FAITH-IN-HIM said:

When the President of the United States issues an executive order to address an issue affecting only 0.0018% of the population...

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You keep saying that, but it's just not true. Just because only 0.0018% of the population identifies as transgender does not mean that only 0.0018% of the population is affected by their actions. In realty, ALL of the women competing are affected by allowing biological males to compete with them. Males that might only be good enough to place below 500 if they were competing with other males will suddenly rocket up the rankings to 5th, or maybe higher. And all the women who have worked hard to be competitive in their sport now have to accept that they not only have to beat out all the other women, but they also might have to be better than a handful of biological males as well if they want to win.

Again, you are correct that this is an extremely small number of athletes, but allowing a single biological male to compete with women affects all women competing in that sport.

Platte said:

The Flood was approx 2348 BC (1656 years after creation). Adam died 700 years before the flood. There is no creation process…Creation was a 6 day event ~6000 years ago. Man was created in the image of God in the beginning

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Hi Platte
thank you for your post where do you get all these numbers from I cant find any in the scriptures that Adam died before the flood is correct so when Noah stepped of the ark there was no man in Gods image so this was the only thing God needed to create and he would be realised in Christ Jesus at his second coming.
the first thing God created was Israel man in the image of God in the flesh which was rejected so God began a new creation in Jesus Christ which would be a spiritual man and would be completed at Christs second coming The multitude of believers that is Christs body which he presents to the father is mankind in the image of God the end of Creation.

Love and Peace
Dave

NewLifeInChristJesus said:

I meant to include all sins, even the little ones. Sorry, I forgot that point.

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To me, this highlights the inconsistency and weakness of your position. I'm sure I've asked the question before but, should a believer hope to enter heaven if persisting in wanton, grave sin? And, related, is a believer guaranteed to fully overcome sin in this life?

probinson said:

Why are you trying to pretend that these things are in any way related? You're acting as if because men aren't allowed to compete in women's sports that means that no one cares about sexual harassment. That's pretty illogical.

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In the 2024 Olympics in Paris, only one out of 10,400 athletes is a transgender woman, representing 0.0096%.

In the United States, out of 544,000 college athletes, only 10 are transgender, making up 0.0018%.

When the President of the United States issues an executive order to address an issue affecting only 0.0018% of the population, it may suggest that other priorities are being overlooked.

When Americans and major political parties focus on an issue affecting only 0.0018% of people, it suggests they are neglecting more pressing problems.

FAITH-IN-HIM said:

I accept the issue that you are referring to. Today only ONE out of over ten thousand athletes is transgender, and this number will increase in the future.

Given the various challenges faced globally and by women in the USA and elsewhere, do you consider the issue of which athletes compete in women's sports to be a priority?

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"A" priority? Yes. The number one priority? No. But I think this issue is far more impactful than you are portraying for the reasons I've already stated.

Plot thickens further, now described as chunky.

Judges’ pick to be new US attorney in NJ vows to take office despite being fired by Justice Department​

Desiree Leigh Grace, a top prosecutor fired by the Justice Department Tuesday after she was tapped by the federal judges in the state to replace Habba, is vowing to take over the job “in accordance with the law.”

To do so, Grace would have to be sworn in by a federal judge just after midnight Friday when Habba ceases to be US attorney – and defy Attorney General Pam Bondi who ousted her from her job as New Jersey’s first assistant US attorney.

If Grace assumes the job, the president could fire her.

The department could still outmaneuver the judges by having Habba leave before midnight Friday and appointing a new interim US attorney, a move they’ve used in other cases.

[From Grace herself] “I’ve served under both Republican and Democratic administrations. I’ve been promoted four times in the last five years by both — including four months ago by this administration. Politics never impacted my work at the Department.”

GoldenBoy89 said:

Is she still swimming competitively?

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I have no idea. I don't follow Riley Gaines very closely.

I'm curious as to your thoughts on Lia Thomas. How do you feel about a biological male that finished 554th when competing with other biological males finishing 5th when competing with biological females? Do you think that's fair to women athletes?

probinson said:

One would think that not allowing men to compete in women's sports would be simple common sense. But you are sadly mistaken if you believe that this only affects a handful of people.

There was a time not all that long ago where schools that refused to address "discrimination" against transgender students were at risk of losing their federal funding. If little Johnny suddenly decides he wanted to be known as little Susie, the school must then allow him to use the restroom and locker room of his choice and play on the girls teams. This isn't quite as rare as you might think. But what's crazy is that while this represents a fraction of a fraction of a percent of people as you rightly pointed out, the rest of the world is being told they must abide this or face the consequences. That's why this is a victory. No longer can a single student potentially hold an entire school district's funding hostage because one day they decide they're not the gender they were born as.

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I accept the issue that you are referring to. Today only ONE out of over ten thousand athletes is transgender, and this number will increase in the future.

Given the various challenges faced globally and by women in the USA and elsewhere, do you consider the issue of which athletes compete in women's sports to be a priority?

Bradskii said:

"We're going to get the drug prices down, not 30 or 40% which would be great. We will have reduced drug prices by 1000%, by 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 700, 600...'

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More than 100%? I guess they're going to be paying us to take those drugs!

The “files” have been around for years.

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Certainly, as have the photos of Trump and Epstein together. There's no reason to leak something that everybody knows: Trump was one of Epstein's many contacts. The association ended many years ago.

It can't be nice to have your name associated with Epstein, but Trump's reluctance to live up to his promised transparency just feeds into the conspiratorial mindset.

What has he got to lose? Everybody knows Trump's lying when he says he's never been on Epstein's plane -- we already have released flight logs with his name on them (and the testimony of the pilot). I don't think it will shatter his followers if we find out (hypothetically from the files) that Trump's also lying about never having visited Epstein's island.

GoldenBoy89 said:

The most popular car sold in the US is the Ford F-150.

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On a 9-year note at 11% interest, because Murica!

lifepsyop said:

Quite right, but from Gardiner's 1993 paper we can see quite clearly that evolutionists were prepared to follow an alternate story of birds branching off somewhere closer to mammals, if they were forced into that conclusion.

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All about evidence. There might someday be a better explanation for the evidence than evolution. But like hydraulic fairies in your shower, not too likely.

lifepsyop said:

**There was never going to be a "oh no! there is no evolutionary transition to birds! evolution is debunked!" moment. **

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Pretty much like there was never going to be a "oh no! there is another planet out there! gravity is debunked!" moment. For the same reason. Nothing in Newton's theory says there can't be more planets. Nothing in Darwin's theory says that mammals couldn't be a sister taxon to birds. But as you learned, your original claim of birds from mammals is not sustainable in any way.

This is a crucial point to understand about scientific theories.

lifepsyop said:

It's a story that simply adapts to the most plausible scenario

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It seemed highly implausible that bird are dinosaurs. Yet Huxley's prediction, based on evolutionary theory, is vindicated. It seemed highly implausible that a new trait could become established in a population, given scientists early assumptions about heredity. Then the discovery of genetics confirmed Darwin's prediction.

lifepsyop said:

but is never truly being tested to any kind of potential breaking point.

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If it could be proven that any feature in an organism was for the exclusive benefit of a different species, that would conclusively destroy the theory, as Darwin pointed out. A rabbit in Cambrian strata, as Haldane supposedly remarked, would do it.

Actual example of a real error; New World and Old World vultures are not monophyletic, as once assumed.

Say it aint so said:

I would like to think, but this is Trump, I don't think he was doing the same criminal things as Epstein.
He just doesn't want the actual list out which includes multiple instances of his name

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I mean, Trump could claim immunity for any charges of opening the sealed Grand Jury files, by claiming it was part of the job of President. On the other hand, if his name is among the child molesters, he couldn't claim immunity for that.

probinson said:

Are you including yourself in that "no one"?

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We as a country don’t care about it, for the reason I listed.

probinson said:

Ah. But she is a woman, which we were told in post two was important for opining on this topic. And she is also a collegiate athlete, who had to deal with the repercussions of this firsthand.

If you were a female collegiate athlete and had worked your entire life to hone your skills and be competitive, how would you feel if a male, who could only place 554th when competing with others of the same gender, suddenly joined the women's team and took away what you'd worked for?

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I don't think Riley Gaines asked for this fight. I think all she wanted to do was compete in her sport with other women. But because she was thrust to the center of this controversy, I don't blame her one bit for taking a stand.

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Is she still swimming competitively?

GoldenBoy89 said:

No one cares about sexual harassment.

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Are you including yourself in that "no one"?

GoldenBoy89 said:

Consider that Riley Gaines has turned this whole trans athlete issue into a much more lucrative career for herself than swimming could ever be for any athlete. She’s likely make more money than Michael Phelps and she doesn’t even have to swim or compete anymore.

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Ah. But she is a woman, which we were told in post two was important for opining on this topic. And she is also a collegiate athlete, who had to deal with the repercussions of this firsthand.

If you were a female collegiate athlete and had worked your entire life to hone your skills and be competitive, how would you feel if a male, who could only place 554th when competing with others of the same gender, suddenly joined the women's team and took away what you'd worked for?



I don't think Riley Gaines asked for this fight. I think all she wanted to do was compete in her sport with other women. But because she was thrust to the center of this controversy, I don't blame her one bit for taking a stand.

Valletta said:

Not me, I'm a conservative and have an extremely fuel efficient vehicle.

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I meant in general. The most popular car sold in the US is the Ford F-150. The most popular car sold in Japan is the Honda N-Box - a mini wagon type car.

DamianWarS said:

This is an unsubstantiated claim and I would say flawed reasoning.

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To much “I” in your response. Not here to debate you about what you think.

2PhiloVoid said:

Well, one does wonder why the earth had to start in a state of chaos and darkness if God is omnipotent and could just create a viable earth in an instant.

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Yeah - doesn't make sense....
Creating the earth without form (no topography) and void (of life) makes perfect sense though. Then simply add some topography and life and in 6 days you have a viable earth.

probinson said:

Why are you trying to pretend that these things are in any way related? You're acting as if because men aren't allowed to compete in women's sports that means that no one cares about sexual harassment. That's pretty illogical.

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No one cares about sexual harassment. That’s why we elected a sexual harasser for president.

bbbbbbb said:

Jesus who defined the Law for us as only two commandments - Love God and love your neighbor.

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That is not true. He said all the law and prophets HANG on two. Big difference from what you said above.

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