The study didn't show that 88% desisted. They surveyed a biased, tiny sample drawn exclusively from their own patients not all of whom were contacted, and defined "persistence" and "desistence" using gender dysphoria questionnaires
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They literally didn't report asking the question "how do you identify?" at any point in the study, which seems like a remarkably basic thing to do if you're looking for the persistence of transgender self-identification
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Replying to @GidMK @TheSciBabe and
Nor do they ask "do you believe in God".
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Replying to @MCleaver @TheSciBabe and
Imagine not asking whether people believed in God in a study of whether people believe in God, and instead using a questionnaire containing things like "have you wondered where all life came from in the last 12 months?" Similar idea
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Replying to @GidMK @TheSciBabe and
Why would you ask a Scientologist if he believed in Scientology? Redundant question, methinks.
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Here's a fun way to think about it: imagine running a study on whether people were still Scientologists and not asking them "are you still a Scientologist" as part of the survey
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As for life. All human life comes from a union between a male and a female. Where does gender come in?https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1405123079752323072.html …
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Replying to @MCleaver @TheSciBabe and
That has nothing to do with the conversation, this is just tedious. I'm more interested in facts than your personal philosophy of gender
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Replying to @GidMK @TheSciBabe and
As I had already said, I don't have a "philosophy of gender". I don't have a gender identity either. You are welcome to one.
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Then why are you talking about vague references to "human life" and "unions" rather than the specific claim that I pointed out was not factually supported
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