GC: What are the definitions of male and female? How would intersex people fit into binary sex? And is calling the intersex condition a disorder (of sexual development) discriminatory towards intersex people?

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[–]adungitit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It'd be incorrect to call someone legless a snake, because snakes have a few differences in their dna

So, a snake defined as anyone whose dna is "different"? All human beings have different dna's, otherwise we'd all be clones of each other. So by your logic, since both humans and snakes have differences in their DNAs, it is just as valid to call a human a snake as it is to call them a human.

it's the certain dna they have that defines a human?

See, I could do a few things now in line with trans ideology: 1. demand you provide exactly which parts of the DNA define a human, or else insist you admit humans can be snakes or that there is no measurable difference between the two. 2. Argue that, even if you provide this evidence, that even a single case of a human with DNA parts outside of that (whether as a result of a developmental disorder, or due to something like radiation) disproves that humans can in any way be defined by their DNA, and renders any differences between humans and snakes nonexistent. 3. Claim that, since DNA defines a human, things like human remains are not human if they lack DNA. Archeology is a farce, as human development cannot possibly be traced without DNA evidence.

[–]Tea_Or_Coffee[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Scratches head

I see your point, what defines a human then? What is a human, a snake, a bear, a bacteria, or anything else. What defines them?

And how can we justify the categories when there is variation?

Say a human is defined as an organism with 2 legs, bipedalism is a requirement to be categorized as a human, and you have someone with human dna that has no legs, or amputated a leg (but what is human dna in the first place, when there are dna differences between humans themselves, what makes a human dna different from a snake, bear, bacteria, etc dna?). They are no longer bidepal, why would they still be considered human when they don't meet the definition of a human which is a bipedal organism?

[–]adungitit 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Scratches head

There there, I'm sure you'll figure it out eventually if you just think hard enough pat pat

What is a human, a snake, a bear, a bacteria, or anything else. What defines them?

Do you want to start at the beginning? Do you have one of those baby books on animals with you that make animal sounds? Wanna try and tell me if there are any differences you notice in these categories?

Say a human is defined as an organism with 2 legs, bipedalism is a requirement to be categorized as a human, and you have someone with human dna that has no legs, or amputated a leg. They are no longer bidepal, why would they still be considered human when they don't meet the definition of a human which is a bipedal organism?

Look, you don't have to keep telling me why your own logic fails. I want you to think, using your own head for the first time in your life, and try to understand with this basic human cognition that evolution has provided you with why your own logic fails. You don't have to convince me that humans aren't snakes, I've passed kindergarten, what I want is for you to actually think about the logic you are employing, like actually think about the words you're putting down, until your own arguments fall apart before your eyes, not by someone else saying something, but because you've thought about them critically for the first time in your life. So forget about repeating that your own logic is dumb, I know that, what I want is for you to follow its trail until you understand why it's dumb.