• PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      𝘣𝘜𝘵 𝘪𝘛’𝘚 𝘉𝘢𝘚𝘪𝘊 𝘉𝘪𝘖𝘭𝘖𝘨𝘠! is always said about how trans people can’t be trans.

      I mean, 2+2 is just basic math but quantum physics is a little more complicated than basic math. Biology tends to get more complicated when you pass Grade 2.

      • flying_sheep@lemmy.ml
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        5 hours ago

        The issue with that comparison is that math is constructed from pure logic based on axioms, whereas the real world just is and our mental models can always only approximate reality.

        So basic math still applies at any higher level, whereas basic biology is contextualized by the exceptions and limitations pointed out by advanced biology.