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Sweet Caroline's avatar

I watched this live through the live stream and had been eagerly awaiting your talk. Your sample conversations and responses in question form (turning it back on the person to think beyond slogans) to a potentially indoctrinated person are incredibly helpful to us parents. I am often tongue tied because my brain (and heart) is so overwhelmed with information, fear, and now distrust, that I find it hard to consolidate this scandal into a few simple sentences. Thank you. I continue to seek out your work in bringing rational, fair, intelligent thought to society. You are a breath of fresh air.

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Peter Boghossian's avatar

Thank you so much.

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Slippery Slopes's avatar

“Everyone except Mohammad.” 🤣

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Peter Boghossian's avatar

I wondered if anyone would get that joke.

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Steve's avatar

"After emailing conference organizers, we reached out on social media. They continued to ignore our invitation to converse."

Why does that not surprise me?

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Peter Boghossian's avatar

Correct. It should not.

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Steve's avatar

They hardly ever debate, and for a good reason.

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Steersman's avatar

"Land of be goshen" ... 😉🙂

"presenting a defense of gender ideology"

Virtually indefensible. About all one can do is ridicule it. As Thomas Jefferson is reputed to have said on the topic:

"Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of [gender identity]. It is the mere Abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of [Judith Butler].”

Apologies to Thomas ... 😉🙂

https://quotefancy.com/quote/918147/Thomas-Jefferson-Ridicule-is-the-only-weapon-which-can-be-used-against-unintelligible

" ... a very grim subject."

Amen to that.

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Andrew Heard's avatar

Good on you for discussing the issue from that perspective and attempting to make the best argument possible.

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Peter Boghossian's avatar

Thanks. I believe it's incumbent upon us to do so.

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Andrew Heard's avatar

Someone has to. Otherwise a proper debate is difficult.

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