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Unseen replied to the topic Trans women in sports. What's fair? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 5 months ago
Just to be clear, I’m opposed to trans women having most (perhaps with a few exceptions) getting the same opportunities to an education, to jobs, and to housing, for example. There are cases, such as faciities designed to house and protect women who’ve experoienced abuse, where their very understandable concerns must be taken into account. And in…[Read more]
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Simon Paynton replied to the topic Trans women in sports. What's fair? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 5 months ago
TheEncogitationer wrote:
After all. if women and people of certain physiotypes were not just historically, but today are intrinsically in all circumstances victims of systemic oppression, why do some people want to be members of those victim categories?I imagine it’s irrelevant to a man who is born a woman psychologically. Rachel Dolezal maybe…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School May 25th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 5 months agoEnco,
As far as that bearing arms amendment and what i want is good regulations and major penalties for arms bearers failing to attain the requirements beforehand. Prove you know what you are doing with a gun safety course or test passed. No sales to minors. No weapons that are ridiculously lethal. Just reasonable shit. Damn straight that some…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Trans women in sports. What's fair? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 5 months ago
Unseen and Simon and Robert, et al,
A couple of observations and questions:
The whole Rachel Dolezal story would never have existed if no moral or social or even metaphysical significance were given to “race” or “color.”. If a benefit did not accrue to “race” or “color” why would someone want to assume it?
Also, the Rachel Dolezal story and the…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School May 25th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 5 months agoJake,
Every Jew a 22, stay alive with a 45.
Ah, you’ve seen the good side of the steel-and-brass pill.
So i was wondering what Dawkins meant in his famous quote…god of the old testament is arguably the most unpleasant charcter in all fiction…sadomasochistic capriciously malevolent bully…
I’ve never understood that Dawkins quote either. The G…[Read more]
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_Robert_ replied to the topic Trans women in sports. What's fair? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 5 months ago
Unseen wrote:
I think you are the one oversimplifying, because unsaid on your part is that we should just accept that split, but to do so is unjust to the biological females, because it’s not just sports.I agree with you:
Simon Paynton wrote:
Frankly, it would end a lof of trouble and hostility if trans people could have t… -
Simon Paynton replied to the topic Trans women in sports. What's fair? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 5 months ago
Unseen wrote:
I think you are the one oversimplifying, because unsaid on your part is that we should just accept that split, but to do so is unjust to the biological females, because it’s not just sports.I agree with you:
Simon Paynton wrote:
Frankly, it would end a lof of trouble and hostility if trans people could have their own category in s… -
Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Sunday School June 1st 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 5 months agoEnco,
Yes, I agree. The motto of Atheist Ireland is “You have Rights, your beliefs do not”. The problem happens in places where political parties have a theocratic foundation. A country or State needs to be Secular to negate this. People of any religion or none should have equal standing under the law. The role of government should be to act an…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic Sunday School June 1st 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 5 months agoReg,
The Slippery Slope of selective recognition: The Anti-Hinduphobia Bill of Georgia
There is a very simple Occam’s Razor to address this: Every individual has equal rights before the law that deserve equal respect, regardless of thoughts, beliefs, or conditions of birth.
Thoughts and beliefs, however, do not have rights and do not deserve…[Read more]
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jakelafort replied to the topic Sunday School May 25th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 5 months agoEvery Jew a 22, stay alive with a 45.
Catchy. Like useful idiots.
So i was wondering what Dawkins meant in his famous quote…god of the old testament is arguably the most unpleasant charcter in all fiction…sadomasochistic capriciously malevolent bully…
Sadistic for sure. Where is the masochism? It is the willingness to entertain prayers?…[Read more]
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