KaceyNow comments on Neo-reactionaries, why are you neo-reactionary? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelAnissimov 20 November 2014 09:09:26AM 1 point [-]

Yes. In communities where the strength of the family is irrelevant and the only focus is on the self, such behaviors are common. These communities are slowly being replaced by others due to their failure to reproduce.

Comment author: KaceyNow 20 November 2014 06:35:05PM 8 points [-]

I don't know which communities you're talking about, but anecdotally I have to say I've found trans bars and support groups to have a much broader range in race, class, and origin than any other places I typically go.

Also, low testosterone you describe in that paragraph is not implicated as a cause of transgender behavior, with people generally being in the typical range for their birth sex before transition, which includes outliers with very high testosterone levels. Giving people additional testosterone has been tried and not been found to "cure" transgender behavior.

Relying on made-up facts for an entire paragraph of your purpose statement is not very encouraging.

Comment author: MichaelAnissimov 20 November 2014 06:52:05PM 4 points [-]

Citation on the testosterone business?

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 21 November 2014 09:09:10AM 1 point [-]

According to wikipedia:

The androgen receptor (AR), also known as NR3C4, is activated by the binding of testosterone or dihydrotestosterone, where it plays a critical role in the forming of primary and secondary male sex characteristics. Hare et al. found that male-to-female transsexuals were found to have longer repetitions of the gene, which reduced its effectiveness at binding testosterone.[18]

So maybe the amount of testosterone would be normal but it would have less effect?

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 20 November 2014 08:37:08PM 0 points [-]

low testosterone you describe in that paragraph is not implicated as a cause of transgender behavior

What about low testosterone in utero (or high testosterone for f->m)?

What do you think the most probable cause of transgender behavior is?

Comment author: Azathoth123 21 November 2014 12:23:21AM 3 points [-]

I'm not sure about KaceyNow, I suspect transgender behavior is basically a culture bound syndrome.

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 21 November 2014 09:14:27AM 5 points [-]

Wikipedia lists a large amount of evidence for differences in genetics and brain volume. I know its possible that culture could cause changes in brain structure to some extent, but it can't influence genetics.

Comment author: Azathoth123 21 November 2014 09:26:04AM 3 points [-]

Given Wikipedia's editorial biases (and academia's publication biases) on these kinds of topics, it's almost certainly filtered evidence.

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