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  1. Grumpuss

    Do you believe God’s word or man’s?

    Yes, oh yes- this definitely. How anyone could debate such a thing is ludicrous!
  2. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    Again, it depends on the number of variables and to what degree of confidence you want to derive from your results. 1,000 subjects is a lot. A study can be "powered" sufficiently with less than a hundred. Psychiatric studies may be difficult, since the patients themselves may be confused and...
  3. Grumpuss

    Trump Did The Right Thing or Why I'm Not Losing Any Sleep About North Korean Nukes

    In the history of international relations, North Korea represents a very interesting and bizarre case. Sadly, the concept of "nuclear blackmail" works. Whether it's being a client state of China or fear of a suicidal attack against South Korea, the U.S. and its allies aren't willing to...
  4. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    Oh, my mistake then. I thought you said "typically". Sorry. Meta analysis isn't the answer, for the reasons I've given. Anyone that tells you otherwise is selling snake oil. Yes, I was asking for percentages, not actually 100 study subjects. Generally speaking, groups being tested in a study...
  5. Grumpuss

    Do you believe God’s word or man’s?

    Where is it prescribed that to be a Christian, one has to be a Biblical literalist and insert a step in the belief hierarchy? I don't believe that, Mr. Firth doesn't seem to believe it, and the only Christians you can find that subscribe to it are the ones you have created out of whole cloth.
  6. Grumpuss

    Do you believe God’s word or man’s?

    Forgive me, but yes- you're wrong. God didn't write the Bible. I'd be shocked if you could find anyone approaching "sane" who believes such a thing. It's a bunch of words. Proverbs, homilies, history and allegorical tradition rolled into what has become a holy scripture. People who paint...
  7. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    I don't think it's quite that simple. It's a fairly low percentage of the overall transsexual population, though the populations of transsexuals, while overlapping, don't exactly mirror those with gender dysphoria. It's also a very long process to transition, culminating in the surgery, I...
  8. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    You'd have to ask a psychiatrist. Typically, it's not done. I've heard of lobotomies and other limited brain surgeries, but that's typically done to correct a physiological defect/injury causing pain and distress. Are you justifying meta analysis? Really? I found 40%, >40%, etc. Do you...
  9. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    That's awesome. Were any mind-altering drugs involved, or did you simply drop religion cold turkey one day to make the change? Why are you offended by what's in the DSM? Depression is in there. Gender dysphoria is in there. Some religious people, yes. But you sound very angry towards a...
  10. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    Mutilating body parts isn't a psychiatric treatment. You're falling into the same trap the author did. Meta analysis isn't science. It's surfing through a non-uniform group of scientific studies and looking for a preferred result. Consider the suicide aspect. Most observers would consider a...
  11. Grumpuss

    Do you believe God’s word or man’s?

    Once again, I think you're presuming quite a lot. I think David's pretty upset. Why don't you ask him?
  12. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    Please explain. The DSM does not state this. 1. Sets aside suicide rate as not as important. 2. Meta analysis. Notoriously prone to some fairly obvious bias. 3. 12 of the 34 (33) studies employ populations that won't produce a statistically significant result in MtF, FtM, or both groups...
  13. Grumpuss

    Do you believe God’s word or man’s?

    Are you sure? Sounds like you're trying to define David's own relationship with God. I just don't know why.
  14. Grumpuss

    Do you believe God’s word or man’s?

    When did Mr. Firth say anything about Apostles or the Church? Or "translators", whatever those may be? Jesus, or Jesus/God are a direct line.
  15. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    How about "depression" or "suicidal tendency"? That's awesome, and I'm happy for you. You do recognize that your own experience doesn't necessarily mirror 100% of the transsexual population, don't you?
  16. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    Doesn't matter. Miserable before, after or during is indication of a serious medical condition, which is recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5). There are no psychiatric disorders known that are curable / treatable with body mutilation. That's...
  17. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    Produce others, then. All the ones I've seen say the rate of attempted suicides are steady through the years. Except it doesn't improve one's mental health. 40% of them are still suicidal. And I think you'll find those that mutilate others out of tradition claim they are "happy" too.
  18. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    So... you are denying it? Mutilation ≠ mutilation ?
  19. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    Only if all psychiatrists are Christians: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/AFSP-Williams-Suicide-Report-Final.pdf Suicide and Suicidal Behavior among Transgender Persons Study shows rising rates of suicidal acts in transgender adults People who have no exposure to...
  20. Grumpuss

    Are transgender/transsexual people accepted in your religion?

    A bizarre psychological disorder, since it's basically shaking one's fist at God or Nature, and insisting that He/it's gotten it all wrong. It's right up there with people who mutilate their wives' or childrens' genitals, though they're doing it out of some barbaric tradition, not mental...
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