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Esrac posted...

Because, in this case, the malfunction seems to be with how the brain perceives the otherwise healthy, functional body.

This is faulty since it requires the assumption you're already right that the problem lies with the brain. Like I said, it's a dispute between body and brain. To say it's the brain malfunctioning is an inherent bias in you to side with the body for some reason. I'm curious what the actual reason is.

Esrac posted...

Similarly to people with Body Integrity Identity Disorder, in which those people's brains perceive their own limbs as being alien to the rest of the body. Should we "side with the brain" and happily start amputating their otherwise healthy arms and legs because they have a mental disorder? Is their body malfunctioning because they were born with fully functional limbs?

That's a compelling argument against cutting someone's limbs off.

We're talking about transgender people though. No matter how much you want these two issues to be identical, they're not. Focus on transgender people. Trying to relate it to other situations you find an easier time arguing against is a sign of weakness.
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