”
In the short term, failure to find such a gene reinforced the “choice paradigm” of homosexuality. However, recent research has shown that a combination of genetic and (mostly) epigenetic factors act during fetal development to imprint sexual preference and gender identity indelibly within the brain. Prince argues that the “biology paradigm” calls for a reassessment of Latter-day Saint doctrines, policies, and attitudes towards homosexuality, all of which were built on a foundation of the “choice paradigm.”
“Greg Prince’s unique perspective,” says Tanner Center director Bob Goldberg, “combines scientific knowledge with humanistic sensibilities. This insures that his insights will offer new ways of understanding matters that touch us all.”
https://www.docdroid.net/yax0x1W/prince ... e-copy.pdf
Dr. Prince's findings directly contradict those on this board that refute and seek to reject the biological (genetic and epigenetic) determinative factors of sexual orientation, but he also goes farther by placing the search to understand sexual orientation into the historical, theological framework of evolving LDS doctrine and policies.
I expect some will find something of value here, and some will reject it, but I felt it was at least important to share for those that are interested in what LDS scientists are saying.
In future posts, I'll attempt to share what other LDS scientists and professionals are saying about the science of sexual orientation, as well.