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When Does Newspeak Become Just Lying?
Even by the standards of the Orwellian doublespeak that has recently become so commonplace, the latest AAI newsletter is just incredible.
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So You’ve Just Realised Your Nonprofit Is Operating Illegally …
I do not know August Berkshire. I have no reason to believe that he is anything other than an honest person, who joined the purported AAI Board with the best of intentions. Now that he has publicly accepted what kind of organisation his new colleagues have been running, what next?
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The Christian Chauvinism Of Micheál Martin
The comments from Micheál Martin TD in the Dáil following the recent massacre of Jews by Hamas, were based on appalling sectarianism and religious chauvinism. Moreover, Mr Martin has form in this regard.
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What Does The Interim Cass Report Actually Say?
I have recently been accused of publishing false and misleading information about the Cass Report. In response, it is useful to provide some direct quotes from the document itself, a summary of the mainstream reporting about the findings, and details from the NHS announcement that followed the publication of the report.
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Is It Wrong To Sterilise Gay Children?
When discussing the prescription of puberty blockers to 11 year-olds, I had thought that there was dispute about whether or not these drugs can cause sterilisation. I was surprised that some people agreed on this point, but remain perfectly sanguine about the unnecessary sterilisation of gay children.
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How Suggestible Are 11 Year-Olds?
If a distressed 11 year-old child reports that they are “trans”, should this be considered a reliable basis on which to prescribe life-altering medical interventions? I think not, but others disagree in interesting ways.
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Is There Settled Science On Gender Dysphoria?
I was pretty amazed at the reaction to a Steve McRae tweet recently. Pointing to where science can offer high levels of certainty and where more research is required, is not bigotry.
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Criticism From The Dualists
Recently I wrote an article that described why some commentary within the transgender debate implied Cartesian Dualism. I argued that dualism is wrong, but I have received some criticism of that article from dualists.
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Dear Andrew Skegg …
The Atheist Foundation of Australia has repeatedly criticised the lack of financial transparency within religious charities. However, their vote has been cast against financial transparency at atheist charities where they remain Affiliate Members.
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Department Of Defence Rapid Reactions
I have received some correspondence from Micheál Martin TD as Minster for Defence. If the EU Rapid Reaction Force is relying on his “standard operating procedures”, they needn’t expect anything to happen rapidly.