RE: Same sex marriage
May 14, 2012 at 6:18 am
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2012 at 6:34 am by StatCrux.)
(May 13, 2012 at 10:31 pm)Stimbo Wrote: As a question, it also requires a question mark.
It isn't a question, it's a statement
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(May 13, 2012 at 8:24 pm)genkaus Wrote: You mean where I stated that "we may use the common criteria for distinguishing male and female genders (referring to the chromosome criteria or the sperm/egg criteria), with full knowledge that exceptions exist that prove that the criteria is incorrect whist being the best we've got and with full intention of correcting it when such a discovery is made."? That was my argument you didn't reply to.
As far as I can see this seems to be your attempt at giving a definition for male and female, am I correct?
Lets look at what your really saying.
"we may use the common criteria for distinguishing male and female genders (referring to the chromosome criteria or the sperm/egg criteria)"
So here you are accepting that there is a general rule for distinguishing male and female. Good so far.
"with full knowledge that exceptions exist that prove that the criteria is incorrect"
so now you refer to the exceptions to the general rule (AIS for example). So we already know about these exceptions, now, at this moment in time. They are not discoveries yet to be made, we know about them NOW.
Finally,
"whist being the best we've got and with full intention of correcting it when such a discovery is made"
so you have full intention of correcting the general rule when such a discovery is made? Well my question still stands, such a discovery has been made already, so in your own words you must amend the general rule, that is what I'm asking from you. Please give a definition of male and female, taking into account the present discoveries with regard to sexuality. All that you have said is "well there's this kinda definition that we use but it's wrong really, but I'm not gonna give you the correct one" how is that answering the question?