Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "North Carolina u0026 The Feds Are About To Brawl Over Trans-Rights" video.

  1. +fl00fydragon "conservatism is a mental disorder" But being born a man and thinking you are a woman isn't?
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  2. +Stephanie Michelle Hall (Steph) "and thanks for sticking up for trans rights" What rights are being violated?
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  3. +Ben Humphrey Show me where that right is listed in the constitution.
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  4. +Ian McCulloch Except the government is not the one doing the discriminating here, private businesses are. So you lose.
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  5. What we are seeing here is the overreach by the federal government. NC is not violating the constitution in any way, thus the fed. shouldn't do anything. But the fed. threatening to pull funds is holding the state hostage. This is why we had state rights, to prevent tyranny. Also, if you are born a man but mentally think you are a woman, that is grounds for a mental disorder.
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  6. +Wraith Scumm Federal laws are unconstitutional to begin with. The constitution clearly states what the fed can do.
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  7. +Cristian Elizondo No it isn't.
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  8. +Hung Tang As long as the government is not oppressing others then there is no problem.
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  9. +Skyfire The Goth That sounds like a mental disorder to me.
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  10. +Skyfire The Goth If someone is depressed and suicidal they have a mental disorder and in some states lose their 2nd amendment right. In other cases are no longer consider adults. That is also due to a chemical imbalance in the brain. So I see no difference. And while I am no medical expert I do study science for a living so I can reason my way through this. If the "medical experts" feel this way then it is clear they are not consistent in how they label things.
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  11. +fl00fydragon To start, science doesn't prove anything. Next, we don't understand the brain very well. We don't understand a lot in biology due to how complex it is. My research involves developing a deeper understanding in biological materials using physics, and believe me, it is hard. If you are saying that someone is born a male but feels they are a female is not a mental disorder, then you have to say the same for someone who is suicidal. I am sorry, but I will argue with anyone in the field that is is a mental disorder. If someone with that disorder wants to pay the money to have surgery then fine, still doesn't change the fact that they had a disorder.
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  12. +fl00fydragon Science doesn't prove anything. To prove something means without a doubt. Science is driven off of doubt. You may have degrees of certainty but nothing is fully known. Science develops predictions and explanations, but it doesn't prove anything. That is a common misconception especially for those who don't study science. "why is it that whenever a conservative is pressured by science they proclaim that it dosent proove anything ?" One, I am a moderate. Next, it doesn't prove anything. "if that were true no technology could ever be developed " Ironic you say that. It was the birth of quantum mechanics that has developed all of this technology you take for granted. Before quantum mechanics scientists and philosophers were for sure everything was Newtonian based. Quantum brought experimental data that could not be predicted with Newtonian mechanics. It was scientists willingness to be open (having doubt) that brought the birth of quantum mechanics and thus the technology you have today. What I always find to be funny is how ultra liberals love science until it goes against what they support.  "if you are a researcher you would know that for there would be no reason to do any research in the first place if it was otherwise" I do research to develop better theoretical models. But I don't prove anything, I gather supporting evidence. "suicidal tendencies are psychological in nature and are triggered by external stimuli and can be enhanced by internal factors" One can say the same thing about gender identity. What I also find to be funny is that ultra liberals also say that sex is a social construct. You have another problem on top of you not understanding science. You want to establish forced integration. Forced integration is just as bad as forced segregation.
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  13. +Chloe Urushibara I agree
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  14. +Robert Jonsson You really need to study science more.
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  15. +fl00fydragon I already told you that science doesn't prove anything. I am sorry you lack understanding of science.
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  16. +fl00fydragon Science doesn't prove anything. If we had that mindset that it did then quantum mechanic would have never been fully studied and you wouldn't have the computer you have now.
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  17. +fl00fydragon "you clearly dont understand how the scientific method works" Funny you say that considering how I study science for a living. Nothing is proven in science. To prove something means without doubt. Science is driven off of doubt. It is that doubt that has scientists continuing doing research. If there were no doubt then quantum physics would have never came about. The Higgs boson was theorized off of other theoretical models. Through experiment supporting evidence was given for it, but nothing was proven. If you feel something is proven in science then you will look very foolish if more supporting evidence came out squashing your theory. Saying science proves something is being very anti-science. Tell me, why are you anti-science?
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  18. +fl00fydragon When I do those experiments I don't prove anything, I simply give supporting evidence to theories. Nowhere in my textbooks have the words "believe" been listed anywhere. Science is not a religion, it isn't faith based. With what you are saying you are trying to make science into a religion. So again, science does not prove anything.
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  19. +fl00fydragon The evidence gives support to theory. Richard Feynman said that Religion is a culture of faith, science is a culture of doubt. There is always doubt in science, thus it proves nothing. It is that doubt that drives scientists to do more research and find out more about the universe. Without doubt there is no reason to do more research or have an open mind. "is it by chance that when i punch in your motto "science dosent proove anything" the first thing i see is a cesspool of creationists ?" Actually with your lack of understanding of science I am putting you in the same category of creationists. "you are being misled by religious fanatics" Except I am not religious. I find it funny that you are so ignorant in science that you start relating science to religion when they are in no way related. Seriously, you are arguing with a guy who studies science for a living. That is like trying to beat Lebron James 1 on 1 in basketball, you are not going to do well.
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  20. +fl00fydragon What I also find funny is that you are trying to say science proves something by looking at research done on the human brain, an area we know very little about. The human brain is not well known.
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  21. +fl00fydragon Again, you clearly don't understand science. In science we develop theories based off of experimental data that has been collected. Collecting more data gives more support to that theory, but it doesn't prove anything. Saying it proves something removes the element of doubt thus removes the desire to do more research and expand. If it weren't for doubt quantum mechanics would have never been studied, or people will feel that worms fall from the sky when it rained. "if things worked as you visioned it would be impossible to learn something on any phenomenom untill we would sudenly know out of nowhere every single aspect of it's function" 100% not true. It is amazing how you say that considering I use to be a theorist in my undergraduate studies. I do experimental work now but still do some theory.
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  22. +fl00fydragon Here is a great quote by Richard Feynman "I can live with doubt, and uncertainty, and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers, and possible beliefs, and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything, and in many things I don't know anything about, such as whether it means anything to ask why we're here, and what the question might mean. I might think about a little, but if I can't figure it out, then I go to something else. But I don't have to know an answer. I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without having any purpose, which is the way it really is, as far as I can tell, possibly. It doesn't frighten me." There is nothing wrong with doubt. Doubt is what drives us to look for more. Your problem is that you fear not knowing. You are treating science like a religion which hinders its progress. You fear being wrong in whatever you believe so you have to say that science proves something to feel correct and safe. Me, I realize what science really is. I realize that it is doubt that allows for change and progress. We have degrees of certainty, but we are not completely sure on anything. Saying that we are is creating an absolute which will get you in trouble in science when new evidence squashes old theories. You are being anti-science because of fear.
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  23. +fl00fydragon To start, the fact that you feel I am religious is showing your high level of ignorance. I am not religious. Next, I am not bias. I support standards. You are either born a man or a woman. If you go through the process of physically changing your sex then fine, but either than that you are a man or a woman. Based on what you are saying it would be perfectly acceptable for me to say "I think I am a black guy, so I quality for minority scholarships". Or "I feel like I am a woman, thus I should be allowed to compete in the Olympics as a woman and win medals". Neither case is not being insane at all according to you. I can extend this and ask what about people of NAMBLA? Do they have a mental problem? If not, then why do we outlaw their practices? The problem with you is that you are bias, or emotional and refuse to set standards. You start making this gray area in laws then a mess happens. On doubt and science, as Feynman said, we have degrees of certainty, but we are not completely sure on anything. But what I find to be ironic is that you are pushing this whole proof in science when it comes to the brain which we know very little about.
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  24. +fl00fydragon You are pretty dense. "the reason you are supporting this position is because you cannot see the brain directly with the bare eye" I work with biological systems that requires me to use a half a million dollar LASER set up so see how they act in different situations. So you really don't need to preach to me what is being done to study the brain. "and i dont believe to explain why there is a difference between allowing equal rights to people in society and having speecific standards when it comes to athletes" You don't have a right to a bathroom. So the topics are comparable. So again, name me one right that transgender people lack. " all secual acts that are between CONSENTING ADULTS is allowed and free game having sex involves 2 people both should exibit consent a child lacks the knowledge of sexuality and cognitive function to exibit consent allowing transpeople to live theri life as they want and allowing them acess to the bathroom of their choice involves only themselves therefore slippery slope fallacy AND false equivelance = illogical argument" Slippery slope arguments are typically strong when used correctly like I typically do. Also, in that whole part, it is clear that I need to change the wording to gender. Your gender is either a man or a woman. "however to you not knowing everything equates to not knowing anything" Nope, sorry you lack understanding of science. I know a lot but still have doubt. On this issue it comes down to standards. You don't have a right to a bathroom. Forcing people to use the bathroom based on their sex or birth, or sex after surgical procedures does not violate any constitutional right. That is the fact. "unless you have a logical argument backed by phisical proof or research that is not fueled by emotion you cannot win this argument" What is ironic is that you are using emotions to make an argument. You are the one making up rights that don't exist. You are the one treating science like a religion say it has proof. Proof does not exist in science. You can have physical evidence, but not proof. In this it is clear that you don't respect science since you degrade it by saying it has proof instead of evidence. I can understand ignorance, but when I tried to correct you you continued to disrespect science. What is also clear is that you lack understanding of how laws are created in this country with standards and what rights are in this country. When I counter with a well thought out, and strong argument, you attack back by saying i am emotional and religious, neither of which is true. A little personal story on me. One of my colleagues is a transgender, born a male. They use the men's room and uses the stall to pee. I have no problem with it. This person, when I first met them, I though was a woman. I was wrong and have no problem with them using the men's room. I have no problem with them using the women's room. My issue is that people, like you, don't understand what rights are in this country or how to set standards in developing laws. Unless you have an argument that is not fueled by emotions, you cannot win this argument.
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  25. +fl00fydragon "how about the right to not be FIRED for being transgendered " That is not a right. If it is please point it out in the constitution. I will be surprised if it is. I did just recently take my constitution test and got a 93% on it. The rest of your comment is rather confusing and hard to follow. I have a feeling I am dealing with a person who has mental problems them self. Considering you don't understand what rights actually exist in the US it is safe to say I am correct in that assumption.
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  26. +fl00fydragon "you cannot discriminate on the basis of sex and genetic / anatomical information ." Which isn't a right, it is a law, big difference. "forcing trangender people to take a specific toilet is a heavy form of discrimination because it creates the risk for the transgender people to get beated or raped int he toilet" When has that happened? Also, this is the same argument people are making saying a pedophile can say they are a woman and use the women's bathroom to look at little girls. "if you have not realised a post op transgender is feminine in appearance and has a vagina and you are demanding them to use the mens bathroom and then you cannot see the risk you are creating for them" If they went through the surgical process already then I am all for allowing them to use the other bathroom.
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  27. +Lisa Swayne Yep, because holding people hostage until they do want you want them to do is exactly how our government should function.
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