(April 17, 2017 at 5:11 pm)Mathilda Wrote: So Shell B, is it right to say that you have absolutely no position on this, nothing to say about the subject and for all you know, the IOC could just as easily be correct as wrong?
I clearly have plenty to say on the subject. My position is that it requires more study, which all of the studies y'all love to quote corroborate.
Quote:Because if not then you are just trying to avoid stating a case or providing any evidence and are avoiding the burden of proof.
Oh, attributing a motive to my feelings on a subject, huh? Why do I have to be avoiding stating a case if I just don't think either side has enough evidence? You know absolutely nothing about my motives for anything unless I expressly state them to you.
Quote:At what point would you be happy to see MTF transsexuals compete against cisgendered women? If at all?
Who said I was unhappy about it now? Not everyone is so tied up in their emotions that they can't talk about something reasonably without having an emotional connection to the topic.
Quote:Brain structure of FTM transsexuals is more similar to cisgendered women than cisgendered men, despite their upbringing. This has been known for a long time now, and can even be scanned for now while the person is still alive.
Do you mean male to female? If so, you pretty much repeated what I said. There are differences in the brain. If not, I'm not sure. I've only ever heard that MTF ts have more "feminine" brains than "masculine."
Quote:Current best theories suggest the exposure of hormone 'washes' in the womb as the cause. Remember that a fetus will start off female and end up male. But it is a non linear process.
Eh, most theories do point to development in the womb being the big bang, so to speak. I'll pass on the biology lesson, though.