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Gavin Grimm's The Allegory Of The Cave

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Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” described men who rejected reality based off their truthiness which indeed said the shadows were the truest of things. In the end these men missed out on the ultimate reality of what was above the cave. According to the Cable News Network, what Gavin has is gender dysphoria, “…the feeling that your body does not match what your brain feels.” Gavin Grimm’s truthiness is that he is a boy and he feels he has the right to use the boy’s bathroom. A biological view of gender says sex is determined by a person’s chromosomes (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). The post truth of transgenders is in opposition to biology: the appeal to their personal belief in their gender overrules their biological gender. Romans 1:22 says that the wicked …show more content…

In Gavin Grimm’s case, transgenders claim they have the rights to use whatever restroom they personally identify with. However, in reality and concordance with biological truths, they are false. In Proverbs 18:2, the Bible says, “Fools have no interest in understanding, they only want to air their own opinions” (New Living Translation). According to a Biblical definition of a fool, transgenders have claimed to be wise, but in reality they have become fools. This rejection of reality and embodiment of Romans 1:22 also shows itself in the issue of abortion.
The issue of Abortion presents the precepts of truthiness and post-truth, the mindset of Romans 1:22 and the rejection of reality. According to Planned Parenthood, “Abortion is a safe and legal way to end pregnancy” (“Abortion”). The television series, “Girls”, produced by Planned Parenthood spokesperson Lena Durham promotes the message that abortion is a quick and easy fix to the “problem” of being pregnant. The episode “Close-Up,” released in 2015, depicts a girl

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