The Trans Movement’s Long War with Nature

There is an illusion in our political culture that our deepest debates could be resolved if only one side or the other would resile their private, inexpert opinions and submit to the facts, the experts, and the guidance of technocrats from the relevant fields.

But in fact, our deepest debates are beyond the experts. They are worldview conflicts, touching on anthropology and philosophy as well as theology and metaphysics. They involve questions such as: What are the limits imposed on human beings by nature? Is nature our oppressor or a guide and our home? And in what ways? Are our innermost desires an indicator of our deepest selves, or untrustworthy impulses to be mastered? These are questions that no body of scientific inquiry can answer.