Alice Amell

Maybe I misunderstand, but as far as I'm aware transgender people do not think other people chose their behavior for them. They identify with one gender which happens to be the gender not typically associated with their sex, and they may or may not have treatment (hormones, surgery) because of that. They may feel as if they were born into the wrong body altogether and wish to change it to have the characteristics of the other sex. As MMX2010 posted above, a transsexual brain is similar to the other sex and that is why they feel that way. I don't understand how a person who changes their behavior due to gender identity is automatically delusional. I didn't know that about sex drive, that's interesting. Thanks. Can you be more specific about what you mean? I only have a limited knowledge of evolutionary biology myself and I didn't personally define transgendered, but the definition from wikipedia is "Transgender is the state of one's gender identity (self-identification as woman, man, neither or both) or gender expression not matching one's assigned sex (identification by others as male, female or intersex based on physical/genetic sex)" What problem do you with this definition and what conclusions are you so opposed to that apparently every single transgendered person is claiming and is therefore delusional? And does being wrong about something mean one is delusional?

I would ask you what you mean by "need." Need in order to what? In order to live? In order to feel more comfortable with one's own identity? You could say no one needs the operation in order to live, but some may need it in order to feel more comfortable with their identity. In the latter sense, a "socially-induced need" would also fall under that category. Are you differentiating between where the desire to get the change comes from (whether "socially-induced" or environmental/biological)? I'm curious as to why it would matter if they both need it in order to be more comfortable with themselves. And I may be wrong but I don't think many people encourage others to choose to be transsexual and get sexual-reassignment surgery so I'm unsure where the idea of a "socially-induced need" comes from, but it depends on what you mean by "need." Most people I know that are trans-friendly do not think it is a choice so I'm not sure why they would encourage people to make the choice. They exist because they represent something, that something being gender identification. Gender doesn't exist, nor do countries. Are you angry at the use of the word country or state or anything that isn't materially existent? Or am I missing your point. Gender may not exist, but that doesn't mean it has no meaning or influence or can't be studied. Transgender and cisgender are just more specific terms to describe someone's gender identification in relation to their sex. If someone's sex is female and gender is female, they are cisgendered. If their sex is female, but gender is male, they are transgender. You call gender-related studies anti-knowledge but how so? Gender is not sex and you are confusing the two. If it is a study of gender then it goes by the gender identification of each individual. If it's a study of sex, it goes by the sex of the individual as determined by sex chromosomes. I'm not sure how studies of gender are "overpowering" knowledge of biology or sex. If you're referring to feminism, that's an entirely different subject - feminists use irrationality and biased and leading surveys to meet their own ends, but that doesn't mean no one can properly conduct a study of gender.

How does being described by a subjective term mean someone is delusional?

People do get very emotional about these things so I try to make a few things clear. 1. They are creating a scenario out of context. Why is the man starving? Does he have no skills to get a job? No friends? No family? Are there no charities? And if all those are true, is he not at all responsible for the situation he is in? It is hard for people to realize because with government stealing people's money and providing perverse incentives for poverty, a lot of people do end up dependent on welfare (stealing). You could point out before welfare, poverty was declining. The cause of them being in these situations is the result of the government stealing from them. 2. Ask them about the implications of if stealing was okay. Could people simply refuse to gain skills and simply live off stealing from others? And they cannot be punished because living trumps stealing? Are we all immoral by not giving to starving children around the world? Are doctors immoral by asking for pay for their services? Are we all immoral for not being doctors and saving lives? And if this person is worried about starving people, do they give to charities or to the homeless? If not, are they okay with homeless stealing from them? 3. Point out that it being moral or immoral means that it can be enforceable. They think it is bad and therefore you're a bad person if you want to save your life, it is better to die than steal bread. But this is just an emotional response. In other words, I too would opt to save my life if I was in a dire situation rather than respect someone's property. But it being enforceable means I must pay the consequences for it. I can be punished for doing an immoral act. I still have the choice to do it, however, and I think most would choose to live. If it is not enforceable, then the implications from #2 would come into play. Could people just steal at will and not be punished? You may choose to do something immoral, and that's your choice, but you have to pay the consequences. And the choices made beforehand are always a factor. Again, why is someone starving with no one to help them? Are they not responsible for choices they make in life that may lead to bad situations?

"Leadership or solitude." If we aren't leaders in getting others unplugged, we will be alone.

It wasn't really a manipulative statement, but the other day my dad said: "Children choose their parents." He believes in past lives, karma, and god and says religious claims don't need evidence to support them.

Hello, all! I am Tom, but you can call me Alice. I currently live in Chicago and am an an undergraduate majoring in psychology. I'm a very shy person, but like having a few really close friends. Right now all of my close friends are online and I've yet to find any anarchists in real life. I have converted a couple people I know online, though. I love Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit. I like playing videos (League of Legends, Dragon Age: Origins, Skyrim, Star Wars: The Old Republic- I'll probably buy Elder Scrolls Online). I started delving into truth around sophomore year of high school. I learned about psychology then too, one of the best classes I've ever taken. I began by watching videos on gender issues, and came to realize the feminist perspective wasn't in line with reality. I was taught by my parents feminists are for equality so everyone should be a feminist. I accepted this idea until I began learning about MRAs and MGTOW and how men face many issues too. Then my junior year of high school, in 2012. was the year I began learning about politics. I was following Ron Paul and really agreed with almost all of his points. I then identified as Libertarian and signed up for economics for my fourth year of high school. So as a senior I took economics in high school and it just validated everything Ron Paul was saying for me. The teacher taught Keynesian and "classical" economics, but he made a point of not expressing his own point of view on which one is right. Unfortunately I think a lot of the class believes in Keynesian theory and because nearly everyone where I live is liberal, they believe there is not enough regulation, which was exemplified in the movie "Inside Job" that our teacher showed us. I tried to confront my parents on economic issues. My dad won't even admit that raising minimum wage also raises unemployment, when that is an extremely basic fact of economics and is non-controversial. My dad also believes in god. My sister remains an adamant feminist and refuses to legitimize men's issues. My mom refuses to discuss anything that matters. Only until after high school began did I stumble across Stefan's videos and once I did I never looked back. Only until I did find those videos did I consider myself "out of the matrix" and really understand society. I completely agree on nonviolence, peaceful parenting, free society, etc. and want to participate in the community. Nice to meet you all