RedElementalBlast

Here are my positions:

@Marcelina680893 What are the differences?

@RedElementBlast Transsexual females & transgender ”women” aren’t the same thing.

1. There almost aren't any transgender women whose brain scans wouldn't be fairly categorized as cisgender male. 2. There are many transgender women whose brain scans would be unfairly categorized as cisgender female. 3. There are many cisgender women whose brain scans would be unfairly categorized as transgender female. To me, for those three reasons collectively, this scientifically solidifies the idea that trans-identifying AMAB are a subset of male rather than a subset of female.

@_PsychoAlienCat @Ernest1588761 Because God wants His followers to make wise decisions. Not using medicine is unwise

@RedElementBlast @Ernest1588761 Why not just pray instead of use medicine?

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@AtheistTakes Christian here! Yes.

God is an alien

@W1GGLWRM @Paige_on_twt Well, in that case, I instead believe this shows that they are a subset of men rather than a subset of women. Their brains are a type of man brain, and lots of them can't even have a woman brain, and lots of woman brains are very different.

@RedElementBlast @Paige_on_twt I think, as usual, you’re confusing sex with gender. I don’t think the usual conversation is whether transgender women are a subset of “biological female”, but whether transgender women are a subset of “women”

This chart is burned into my brain like the afterimage of the sun when you stare at it then close your eyes.

@Latterdaytruth It doesn't matter. Swearing is a matter of conscience, and assuming an LDS member who follows the religion imperfectly enough to be Christian, swearing could be something that they feel freedom to do or one in which their conscience is weak, in which case, they should refrain.

Latter-day Saints should refrain from swearing

Right, but my point is that the idea that transgender "women" are a subset of female is false. Yes, it tells me that the most masculine of men are less likely to become gender dysphoric. I would like to see more studies showing men experiencing gender dysphoria after treatment with testosterone.

@RedElementBlast @Paige_on_twt I’m not totally sure how to interpret your point. “trans-identifying AMAB are a subset of male” — well, yes, that’s the M in AMAB but surely the drastic difference between “cisgender men” and “transgender women” has to tell you something significant, no?

@leahcim_x @SaffronOlive You know what, you're absolutely right. I wasn't considering those other factors, but I should have been. Thank you for your reply

@RedElementBlast @SaffronOlive It takes a lot of time, effort, and cards to "'brew" a winning standard deck. A lot. The average magic player is in their 30s, probably with a family and a job. It's not that easy.

It's funny how long High Noon existed before people started building decks around it. Now it's everywhere.

@KimballCall I'm sure the Pharisees would wholeheartedly agree with you, since they complained about similar things regarding Jesus

As an MTC teacher, I spent three years dealing with stubborn Elders who were convinced that white socks, bolo ties, and massive cowboy belts should be okay to wear. I had to lovingly but firmly coach them and send them to their dorms to change. Many of them were furious and immediately let resentment boil up. I get it, this will always be the case with some. But if you're a parent or a leader, you can prepare these young men ahead of time by teaching them principles and getting them accustomed to high expectations. Many MTC teachers, Mission Leaders, members, and investigators will be incredibly grateful if you do.

Every time someone says they don't believe in sola scriptura, they admit that they think that there are other things just as true as the word of God, even if they are the word of man. I'd hate to have to be defending that idea

Yes, many eyewitnesses died before the writings, but the writings were written by or through the living eyewitnesses. The deaths of some eyewitnesses does not diminish the authority of the writings. The intended audience does not have to be non-Christians for it to be authoritative (although, that is true for the book of Hebrews and to some extent Revelation). There was authority by nature of being the inspired Word of God, which is also why we learn from Isaiah but not from a line of succession from Isaiah. In fact, Jesus used scripture to defeat Satan's temptations rather than the unbroken line of succession that existed (seat of Moses). At that time, Jesus had more in common with non-denominationals than with Catholics or Orthodox (who were probably better represented by Pharisees and Saducees)

@RedElementBlast Many of them died before anything was even written down. Even that which was written was written to people who already believed (i.e. they didn’t read it and then convert) How was there authority before it was written?

What was the final authority on faith and morals before any New Testament document was written?

@YeFutureSaint @ChristySimm23 Appeal to Emotion

@YeFutureSaint @ChristySimm23

If early Christianity resembled modern Protestant, evangelical, and non-denominational churches, why don’t we see that structure clearly in the first 1,000 years of Christian history?

All you have to do is look at the history: ▫️1st-2nd centuries: Small house churches. Multiple elders/overseers per city, not a single bishop ruling over a diocese. No pope with universal jurisdiction. No mandatory celibacy. Most leaders were married. Worship was simple with Scripture reading, teaching, singing, prayer, and the Lord’s Supper (usually as part of a meal). No evidence of: praying to Mary or saints, relic veneration, indulgences, Purgatory, mandatory infant baptism with automatic regeneration, the Rosary, scapulars, or the Mass as a repeated sacrifice. The early writers (Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus) quote Scripture constantly as the final authority. They show no awareness of many later Catholic distinctives. ▫️3rd-4th centuries: Single bishop per city becomes more common. Some praying to martyrs begins in limited ways. ▫️4th-5th centuries: The Church gains political power, adopts more Roman imperial structure, and starts absorbing pagan religious practices (statues, processions, veneration of heroes/saints). Praying to saints becomes widespread. Relic cults explode. ▫️6th-8th centuries: Marian devotion grows significantly. ▫️11th-13th centuries: Transubstantiation is defined, mandatory clerical celibacy enforced, indulgences systematized. ▫️16th century onward: Rosary becomes popular, Immaculate Conception (1854) and Assumption (1950) become mandatory dogmas with Hell attached for denial, papal infallibility (1870).

@88mph121 If that symbol means "circular reasoning", then let me rephrase it. A: Eyewitnesses of Jesus that were followers of Him. Since they all died, we look to their written words as the highest and uniquely singular infallible authority.

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@CatholicDrip___ If one passage says that divisions in the church are required, and then another passage says that there should be unity, then the divisions and unity must be in two different areas, no?

@RedElementBlast Christ prayed for unity Christ did