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Nature’s war on sex

From Nature’s editors: “A move to classify people on the basis of anatomy or genetics” should be abandoned. According to a draft memo leaked to The New York Times, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to establish a legal definition of whether someone is male or female based solely and immutably on Read More…

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If thinking so makes a man a woman…

… not only is the mind real but it is so real that nature doesn’t even matter. Barry Arrington wrote here recently, Elizabeth Warren says that a DNA report that shows she is between 1/1024th and 1/64th Colombian, Mexican or Peruvian absolutely scientifically proves her claim that she was a Cherokee Indian, so President Trump Read More…

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Darwinian risks all, takes aim at gender theory

Look, as Barry Arrington noted recently, you can’t even publish research today that suggests that some teen girls believe they are boys mainly because of teen groupthink even though such a conclusion must be obvious to anyone who has spent time with teens. Now, a Darwinian has blundered in front of the overloaded freight train of Read More…

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zweston Ram, wanting a response to what Tovia Singer said about hell...I wonder where he got the concept?? It seems pretty... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
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bornagain77 Among other false claims, ChuckyD also falsely claims that, "Third, the “evidential claim that Jesus defeated death” is non-existent. This... – Nathan Lents argues that the human...
Origenes KF @ Our error proneness is a general but not crippling characteristic, that’s why responsible, adequate warrant confers reliability. “I,... – Materialists Know What They Say is...
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Bob O'H ET - I think you commented on the wrong thread. – Lizards “evolve” in just a few...
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jerry I’ve always found Pascal’s Wager poor soteriology Incredibly stupid remark. There is something called cost-benefit analysis used to make choices.... – Nathan Lents argues that the human...
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Lieutenant Commander Data Second, I’ve always found Pascal’s Wager poor soteriology. I doubt that God is so gullible as to give any credence... – Nathan Lents argues that the human...
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martin_r just another Darwinian misinterpretation of reality ... – Lizards “evolve” in just a few...
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William J Murray To sum up what I presented in comments #198 & #199, inasmuch as anything has ever been proved, the afterlife... – Materialists Know What They Say is...