Posted: May 26, 2012 3:54 pm
SeriousCat wrote:You're misunderstanding what I'm saying. I'm talking about there being no difference in the consequences whether it is true or not. You're going off in a completely different direction. Also, consequences are rarely direct. Indirect consequences, such as the impetus to travel to the moon, are valid too.
There are consequences of whether people can identify the sexuality of others, regardless of the fact people should not be discriminated against on the basis of their sexuality. Indeed the consequences are not "the end of the world", but then, few things are.
People value the truth, there does not need to be a consideration of "If the assertion was correct, what would be its significance" before something becomes interesting or worth discussing. Although in this case the consequences of how people form perceptions of others, what visual cues people give regarding their sexual proclivities and so on are all interesting and relevantly affected by the truth or falsity of this proposition.