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Are people who regret having had gender surgery being silenced? Very much so. The "Trans" community will allow as much pro-propaganda as can be generated, but squawks like birds or falls silent whenever a fact related to detransitioners is brought forward. But you can see that for yoursel...

I should just point out that while the practice, or exercising, of morality collectively seems to be your main point of interest, it isn't really mine, I have not the slightest idea why you would think that. I've been speaking about the definition and meaning of morality, not the exercising thereof...

Well, I happen to think the most likely explanation of the sequential phenomena that give the appearance of causality is some sequence of causally related, broadly speaking mechanical events. Right. And that sequence has to have had a starting point, because an infinite regress is mathematically an...

I should just point out that while the practice, or exercising, of morality collectively seems to be your main point of interest, it isn't really mine, I have not the slightest idea why you would think that. I've been speaking about the definition and meaning of morality, not the exercising thereof...

3. Killing apostates Bukhari[52:260] "...The Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' " Quran[4:89] "They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve, and then you would be equal; therefore take not to yourselves friends of them, until they emigr...

That's sad. As often happens, it sounds like big business is profiting enormously off of all this. That usually leads to overdiagnosis and overprescription. (At least it did for Prozac and the opioid epidemic.) That's the thing, Gary...and yes, it's sad. You know what's even sadder? The suppression...

Jambo.Welcome.

Are you in Kampala?

Are there people promoting the non-medical use of puberty blockers on healthy children? If so, it's probably linked to pharmaceutical sales somehow. Pharmaceutical companies actively lobby doctors and hospitals for their products, sometimes leading to overprescription. Close. There's HUGE money in ...

I don't happen to believe in a block universe; like you, I think causality is a thing. The point is that science would not look any different in a block universe, nor an idealist universe, nor a simulation, nor if we were Boltzmann brains, nor any other underdetermined hypothesis you fancy. I don't...

Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 5:44 am

Why am I wasting time even talking with you? Never mind...that's a question for me, and I'm about to answer it.

Are you sure?

Now? Very. I'm going to do something much more useful now, like bathing my cat.

Here's a mystery. Why would grown men want to promote the non-medical use of puberty blockers on healthy children? Could anyone think of a reason for this? Puberty blockers keep children looking like prepubescent until the age of consent and beyond. Men...prepubescent children... What's the connect...

Sorry. bad was a slip of the fingers. Just ignore the word. I will edit it out. No problem. Would you be so kind as to rephrase the question itself? I seem to be missing the intention. OK—what are you going to say next? I wasn't going to say anything. I didn't understand your objection, and was wai...

In order for morality to be effective -result in some "good"- there needs to be some compulsion to abide by it, so some feeling of obligation, or "duty", would be necessary in that respect. I think we're starting to find a point of agreement here. If somebody had a desire or ide...

Atla wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 9:43 pm

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 9:35 pm

Atla wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 9:22 pm (who knows, maybe you'll finally win a game)

No longer interested.

You're no fun,...

Still not interested. Not going to be.

Atla wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 9:22 pm (who knows, maybe you'll finally win a game)

No longer interested.