Hahaha. But only for the brain, right? I guess (and hope) you don't want to suggest that we talk children into growing penises or breasts.
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Replying to @o_guest @JPdeRuiter and
So transsexuality is a function of culture?
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Gender is an expression of culture and that expression doesn't always match genitals so partly yes - and the preferred term is transgender
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Replying to @JCSkewesDK @seanrife and
Why did we go from brains to penises and vaginas though? Are the organs directly related to psychology? I thought we were post-Freud.
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Replying to @o_guest @JCSkewesDK and
Because it's tough to argue that biology affects genitals but not the brain. Why is the brain exempt?
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Replying to @seanrife @JCSkewesDK and
I never said any organ is exempt from biology.
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Replying to @o_guest @JCSkewesDK and
By arguing that sex diffs are entirely due to culture it seems that you (or OP) are.
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Nope. 1) Brain's are v plastic so sex differences may be influenced by dev 2) Gender is an expression of culture for which bio matters
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Replying to @JCSkewesDK @seanrife and
Also brains compute. The principle of Multiple Realisability says they can be made of different stuff and still do the same computation.
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All you need is to be able to built a NAND gate from X material to show that a computer can be built from X.
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