[blackhole]

I don't know where you got your information about dyslexia, and I'm not questioning your sources, but I would definitely consider a brain that processes things differently a defect. Perhaps not a crippling defect, of course, but one that results in a difficulty with the written language. I don't know if a common side-effect is proficiency with geometry and spatial reasoning, but it may very well be true. However, no matter how beneficial it may be, it is still a defect. If it deviates from the vast majority, it is probably a defect. This is not necessarily a bad thing.

So ADHD/ADD is a defect? You could say it is a defect, but ADHD/ADD may very well have been a critical survival trait for our earlier ancestors, helping them quickly identify possible predators. How could it be a defect in that case?

I quote:

Originally posted by Cobra
why would an SCP error be considered as news?

*smacks Cobra* It's a feature.

[achtung]

How does a homosexuality gene get "passed down"? 

[Polpolion]

So ADHD/ADD is a defect? You could say it is a defect, but ADHD/ADD may very well have been a critical survival trait for our earlier ancestors, helping them quickly identify possible predators. How could it be a defect in that case?

I don't think it works like that. This kid in my health class has it, and he just randomly shouts out his opinions (and I mean shout). He also has these keys to his bike lock that he plays with and eats all the time. I know he can't help it because of AD(H)D, but that doesn't stop him from being annoying.

I guess it's a combination of not thinking before acting, and not being able concentrate on anything very well.

[Alikchi]

How does a homosexuality gene get "passed down"? 

A gene doesn't have to be activated to be passed down.

[blackhole]

I don't think it works like that. This kid in my health class has it, and he just randomly shouts out his opinions (and I mean shout). He also has these keys to his bike lock that he plays with and eats all the time. I know he can't help it because of AD(H)D, but that doesn't stop him from being annoying.

I guess it's a combination of not thinking before acting, and not being able concentrate on anything very well.

Thats a rather extreme case of ADHD. I know many cases that are far more mild (and usually controlled by medicine) that aren't nessacarily that bad, merely a bit annoying, and could have proved beneficial. This brings up an important point - Evolution is anything but perfect, it likes patch jobs, and rarely will anything work just like its supposed to, just as long as it works.

[achtung]

How does a homosexuality gene get "passed down"? 

A gene doesn't have to be activated to be passed down.

Recessive trait, gotcha.

[Bobboau]

there is also the posability that some environmental variables could cause the gene's expresion to be diminished
(i.e. you _will_ have sex with women or we _will_ burn you at the steak! that sort of thing could potentially cause people with an inclination for gayness to act out of character.)

[karajorma]

A gene doesn't have to be activated to be passed down.

I prefer the way Dawkins put it once. You can inherit a big penis from your mother.

[achtung]

there is also the posability that some environmental variables could cause the gene's expresion to be diminished
(i.e. you _will_ have sex with women or we _will_ burn you at the steak! that sort of thing could potentially cause people with an inclination for gayness to act out of character.)

Kinda thought of that too but, there is a LONG period of time before that in which the gene could diminish greatly.