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"No, that's just a thing I can relatively readily point to that gets respected here if you have male bits between your legs but gets roundly dismissed as worthless internet points if you have female bits between your legs."

Sure, whenever anything you say is dismissed, it must be because you are a woman. Not because you didn't provide any evidence at all to make your case. Also, women don't have to provide evidence, I guess, they just know things and have to be believed.



It is difficult to prove a negative. Altho it’s easier to prove a negative with specificities.

Example: it’s is less difficult to prove: “there are no purple antenna sprouting aliens in farmer bob’s field”

Vs

“There are no aliens”


I'm not opposed to speculating about things. Just don't claim they are facts without providing any evidence.




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