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Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by AmblingSam, Sep 5, 2012.

  1. AmblingSam

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    I was doing a research project when I stumbled upon this article.

    The way your pupils dilate may show sexuality

    Personally I think this research can be used to prove sexuality exists, especially in courts for, say, maybe, gaining equal rights?

    What do you think about this article?
     
  2. AtheistWorld

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    that sounds like nonsense to me.

    if people know they're under surveillance, they're more likely to be nervous - that's something known to dilate the pupils. Yeah, that would definitely skew the results of the study.
     
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    My friend claims he has infallible gaydar, and that "it's all in the eyes". Of course, if he thins a guy s gay who claims to be straight, he just calls him "closeted", which maintains his 100% success rate...

    Lex
     
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    It seems a bit hard to tell from observing people. "Here, can you stand still and not blink so I can lean in close to peer into your eyes to see if you are gay?"
     
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    "... according to a new study."

    It has been reasonably well known for a fair while that pupils dilate when you are feeling sexual attraction.
     
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    My reaction: you don't say. I know for a fact that your pupils dilate if you look at something you love. So naturally, gay men's pupils will dilate for other men and heterosexual men's pupils will dilate for women.

    I don't think they would have been THAT upfront about it. They could have used a camera on top of a computer and showed images on a screen. It would have been really simple.