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Well, NOT being an expert on transgender participation in sports, I am not willing to make that declaration, just as I would not have the hubris to tell you how to approach certain types of technical problems. What I am willing to do is lend my support to a minority who is dumped on every day, so that they will be heard and not prematurely dismissed, and if possible, be able to compete with the rest of their fellow human beings.

You are basing your expertise on guessing better than someone else?

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Usually we try an experiment prior to declaring it a failure. Your declaration that trans athletes are an infringement to fair competition is premature. In golf they have ladies tees and handicaps. Why must we outlaw transgender competition prior to seeing if we can find a way to make it work?

This time I didn't interpret your words, I based my statement on the literal words you used.

Yes, you are one of the people I was referring to, who while sitting on the sideline with no particular expertise, has decided the fate of yet another minority group.

Well, so much for biology, psychiatry, neurology, chemistry, medicine, etc. Our brain function defines us every bit as much as our reproductive organ function.

Please don't also share your opinions and generalizations about blacks, gays, Jews, women or anyone else who is different than you are.

Please provide a citation. Otherwise people may jump to the conclusion that you are simply making things up to support your world view. I'm sure you don't want people to get the impression that you are uninformed and full of shit.

I'm trying to think of a response that doesn't get me banned... Until I come up with something better, I'd just like to suggest that you do some research before speaking on this matter again.

Hmm, let's see. I guess my daughter-in-law could put off changing that diaper till tonight but my grand-daughter is not going to be too happy. She can also drop off the older child at school at noon instead of 7:30 am. And even though the infant wants to get fed three times during the night and wakes up for the day at around 5:30 am, my DIL can just keep hitting snooze because she is tired. Your ability to be obtuse knows no bounds.

I have no complaints against figuring out some equitable way to allow transgender athletes to compete. Science will help. Experience will help. What bothers me is the people who have already decided that it is "unfair" and shouldn't be allowed. Well, unfair to cisgender people anyway; to hell with the transgender people. This feels the same as the people who said gays getting married will destroy the institution of marriage, that women in the military will ruin the military, and that miscegenation will ruin our country.

What exactly is wrong with his post?

What is wrong with you? swansont and others were kind enough to make a genuine attempt to answer your questions, and rather than take the opportunity to learn something you become contrary and insulting. If you are unable to behave properly here please move on.

Can you please be more specific? How big is it? How did it evolve from what was before the starting point of the universe? Since it was empty, how did it gain energy? What evidence is there for this "dot"?

What is a "dot of empty space(time)"? Is that a physics term?

This thread is not about time travel. If you wish to discuss time travel you should open your own thread on that topic.

I wasn't griping and I like the internet just fine. I was just having a fond memory from my youth that was triggered by the picture of some books. I would have had the same reaction by smelling my aunt's home made cinnamon coffee cake! Who would have thought that having access to all the knowledge in the world through a small device you can carry around in your pocket would lead to so many people spending hours a day looking at pictures of cute cats!

Okay. So we assume that is true. What does that prove to you? What is the point you are making with that?

Sure. Does that mean both are not stalagmites? I'm not sure why that matters. I didn't say an exact replica of a stalagmite can exist elsewhere, I only said a stalagmite can exist elsewhere. Is you overall position simply that an exact set of humans do not exist elsewhere in the universe?

We had that very set from Time-Life and I read through every one as a kid. What an eye opener it was for me!

Life exist in the universe, as I'm sure you'll agree. That tells me life is possible. Not really a big stretch of the imagination. Similarly stalagmites exist on Earth and while I have no evidence of them anywhere else in the universe, I'm convinced it is possible stalagmites exist elsewhere. I'm not sure why that seems so outlandish to you.

That's kind of a wide open question. Which beliefs and assumptions of mine would you like to discuss?

This is like watching the Hindenburg Disaster.