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In a powerful commentary in the Feb. 3 edition of The Wall Street Journal, biologists Colin Wright and Emma Hilton explain that, scientifically, there are only two sexes, male and female, and there is no sex “spectrum.” They also stress that “biologists and medical professionals” must stop being politically correct and “stand up for the empirical reality of biological sex.”

With the phenomenon of some men saying they “identify” as women and some women saying they “identify” as men, or any “gender identity” combination therein, “we see a dangerous and anti-scientific trend toward the outright denial of biological sex,” state the biologists Wright and Hilton.

his notion that there is a sex “spectrum,” where people can choose “to identify as male or female,” regardless of their anatomy, is irrational and has “no basis in reality,” say the biologists. “It is false at every conceivable scale of resolution.”

As they explain, “In humans, as in most animals or plants, an organism’s biological sex corresponds to one of two distinct types of reproductive anatomy that develop for the production of small or large sex cells—sperm and eggs, respectively—and associated biological functions in sexual reproduction.”

“In humans, reproductive anatomy is unambiguously male or female at birth more than 99.98% of the time,” they write.  “The evolutionary function of these two anatomies is to aid in reproduction via the fusion of sperm and ova.”

“No third type of sex cell exists in humans, and therefore there is no sex “spectrum” or additional sexes beyond male and female,” state the biologists.  “Sex is binary.”

Furthermore, “the existence of only two sexes does not mean sex is never ambiguous,” write Hilton and Wright.  “But intersex individuals are extremely rare, and they are neither a third sex nor proof that sex is a ‘spectrum’ or a ‘social construct.'”

The two scientists go on to explain that those “most vulnerable to sex denialism are children” because “gender identity” instead of biological sex can cause confusion. Puberty-blocking drugs and “affirmation therapies” that reinforce this confusion may contribute to gender dysphoria, say Hilton and Wright.

They add that this “pathologizing of sex-atypical behavior is extremely worrying and regressive. It is similar to gay ‘conversion’ therapy, except that it’s now bodies instead of minds that are being converted to bring children into ‘proper’ alignment with themselves.”

In conclusion, they state, “The time for politeness on this issue has passed. Biologists and medical professionals need to stand up for the empirical reality of biological sex. When authoritative scientific institutions ignore or deny empirical fact in the name of social accommodation, it is an egregious betrayal to the scientific community they represent. It undermines public trust in science, and it is dangerously harmful to those most vulnerable.”

Colin Wright is an evolutionary biologist at Penn State. Emma Hilton is a developmental biologist at the University of Manchester.

(Excerpt from CNS News. Article by Michael W. Chapman.)

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Rich B
February 29, 2020

How amazing! Scientists confirmed God’s word in Genesis is true. “Male and female he created them.”
It is unfortunate that many are influenced in this culture to believe the lies of the enemy instead of the truth of God’s word.

Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them. (ESV)

Psalm 33:4
For the word of the Lord holds true,
and we can trust everything he does. (ESV)

Pat Moulton
February 26, 2020

Father, our enemy and Yours, is ramping up his strategies against us and we are not focused in every direction he is flinging them. We feel like we are on a merry-go-round and it is moving faster and faster. Help this nation to slow down and realize Your Truth and measure it against the lies…if we can’t figure it out, help us to ask You, the fount of every blessing, the well of all wisdom and the lover of our lives You created.

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Bouwman
February 25, 2020

Binary, yes!

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Michael Guidera
February 25, 2020

The father of lies has been allowed to flourish in our present day society. He brings deception and perversion and never the truth. When the young grow up only hearing the lies, they take it as truth. We now have a country divided, where evil is good and good is evil to many. Lord, I pray You shine Your light of Truth on our nation. May the truth set people free of the deception. Release the captives, open their eyes and hearts to see and understand You. I pray You show us Your plan to resolve this division and bring change to us. I pray You start with us believers and cleanse our hearts of all sin and pour out Your love into us. Use these difficult times where even our families are divided to mold us and transform us into Your image.
I specifically pray for all the children caught in this gender dysphoria trap and ask that You would break the chains of bondage to this insidious ideology and set them free so they may spend their time being children and focus on the important things in life. Allow them to grow and mature and prepare them for adulthood. I pray you raise up the experts in this field and give them boldness to speak the truth. I bind all fear. Expose the evil this ideology brings to these innocent children. Show to all the time, money and resources wasted pushing these lies. Bring to light the effects on families that are dealing with a child caught in this trap. Expose the heartache and suffering that they experience. Oh God, give our country common sense and discernment and forgive us for ignoring You for so long.

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Shannon Loftis
February 24, 2020

Oh Lord remove the scales from the eyes of humanity! Shred the cloak of false sexual identification. Reveal true gender identity to those who have been led astray! Lord may Your people love all the person and hate the sin. May we not forget that we are all Your children. I ask this in the holy name of Jesus. Amen!

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Darlene
February 24, 2020

Father, thank you for the courage of these two biologists. Raise up more courageous scientists and doctors to speak truth.

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Barbara Hesch
February 24, 2020

This article is like a breath of fresh air. It feels like the lies of the enemy are finally facing the truth. But why is it taking so long? Why have people been so afraid of speaking about the elephant in the room? It has damaged so many of our youth because they have accepted this lie. Lord, help us to have courage in the face of evil and raise up more people who boldly speak the truth in love. That’s not hate!

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