RE: Dawkins loses humanist title
April 22, 2021 at 8:18 am
(This post was last modified: April 22, 2021 at 8:18 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 22, 2021 at 8:09 am)Reforged Wrote: If a males personal inclination from as young as he can remember is toward the female gender can that inclination partially be linked back to the genetics responsible for his brain chemistry and sexual development?Who knows, but it would hardly matter, since..at least in dawkins formulation...explicitly, he's a man regardless of how long or when or why he feels whatever way he feels.
Perhaps this is what the aha took issue with?
Quote:If a large team of well funded social scientists study a culture long enough is it possible they could gather statistical data on what aspects of that culture influence gender?They have, spoiler alert, it's not biological essentialism. Let wonder lead you to knowledge.
Quote:If both of the answers to these questions was yes could you more accurately predict a studied individuals desired gender based on genetic and cultural data without meeting them?Probably, and all of that discussion would be irrelevant to the humanists concern for trans humans in thei capacity as an advocacy group for a political and ethical ideology, except insomuch as bigots use it as ammo in that discussion to deny the same.
"Discuss."
Which may... be what the aha.... had an issue with.
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