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Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostThis might interest you:
Christian, Conservative And Parenting A Transgender Child In Texas
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...cwR2fB4XAklsBw
I'm watching the video, and I feel for this woman and the child....
But this is another situation in which "Christian" is redefined to fit the circumstances.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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It's also kind of interesting to me the reading material with which this child is provided...
child transition.jpegThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seer View PostNo, no it doesn't...“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by firstfloor View Post... now gathering pace apparently.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostIs that a phrase that means like "picking up speed"?“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostIt is a sign of the sick world in which we live, and the chickens are coming home to roost.Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostContent blocked - care to summarize or excerpt?
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He-said she-said stories of separated parents squabbling over kids, are unfortunately impossible to analyse seriously because you don't actually know what the true facts on the ground are. One or both parents can be lying to try to get custody or due to an acrimonious separation. I don't see much point in trying to discuss any supposed "facts" of the OP article as a result.
Originally posted by Sparko View PostHow can they even consider treating a child with hormones before puberty? The kid doesn't even know what sexual attraction is.
If a child's self-identified gender is clear prior to puberty it is pretty important to give medication to block the puberty process from happening, otherwise that causes physical changes to the body that lock-in the physical sex to a significant extent and make any later attempts to alter it to the other sex much more difficult.
Even if he does like dressing like a girl, that could easily change once the hormones kick in at puberty."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View Post
If a child's self-identified gender is clear prior to puberty it is pretty important to give medication to block the puberty process from happening, otherwise that causes physical changes to the body that lock-in the physical sex to a significant extent and make any later attempts to alter it to the other sex much more difficult.
Fortunately your wild speculations can be tested by empirical data, so it is possible to study the extent to which such changes tend to occur or not occur. And the empirical answer is no, it does not in fact "easily change once the hormones kick in at puberty".
Hmm... tough one.
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Originally posted by firstfloor View PostYes.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by LeaC View PostHumans do not change sex.
or... risk having them become a perfectly ordinary male or female adult.
Generally the most appropriate and ethical approach seems to be making sure the patients' issues are being addressed to their satisfaction. Some cases of gender identity disorder resolve with time while others do not, so the general medical approach should be keeping any irreversible and invasive medical steps to a minimum unless demanded by the patient, while keeping the patient's mental well-being and satisfaction with the process as the primary focus. Medication that delays the onset of puberty can be useful as it is reversible and gives the patient more time to become certain about their life decisions, and potentially prevents the patient getting upset by their body physically developing in ways that are incongruent with their self-identity."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostAn interesting statement of faith on your part. Is this a purely spiritual truth for you, or do you have some set of physical criteria that could conceivably be met by future technology to qualify as a sex change (e.g. DNA alteration, brain transplant into another body etc)?
Originally posted by Starlight View PostA significant body of the scientific literature on transgenderism is concerned with suicide prevention. The primary risk is having them die prior to ever reaching adulthood.
Originally posted by Starlight View PostGenerally the most appropriate and ethical approach seems to be making sure the patients' issues are being addressed to their satisfaction. Some cases of gender identity disorder resolve with time while others do not, so the general medical approach should be keeping any irreversible and invasive medical steps to a minimum unless demanded by the patient, while keeping the patient's mental well-being and satisfaction with the process as the primary focus. Medication that delays the onset of puberty can be useful as it is reversible and gives the patient more time to become certain about their life decisions, and potentially prevents the patient getting upset by their body physically developing in ways that are incongruent with their self-identity.
What else in medicine has a rate of 100%? There is no medication that works on 100% of the population in the same way, without side effects. There is no test with a 100% rate of accuracy. There is no surgery with a 100% chance of success. This is not about delaying anything, it is about advocacy for a particular political ideology, with no regard for the welfare of the child test subjects.
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostAn interesting statement of faith on your part. Is this a purely spiritual truth for you, or do you have some set of physical criteria that could conceivably be met by future technology to qualify as a sex change (e.g. DNA alteration, brain transplant into another body etc)?Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Originally posted by LeaC View PostWhen those technologies are possible, the answer would depend on the degree of effectiveness and nature of the change itself.
i.e. are we having some sort of reasonable discussion about empirical realities? In which case we might be able to have a reasonable discussion because it might be possible to point to scientific discoveries or biological facts and discuss things. Or are you just a religious zealot telling me your Views? In which case there's not much point in such a discussion because you would have your Religious Views based on faith, and no amount of pointing to any scientific research is likely to change them.
And according to the gender clinics who treat these "trans children", 100% go from puberty blockers to hormones, so it is disingenuous to say that puberty blockers are buying them time. They are setting them up to take hormones for life. Apply some critical reasoning here, Starlight, think about that statistic: 100%. That didn't come from me, it came from Olson-Kennedy, a transgender physician working with gender clinics.
What else in medicine has a rate of 100%? There is no medication that works on 100% of the population in the same way, without side effects. There is no test with a 100% rate of accuracy. There is no surgery with a 100% chance of success. This is not about delaying anything, it is about advocacy for a particular political ideology, with no regard for the welfare of the child test subjects.
You say it comes from Olson-Kennedy. So I googled her on the subject, and the first thing that came up was a transcript of a talk she gave two months ago in which she says the opposite of what you claim. Here's one part of it:
Dr Jo Olson-Kennedy on puberty, blockers and hormones
AUGUST 14, 2018
"Let me tell you about 2 kids who went on blockers and chose to stop.
This kid, assigned female [at birth], started saying ‘I a boy’ at 18 months. At 3 years old the kid was in an enormous amount of distress saying 'I’m a boy'. At three kid socially transitioned, started living as a boy. Lived as a boy – also liked dolls and sparkly shoes. Asked ‘if I’m a boy and I like girl’s clothes, am I cross-dressing?’ Said ‘I will live as a boy at elementary school, as a girl at middle school, and by high school I’ll know what’s right for me’.
The kid decided to live as a girl at 9. Two months later called me saying 'I have breast buds, I need a blocker'. Said didn’t want breasts and wanted time to think. Went on blockers for 2 years.
Two years later came in and said 'I want blocker removed, I want to go through female puberty'. I said ‘what is happening with your gender?’ They said ‘well, I don’t know yet’. I said ‘well what if it lands on boy?’ The kid said ‘It’s 2017, who says boys can’t have boobs’. Touche small child, I will take your blocker out. So I took the blocker out and the kid continues to live as a girl...
[Later] I asked them, do you think your parents should have supported you to live as a boy for so long, and they said, ‘I wouldn’t be here now if they hadn’t’. So that is testament to what it means to socially transition, go on blockers, come off blockers.""I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
"[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein
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