And, with Phyllo, God does manage to figure into all of this. Though “in the spirit of the OP” I’ve never actually been able to pin him down as to how.
And, really, how is this relevant to the intent of the OP? My point is that there are folks all along the political spectrum who have “personal opinions” about human gender identity. Some predicate their moral narratives and political agendas on God and religion, some don’t.
And, from my perspective, “like minds” here embody the components of my own argument on this thread: dasein, conflicting goods and political economy. Existential contraptions in a No God world. Out in a particular context out in a particular world historically, culturally and experientially.
I just don’t pretend that my own frame of mind is not in turn an existential contraption subject to change given new experiences, new relationships and access to new ideas and arguments.
I merely suggest further that this is applicable to Phyllo and KT as well.
And that the objectivists among us seek to shut that part down by insisting that their own value judgments in regard to gender identity are essentially/necessarily true because they are predicated on one or another God and religion.
Or, in regard to the No God objectivists among us, on one or another political ideology, one or another deontological philosophical assessment or on one or another assessment of “natural behaviors”.
Well, among others, anyone who is reading this now.
And they will either engage the intent of the OP or they won’t. They will either bring their value judgments and religions convictions “down to earth” and explore them with me contextually or they won’t.
Well, right now, “in total there are 3 users online”. So, not many to say the least. On the other hand, in that context, why is he here? Go figure the things any particular “I” chooses to do. Go figure why this and not something else.
But then he procedes to “nail” me:
Of course the implication here is that he does know what he is doing. Though, admittedly, aside from waiting for godot, I have myself not pinned that down yet.
On the other hand, there have been many, many very intelligent and articulate folks I have bumped into here at ILP. There is always the possibility that on threads like this one, someone will in fact succeed in nudging me in another direction. One less grim perhaps.
In the interim, I still enjoy contributing posts to my own quotes, movies and music threads. And I do gain some level of satisfaction [based on the view counts] that others here enjoy them too.
Note to others:
What, in your view, prompts this clear hostility that he often conveys towards me here. I have my own suspicions but I’ll keep that to myself. If you know what I mean.
No, really, do you know what I mean?llll