Brief Thoughts on the "What is a Woman?" Documentary
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This video is some of my initial thoughts about the recent documentary "What is a Woman?" produced by Matt Walsh for The Daily Wire.
I overall agree with your assessment, but disagree with your comments about Walsh’s involvement. If people like Matt Walsh doesn’t make stuff like this, then who will?
And also, who can? I think Cooper's only point was that in an ideal world this documentary wouldn't have been partisan. That doesn't mean it isn't valuable.
@@bornforburning777 it has to be partisan. It is inherently partisan. There is no middle ground. There is no common ground.
@@puberis Oh, I understand that. I mean partisan in the purely political sense. Of course the issue itself is black and white.
@@bornforburning777 man, I mean politically as well. The left has made evil their platform in the US. And it has gotten to this point by decades of the right constantly ceding to them because they didn't want to be "partisan". The only way you reach a middle ground now is to move closer to them, for they will not move towards you. So the DW and Matt Walsh taking a firm stance in opposition is the only way now.
If a church made this they'd be burnt to the ground within a week. DW as a for-profit company can afford the kind of security you need to be saying these things in 2022 - a pretty sad statement. Can you imagine some global mega church e.g. Hillsong or whatever producing something like this? They want to be popular so they can't touch a toxic topic such as this. I subbed to DW simply to watch this, and unsubbed - I dont follow them but this particular important film could not have been produced by a bipartisan group or a church - I wish.
Maybe the film would have been more effective if made by someone other than Walsh and the DailyWire.
But nobody else showed any inclination to do it, so better done by them than not done at all.
succinctly put, Martin. Well said.
"If not me, who?" Comes to mind, it shows how filled with cowards society really is, take for example the car incident that a 17 year old risked his life to rescue the woman stuck in a sinking car, while everyone else stood there watching and filming with phones instead of calling emergency services or actually rescuing her...
Personally, a good documentary balances conversation with visualization. Visualization gives context that supports an argument. It could be in the form of a graphic, data, B-roll, etc..For example, "What is a Woman?" could have shown data that demonstrates how transgenderism leads to suicide.
Dr. Cooper if not Matt Walsh and daily wire, who else has the courage to make such a needed documentary in our culture? This is a fantastic documentary and it has no “but” to it.
Probably someone like Carl Trueman. I loved the filmed but I know tons of people won’t watch it because it has the DW logo attached to it. Transgenderism is way beyond political struggle, it has deep theological and philosophical implications. This is a fantastic document and it has a couple of “but”s to it.
I found Dr. Cooper's argument on Daily Wire qualification silly as well. Why can't a political group like Daily Wire make a documentary like this? It's the same hypocritical argument as "you need a biology degree to identify genders while believing that the gender is a social construct". Even young children can tell arms and legs are different. Fingers and toes are different. You do not need degrees to or social science to know fundamental truths.
I'd agree almost no one has the courage to do stuff like this, but that's not the point. Better Matt Walsh than nobody, but if someone made it who people didn't already have in a category, it would reach a wider audience. I think that's the point he was making.
@@zachdavenport8509 Like which group? There are black intellectuals who denounced the 1619 Project and they were called Uncle Toms. When people's souls are so seared to deny the basic biology, there is nothing any human beings can do to convince them.
We see this in the scripture and Jesus abandons religious leaders. Everything Jesus said upset them further. Do you think if Jesus was not a carpenter, but a respected Pharisee, then it would've different?
@@thomasc9036 By reach a wider audience I mean people even go so far as to watch the movie. As Jordan said, this isn't an issue that is inherently political, so it would be better if someone who was not already seen as political made it. That way people wouldn't scoff before they watched it. As is, left leaning people won't even watch the movie in the first place. It's nothing against Matt Walsh or the daily wire, nor is it to say he shouldn't have made it. Just that a wider audience could have been reached by someone else.
I appreciate your thoughts on the film. I agree with your assessment in how Walsh brilliantly exposes the insanity of this idea of "gender fluidity" by letting its proponents talk. Sunlight truly can be the best disinfectant. I don't think it really matters who made this film, however. It could have been made by a traditional liberal political group and the hard Left would have condemned it and refused to give it serious thought.
I agree.
The hard left is now the entire democratic party
@@drewwilson6639 It's definitely taken control of the party.
@@johnpeters482 old school liberals who still believe in things like free speech and debate are too terrified to stand up to the far left for fear of being called names like racist, bigot, homphobe
The left has been snitching on their own members everytime they have changed the subject: Someone is a feminist? Great, best friends. That person says something about trans people in sports? Cancel her! So it doesn't really matter who the movie is made by, the left hates, because hate is their main fuel
Gender theory is nothing more than a line of circular arguments, even using the same terms to describe that term. Seems to me that it's the most substantial, radical form of relativism.
I think that's because, at its root, those who say "There are no absolute truths" are stating an absolute truth. The very foundation of their worldview is circular. That foundation affects every level of their worldview.
@@jeremyfirth It's quite literally a denial of reality, resulting in hypocrisy. You're right that you can't even make a claim without it be built upon truth.
Something I always keep in mind when considering these types of discussions is the idea of the Worm Ouroboros-the serpent that "eateth his own tail." You can't abandon a belief in absolute truth while also arguing that people are morally obligated (in an objective sense) to conform to your standard of truth. You destroy yourself. You devour yourself. You cut out the ground from under you.
Well this is also my field of study. The definition of woman utilized in academia is... a mode of identity pertaining to an array of social roles and expectations pertaining to feminine archetypes. I can't speak for the academics Matt Walsh interviewed, but the academic definition of woman certainly isn't circular, it was crafted to maximize efficiency in data collection.
@@hanzohasashi4534 Is that how you think of your mother?
DW had the guts to do it - to face the huge backlash, to call out what is now clearly identifiable as a cult-like organization. I hope there's more - although I don't see any churches or bipartisan organizations taking this on...
It is not "cult-likr", it is a cult.
But who in that community is watching a Daily Wire production without bias? That's all Jordan was saying. Its not that deep.
@@johnnywatson4914 no one is without bias bro. That position doesn’t exist.
Also, I think you make a good point about this documentary being more effective if someone else made it. But the next question is: Who would? Is there anyone else apolitical willing to step up to challenge radical gender ideology and wokeism? The Daily Wire has been in the culture wars for so long, so it would be natural that they would produce this kind of documentary.
This is probably a wake-up call for Christians to step up and begin challenging progressive ideologies through a Christian worldview, not merely a secular one, because secularism is what got the West deep in this trouble in the first place.
Excellent response. Thank you.
Exactly. Well said. People often say to me how did we fall so far. My response is that people became silent. I am often reminded of JPII "Be Not Afraid"
Video summary. “Daily Wire is more bold than the church when it comes to truth but they are political, so I don’t like it….but also I won’t condemn the church for being spineless and thus necessitating that Daily Wire produce said documentary.”
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I was a literal far-leftist twenty years ago. It was deranged ideas on the left that forced me to reassess my world view. I get the Matt Walsh is probably unlikely to directly convince most leftists, but his documentary gives normal people good arguments to push back on gender ideology in their social circles, workplaces, etc.
again... not a left view. clown.
@@thesupport4963 what?
@@nb7204 stop being a clown as well
@@thesupport4963 you’re living under a rock then…..must be nice
@@micahturner8297 yeah... right with your mom. take care son.
I loved it. I am so glad they did NOT take a religious path to deliver this question/movie. I think they wanted to get as many people as possible to see it. His target audience was middle america.
People hate God.
Middle America is overwhelmingly Christian & is in fact the largest portion of our population that’s Christian.
Discovered your channel recently and I love it. Thank you Dr Cooper for your service to the body.
No one else is willing to take this on publicly. Sure, maybe it would’ve been more effective if it wasn’t Matt Walsh, but no one else will.
Thank you for your views I thought Matt Walsh Did an excellent job and did not bring up anything regarding party politics. His main issue was truth and absolute truth. So I applaud his efforts fully. I thought the movie was a good from start to finish and I thought he gave good analysis from a layman’s perspective he’s obviously not a trained philosopher Or theologian Or therapist. And that’s what provided the stark contrast because those were the type of people he was interviewing. Just a real dude who is a husband and father. And I think there is a lot of appeal to that.
the film is about who controls language. because who does, has the power.
While the fact that Walsh made the film may cause some to dismiss it out of hand, I don't think that hurts the message in any way. Despite his notoriety in some circles, there are plenty who don't know who he is, and therefore they his reputation wouldn't impact them. Also, it really doesn't matter who made the film. People within this cult would still dismiss the arguments made against them regardless of where those arguments came from.
I do think that the movie is fair game for this channel, because ultimately, the movie addresses the topics of truth and honesty.
You bring up a good point. Walsh's angle is political and there's nothing wrong with that - and he does it fairly well. If theologians and want a theological and philosophical angles, and therefore criticize the documentary on that basis, then they're not assessing it fairly given it wasn't meant to be seen that way.
And Walsh is only infamous in leftist and RINO circles. Most of America and the world isn't aware of who he is.
@@TickleMeElmo55 Actually, I think he had common sense on his side, not politics...
Thanks for the brief take. Would enjoy a longer philosophical discussion by you on this topic if you ever had the time.
Same
Thank you Matt Walsh for making a documentary about an issue that challenges the creeping misogyny of our times.
I am sick of the nonsense, I am actually glad I am not young during these times. The Daily Wire and Matt Walsh are
exactly the best people to put out the documentary: they did it!
Those with already closed-minds aren't the intended audience. Those who are already cancelled should not go along with the cancellation through self-cancellation. The Daily Wire and Matt Walsh are very good choices for authoring this kind of content. The open mind hears all arguments, regardless of the source.
Thank you for this insightful review Dr. Cooper! What did you think about Carl Trueman's involvement in the documentary?
Excellent contribution from C.T....
Was absolutely not expecting this, but now I'm intrigued to find out what will be said.
100% - I agree with you, this is not a political issue. However, as a Christian I really hate saying this, but “Christ’s church as has become so impotent that its voice has become irrelevant. The cancer is everywhere: Lutheran, Catholic, Evangelical, SBC - even the Mormons have not been immune. We need people like Matt Walsh, hopefully he can shame the Church into action.
A nice, insightful review, Dr. Cooper. Well done.
I agree, asking simple questions and allowing people to expose themselves was a very effective approach.
This reminds me of, “it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” I could not disagree more with that. The Truth shines, period. No one else had the courage to make this movie. If people like Dallas Jenkins would focus on the truth rather than being nice, maybe they could have made this movie.
No one dared to do it due to fear of the backlash and being called x-phobic, that's the reason Matt Walsh was the first.
I enjoyed your review and you brought good points. The question is - if not Matt Walsh then who? And apparently he was the only one who've done it.
Someone HAD TO BELL THE CAT. If NOT DW and Matt Walsh, who else has the guts, foresight or courage to actually make such a documentary?🤔
Just let them talk and ask them where is the root of their points.. a word of advice .. stay 4 feet away while asking because some respond violently after realizing their point has no point at all
It's made part of the Democrat platform. Same as abortion. If your political party overtly allies with Moloch and Ishtar, that kinda makes that a politicial issue. If some of the Moloch devotees don't like bits of Ishtar...that's a pretty minor point.
The key metaphysical principle here is the distinction between essence and property (or "proper accident"). The essence of being male is having organs whose function is to produce small gametes (sperm). Some properties of being male include having XY chromosomes, male genitalia, certain personality traits, etc. Strictly speaking, properties are accidents and not part of the essence, but they do define what is good or right for a male. For example, a male with an extra X chromosome is still male, but with an abnormality (similar to how a blind person is still human, but with a disability). Gender theorists collapse this distinction and talk about reproductive males, chromosomal males, genital males, male-identifying persons (psychological males), etc. as if these are all different and equally valid ways to define the male essence. This is a basic metaphysical error.
Agree. I frequently have to explain the difference between essential vs accidental properties and how they relate to category as such when having these discussions. Unfortunately it never seems to do much good.
One nitpick:
*”The essence of being male is having organs whose function is to produce small gametes”*
I would say the essence of being male lies in the male reproductive function itself, not in the organs which are merely the instruments of that function. I say this because I could see a radical gender proponent arguing something like, “See? A post-op trans-woman is no longer male.”
@@nathanaelculver5308 I agree with you. It’s the gametes. The sperm. The role one is designed to play in reproduction. All of the other properties are accidental and contingent as they can change and one still be a man/woman. If the role of reproduction were to change such as sperm suddenly becoming eggs, The category itself must change.
@@Hreodrich Merriam-Webster defines _female_ as "of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs." The emphasis here is on the function or _telos,_ rather than the reproductive structures or organs. _Male,_ in turn is defined as "of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to produce relatively small, usually motile gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female." I would shorten that to "of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to fertilize the eggs of a female."
My preferred definition of _female_ in discussions with radical transgender proponents is "any member of a sexually dimorphic species who possesses a reproductive system which when fully mature and functional has the capacity to gestate and bear young."
@@nathanaelculver5308 I can get behind that definition.
One of books in the library to the rear must have an answer to the following question I raise here:
I take your point about Matt Walsh not being the ideal ‘messenger’, but JK Rowling is as left wing progressive as you can find on other issues (way left wing by US standards), and she was attacked more than anyone.
And JK Rowling has said more than most local pastors against modern gender wokeness. It’s madness.
this is a fabulous and considerate review thank you
You question whether Walsh is the right person to make this film. I believe he is exactly the right person. Why? Because he is doing it. Who exactly should we be waiting for to do it? The Lutherans?😂😂😂 I’m sorry, I’m a Lutheran too. But I think we need to finally recognize our own shortcomings. Perhaps one of those is to be overly critical to mask our own cowardice. We never stand up to wickedness unless someone does it for us first. Then we sit back and analyze their theological mistakes.
As a Lutheran were you aware the San Fran synod(ELCA) "called" a transgender bishop?? Not the same church I joined many years ago :(
@@jakkistaatmcdonald4555 I’m not an ELCA Lutheran Jakki. I’m LCMS.
Bingo
It could have been done by literally anyone else. It's not a spectacular project either... Or it could have not been done at all either. There is already enough content to watch that proves that gender theory is absurd.
The popularity of the film is mostly due to its advertisement campaign, not because it's extraordinary or anything.
Walsh has a reputation, this is true, and some won't expose themselves to this documentary for that reason, but until somebody makes something similar to this, he's who we have on the frontlines on issues such as this one. Excellent video BTW.
The question is more radical than 'what is a woman?'. The question is 'what is a human?' It intersects the political, cultural, anthropological, and philosophical sub-domains, but is fundamentally theological. This is where many critics of the current gender ideologies fall short. These ideologies don't seek to redefine gender, they seek to abolish the very act of defining gender. This is an insult to logos, or the Tao, as C.S. Lewis lays out in _The Abolition of Man_
No coincidence that this is the ultimate goal of the ideologues and their institutional nomenklatura.
Yes, it's important to let the ideas of the left fly in open air for all to see, but it is not enough. Saying that that's the most damaging thing we could do is, I think, why we're in this mess. It's the same false belief that modern conservativism has that all we need to do is let the other side talk and people will hear how stupid it is and automatically run to us, and we never have to provide a positive statement or cohesive opposing view. That's why the right is completely fractured now, and we cannot let that continue in the realm of sexuality.
We are in a post-truth age and country. The people who do hear the left and are repulsed by it aren't the ones we need to be most concerned about, although many of those same people are fine with such depravity as long as it's not taught to their children. But there are wide swaths of our population who, having been raised with a materialistic, relativistic, hedonistic worldview, coddled in the cult of nice, hear what the left says and think it sounds reasonable. If they agree in principle, but are confused by the nonsensical reasoning, or perhaps question the issue of it taught in schools, or any other mode in which one of these people are caught in the balance, these are the very people to which our presentation of a positive counterpoint is most important. We cannot simply parade nonsense in front of a people who don't know truth and expect them to find it apophatically. We need to confront this present error and present the natural, biblical truth about sexuality and humanity to teach this lost generation.
There's a difference between "Letting the far left say their propaganda" and "Letting the far left freely answer the questions posed to them by the Matt Walshs of the world". Hell, letting any ideology freely answer questions posed to them by their critics. IE the socratic method. Free speech. All this stuff is inextricably bound with Truth.
I’ve been in Christian retail for over ten years, and I don’t see a lot of pastors (especially the ones in the academic world) trying to call out the sin of mutilating children. I’m grateful the DW and Matt Walsh made the documentary just the way they did it, and I hope pastors and churches try to make similar material.
You said this channel isn't a political channel it's about theology ect. So you belive politics are amoral? Surely all politics are moral issues and should be viewed in light of biblical morality.
The irony is that these people will decry fascism, yet theor dismissive labeling of those who disagree is as fascist as you can get.
This should drive you to clearly state the church has abdicated its responsibility on discussing these very important issues and handed it to a secular political organization staffed with mainly Jews and Catholics.
Also, give up the “It’s not about politics” or the “It lessens the discourse when political discussion is involved.” This is why the church doesn’t talk about these things because they have been told politics is very naughty. You think Spirit filled Christians can’t discern between political theater or manipulation and the truth? It is the duty of every Christian to uphold the truth at all times, whatever it is, and which ever political party it happens to coincide with. This issue is precisely along political lines (that should tell you something very important). Wake up now or wake up later in the concentration camp.
Last comment. Radicals don’t respect the fact that you want to be an apolitical moderate. Who are you appealing to with this moderation? To the rational people that don’t make decisions based off political persuasion but rather the truth? You are moderating or depoliticizing to ghosts and thinking it is very effective and honorable. People’s minds are already made up. You have to just choose a side now and not be ashamed.
Maybe it is an idea you take it upon yourself making a kind of documentary but on a philosophical level! 👍🏻
Matt did a great job because ‘the other side’ , who in the first place promoted the gender issue as a new normal, which was on all levels from street to politics and so should have been the answer presented by Matt.
People promoting: the gender issue is a result of evolution of human kind. If one reads what Darwin wrote in his ‘The Decent if Man. and selection in relation to sex’ , one will be shocked to promote this idea.
Regardless of the documentary...
"Daily Wire" as a brand is annoying. They're the epitome of _conservative, inc_ (perhaps libertarian, etc at this point?). On their own, each of the commentators have strengths and weaknesses but together they tend to reduce Conservatism to a meme.
Nailed it
I usually get a check in my spirit from the way many of the conservative commentators talk. Ot feeds into some of the more extreme conservative's anger..those who maybe label themselves as Christians but focus on law rather then grace.
Unfortunately for many that is their experience and belief..I think it breaks God's heart :(
So?
It’s the only thing out there to counter the far-left.
Pastors should be the political pundits of the day, but with all purity and perfume of the Bible. Until pastors are brave enough and return to politics you can expect much the same. To the pastors who hesitate I would say, your sheep are political as well as spiritual, don’t you want to be their shepherd in both ways?
Jordan Peterson speaks of how we as humans naturally want to be tribalistic. This natural tendency sometimes hurts us. I think that you are a great example how how not to do this. Take things topic by topic . I agree that masks really have nothing to do with gender and while I would agree with Matt Walsh on both points I agree with you on how we shouldn't just enter these issues into our tribe. You also do a great job with this with theology. I think as Christians we can put our tribe( denomination) before our understanding of each topic. This makes it hard to have good ecumenical dialogue. You are great at taking things topic by topic. I am a Roman Catholic and I appreciate how you can divide what you agree with Rome vs what you disagree. My friend is reformed and attends R.C. Sprouls school. I would say that you Dr. Cooper act as a great bridge between us . Keep up the good work.
Appreciate the rational and well-considered perspective being offered, but as many others have already said: If not for Walsh and The Daily Wire, then who? Yes, their involvement is going to frame this topic in a particularly polarizing light, but here's a few things to consider: Had a truly independent journalist attempted such a film, it likely would've never gotten off the ground in the first place, for as soon as word got out, untold forces working behind the scenes would've done everything in their power to halt its production. But even if an Independent source HAD managed to create such a project, the all-encompassing Left would've have simply painted that individual, or company, with the same broad brush they apply to all opposing views. No matter who it was, they would've instantly been grouped under the same umbrella as Ben Shapiro and anyone even remotely connected to Ben, and smeared with the same language used to describe everyone from Joe Rogan to Alex Jones. So even if Walsh and The Daily Wire hadn't produced this film, anyone else who dared to would simply put into the same basket by the Left. Better for it to have come from an organization that already has their defenses in place, feels no need to apologize to anyone, and who have their own platform from which to promote the film. I just can't imagine any other way possible in the year 2022.
I agree with what Dr. Cooper says about gender theorists talking about their ideology destroys it more than some conservative commentator talking about it.
That said, I think his discussions with people who don't accept modern gender theory were incredibly powerful in portraying the social contagion aspect of higher LGBT identity rates and the true evils of transitioning, especially for children.
I feel the opposite way. Every Christian I have talked to cannot seem to logically connect their premises to their conclusions. They take circumstancial evidence (God created men and women because it is biologically necessary) and try to divine all sorts of ahistorical context (well because he doesnt mention trans people that means being trans is wrong!).
I used to be anti LGBTQ until I got married and realized I simply couldn't force myself to fit into the role society thinks I should follow based on whats in my pants. When I talked about it with my pastor, parents, etc, all I got was people trying to say "this is how God created you".
PSA, people are born with autism. People are born with homosexual desires. People are born asexual. People are born hermaphrodites. People are born left handed. Nobody should be forced to fit a mold someone else made for them.
It wasnt that long ago when parents smacked their left handed children on the hand whenever they wrote with it, thinking that it was something they could change.
Honestly at this point I fear the much of the church has pursued the misguided goal of trying to buddy up with the world in order to evangelize the world. This has simply hamstrung the evangelization and made the church weak. As much as I don’t always agree with Matt Walsh, he’s right to take this uncompromising approach to these issues.
The only reason why I wish someone else would have done the documentary is, Walsh's Tree Trunk Up My Butt personality and delivery.
It's not far fetched to think we are persecuted when you hear stories of children, under 5, removed from their parents care when the parent didn't encourage the child to be trans. Not far fetched at all.
What is far-fetched is the extent to which reality is being denied!
I think that if not knowing what your gender and sex are makes you of a certain political persuasion, then we are officially at the point where every and all things are "political". It has become so distilled that if a thing is fantasy or reality, fake or real, it can be categorized into one of the two political parties' boxes.
Can u make a video on Lutheran View of Old Testament CANON. Snd the apocrypha
The film was made by someone who cared enough to ask the question. If you think it should have been made by some one else, so what there was no one else or they would have made it.
Thank you! Thank you! I was preparing for the worst and what a relief that you give such a balanced review.
I know two people who transitioned in the ‘90s and the outcome was not positive.
While an xy chromosome (male) person can be modified to look similar to an xx (female), very few will ever blend into society. (Ditto for xx to look like an xy)
The conflict needs to be addressed long before medical intervention.
What happens is, those conflicted souls wander down that gender conflict spiral and reach a point of no return. Beyond this point they have to join the army of voices proclaiming their status. (or admit the magnitude of their mistake)
We never hear about these suicides, yet they are significant.
Now today, how many beautiful young children will never get the chance to realize their full gender potential. Instead, they spend a lifetime on drugs to try to maintain some pseudo personality that will for ever battle with what nature destined for this person.
I can only believe that evil is behind this movement.
And for those that argue about successful transitions, the tiny fractions of successful accounts can not justified the many, many more ruined lives.
The "successful ones" are only successful in living a lie ( how successful can that be?).
True success would be appreciating what you have, not what you don't have.
@@barbarasimons3762 the thing is that at the root of it all, its a mental condition, shouldn't be trendy. Not everyone who goes through Gender Dysphoria needs to transition but they shouldn't make it out like its the only solution. Therapy exists for reason.
@@keyki9832 No-one needs to transition at all. They don't actually transition, they just get better at telling a lie.
@@barbarasimons3762 I partly agree with you, most of these trans folks shouldn’t have transitioned. For the few folks who have gender dysphoria and nothing else works then they should. They should also have the understanding they aren’t really the other gender and they can’t force people into believing that either. The goal should be to safely adapt to society just like another mental condition not the other way around.
@@keyki9832 The only reason I can see why it wouldn't work is similar to the likes of alcoholism.
If an alcoholic admits he's an alcoholic, he is curable. If he doesn't, he isn't. For the people with gender dysphoria, if they admit its the body they were conceived as and there is no changing that, they will be fine. If they don't admit it, they won't be.
I agree with your assessment that the concepts being asserted and discussed are well beyond "merely" the political or even social contexts, per se. The entire attempt to re-define terms around gender is an extension or better said, a symptom of the larger philosophical problems of much of western society: postmodernism and the use of reductionism and deconstructionism as tools. Where I believe conservatives generally (and those in the church specifically blessed with the spiritual gifts of wisdom, teaching and discernment) need to 'push back', is on the complete inadequacy of these isms mentioned, to expose the intent and true nature of those advocating progressive 'changes'.
Speaking as a Christian myself, I would agree yes, that Christian theologians and/or pastors may have presented a more comprehensive understanding and explanation of the madness of gender theory and why it is indefensible from a Biblical perspective. I do believe, that Matt Walsh is a Roman Catholic, or at least a Christian of some protestant denomination, but I think he intentionally kept his religious bias (understanding) out of his documentary so he would not have been automatically written off as a religious 'nut', to use the derisive terminology of the left. I would love to view a hard hitting documentary assessing the madness/vacuity of gender theory from a Christian perspective but sadly, with few exceptions, the Christian community is not standing up to the gender ideologues and their twisted agenda, so consequently it is left to secular conservatives to address this issue because they ARE willing to stand up. I have viewed 'What is a woman'?", in its entirety, twice and find it to be a fascinating, revealing and yes even entertaining study, of albeit, a very dark subject; particularly the criminal transitioning of children.
Issue by issue. Totally agree.
Very well said
Lets stop being cowards and being afraid of being "labeled". Stand up for the truth and the truth will always be on your side.
I'm a fan of yours Dr. Cooper and will continue to remain one. Intellectual debates won't win the battle alone. Those who fight current Western decadance have to use the techniques of propaganda or we will lose. I say this as a guy whose had hundreds of thoughtful, measured articles published in a variety of different publications. We have to paint our enemies as the decadent boheimians they are. During the great era of Liberalism 1965-1973 magazines like National Review published lots of brilliant articles and yet the traditionalist Christians got the stuffing beat out of them. We have to engage the broader public in the battle. Sam Francis years ago wrote a book about the conservative movement called Beautiful Losers and that's what we are.We must attack on all fronts both intellectual and popular and WIN!
you can have both, we have duties both in the temporal and the spiritual realm and a lot of that is grey, but we still have a duty to this world
We all know much more about this because Matt did put it out. If a Phd religious person put it out it would be as unknown as your are. The Daily wire put the subject in EVERYONE'S mind.
Don’t shoot the messenger.
Boy: Human Male Child/Teenager
Girl: Human Female Child/Teenager
Man: Human Male Adult
Woman: Human Female Adult
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SEX and GENDER are "normally" correlated/agreed/connected/related with each other... Male has male organs (1-penis/2-scrotums/sperm cells) and the Woman has female organs (1-vagina/1-reproductive organ/1-Egg cell per each month cycle (menstruation)... If Sex and Gender are not correlated/agreed/connected/related with each other, then there are Physiological and Biological "ABNORMALITIES" from a Person (human being)...
The "FEELINGS" of Normal Human Beings produced by their Human Brain must be "coherent/logically/reasonably" with REALITY... for example, if the person Feels Hot, it is because the temperature of the Air/Humidity is above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, likewise, if the person feels cold, then the Air/Humidity is below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
If the FEELING is not "coherent/logically/reasonably with Reality, then there are Abnormalities Physiologically and Biologically... Facts and Truth.
He crossed his arms very quickly.
As a theologian let me simplify for you want Walsh was able to do. He made the argument against transgender using First Article of the Apostles Creed. Too many Christians try to argue using the 2nd and 3rd Article. The pagan world does not care what Jesus says or did. They don't acknowledge the Holy Spirit. Their argument revolves around nature and even lexicography. Walsh masterfully argued from objective, natural law authority.
Thanks for your perspective on this. Not really a fan of Matt Walsh or the political tribalism that surrounds these issues so I typically would have not watched the doc but I will now. The more we separate these issues away from Right/Left political nonsense the more clarity we can have. I think it would behoove the church to leave the Right vs Left nonsense behind and tackle these issues head on without having to tow a party line.
Yes. You see this as an issue even in the conservative church (our own Lutheran branch included) where there is a conflation of being a Confessional / Biblical with being a line-towing Republican. That binary needs to be shattered
@@vngelicath1580 Amen brother! It’s exhausting being in conversation with other Christians and its assumed we’re all right wing Republican conservatives. We are Christian’s first and American second. Stanley Hauerwas book Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony was helpful for me in seeing how we came to this. And yes this needs to be shattered!
Talk about “straining at a gnat and letting a camel pass.” But if you truly think the Lord is most concerned about whether you appear too Republican, than shatter away brothers! Pathetic.😒
@@logicaredux5205 I think you missed the point. Also, I’m not a Republican so I’d prefer not to be engaged as something I am not. Its a bit concerning that we identify a political party with being a Christian. Kinda makes one think that in America we’ve replaced our identity in Christ with modern political party notions. 🤔
@@Athabrose On the contrary Will, I think I nailed the point. I really don’t care if you are a Republican or not. But I am perplexed with your Pharisaical concern over how you will be perceived. In America today, it is sadly becoming a choice between Republican and full on Marxist madness, so being mistaken as a Republican is hardly the worst thing. So, how do you justify making that the hill you will die on. You should rejoice that Walsh is confronting the madness that is engulfing us. Sadly Lutherans historically run away when it’s time to bear witness. Very few find the courage. We should repent rather than try to find reasons for our silence in the face of evil.
Making a documentary to convince people and then putting it behind a paywall so only people who already agree with you can see it is a bad strategy
Single issue coalition. I get what you’re saying.
The MO of the professional philosopher; sit next to a pool of clear water, take a stick and stir up the mud, then discuss the nature of the bottom of the pool.
7:20 As Doug Wilson has phrased it, "'Shut up,' he explained."
This question is beyond politics, i disagree with most of Matt's positions when it comes to politics and agree with his view on the documentary.
You can sum up the doc in a few words-
Definition oriented point of view vs empirical point of view.
Definitions can become theological, in nature, and trap people. It can drive them insane…
Empirical is always (in good nature) evolving and moving towards something truer and truer.
Empirical cannot sway definition because it doesn’t rely on evidence.
Hence, the gridlock in these conversations. A definition-only point of view will not see reality as it is, it will define it based on some abstract thing.
That’s about as neutral as I can make it…
All these things you want to separate are all in the mix! It requires a mode of thinking to believe certain subjective things are axiomatic and beyond debate!
The distinction between theological and political is somewhat arbitrary. Both fields address the question, “How should we then live?” And answering that question requires some sense of the source and the destiny (from whom and to whom) of the life we are to live. The “Trans” movement is tearing down whatever remained of the myth of religious neutrality in civil discourse and civil government (politics). So the fact that Daily Wire is seen as being politically partisan doesn’t bother me much. We all are.
That will teach me to click in haste I thought I was going to get a Frankie Boyle commentary HAHAHA
I think also the therapists for the most part do not struggle with gender identity issues. If you don't have gender identity issues you don't understand why transpeople want to transition. This has always existed. The thing is now you can, if done early enough, live as the opposite gender. It's possible now and that is the hard part.
People in the debate need to understand that they don't understand gender dysphoria unless they have it.
Your argument is circular reasoning. First premise "therapists for the most part don't struggle with identity issues". Your second premise "those who don't struggle with identity issues don't understand identity issues" therefore "therapists don't understand identity issues". This is logically incorrect. A cardiology might not have heart problems but she would certainly understand cardiac issues. The only difference here is that identity issues are a reflection of how the individual "feels" about their condition. A man who "feels" trapped in a woman's body is subjective because feeling is not being. A feeling is temporary and fleeting. As far as I understand, there are no clinical tests to identify "gender identity" as there are to identify diabetes or high blood pressure or cancer.
I may understand and accept that you feel like a man if you are a woman or as a woman if you are a man but that doesn't make you a man or a woman. Why? Because being a man is not a feeling. I am a man, I don't feel like a man, I am a man. Many woman I've asked tells me they are woman, they don't feel like women, they are women. Furthermore, they don't associate their feelings with their "being" because they know that to be incorrect logic.
You then quickly after making that hugely incorrect statement pivot to "this has always existed". Really? That's an amazing blanket statement. How do you know that? What is the research that shows that it has "always" existed? Always as from two hundred thousand years ago or fifty thousand years ago? This is important to clarify to yourself and then the rest of society because the validity of your statement is what makes your next statement reasonable or at least this is where you have chosen to plant your flag since you follow this statement, which is more than a statement an irresponsible opinion, with "now if done early enough is possible to live as the opposite gender ".
Really? You go from "unless you have it you don't understand it" to "doing something about it as early as possible " meaning what? Ten, twelve, fifteen years old start doing irreversible treatment and mutilation that in most cases could never be reversed all based on feelings? And not just feelings of any kind but feelings that only you can understand?
Young people or emotionally immature people have always decried that their parents don't understand them or society doesn't understand them or their employer doesn't understand them therefore the world should change to accommodate their feelings and accept them as objective reality.
This is just not simply illogical, which it is, subjective, which it is, and dangerous which it also is, because many children and young adults would follow this logic to find themselves five or ten or twenty years later regretting having done tremendous damage to their bodies and psychological damage and trying to reverse a terrible mistake.
I don't doubt a person, regardless of gender, may feel that way but again, feeling something does not make this feeling an objective reality. Need to sharpen your argument, meaning that you need to follow your premises to discover yourself if what you are saying is true and follow the truth where it takes you.
The whole Universe is based on the binary principle: + - electric charge, electron - proton, south and north magnetism, day and night, up - down, right - left, forward - backward, big - small, far away - close, matter - radiation, matter - antimatter, contraction - expantion, order - chaos, visible - invisible, male - female etc ....
*”I do think the fact that Matt Walsh is involved is going to make a bunch of people to turn off…”*
Perhaps. But I suspect even had it been made by a more moderate group, those pushing radical gender theory would simply have found another excuse to excoriate it, so I’m not sure how much practical difference it would have made anyway.
And who else would have made it? Certainly not the Church.
I think that the fact people may turn off because it is Matt W is a sad reflection of the pervasiveness of cancel culture...
There are people Jordan Cooper can speak to who will never listen to Matt Walsh. There are a whole lot more people that Matt Walsh can speak to (due in no small part to his platform on Daily Wire) who will never listen to Jordan Cooper. There are a small handful of us who sincerely appreciate both, but sadly we hear Jordan Cooper down-talking Matt Walsh's work and hear Matt Walsh "cancelling" Jordan Cooper on his program (10/10/22) for the very qualities that make each of figure unique and valuable to their own audiences.
But more specifically to what Jordan Cooper is saying, the topic of transgenderism is being addressed in the public square, and that makes it inevitably political. It cannot be otherwise. Things discussed in the public square cannot and will not have the ivory-tower abstract purity that scholars crave. Things discussed in the public square need advocates who can gather a tribe of (political) followers and can speak in ways that provoke a political response. The fact that a brawler, like Matt Walsh, is speaking in the public square has no impact on scholars like Jordan Cooper who can and must have a different kind of conversation in a different forum.
I think it’s important for us to set our minds on things above where Christ is seated. Colossians 3
Dr. Cooper, this political polarization in the West has a theological dimension (conservative vs liberal/progressive) as well, so I think it's going to be more difficult to move on without stepping on explosive political mines, gender ideology and wokeism being prime examples. If you ever have to dip your toes into this political cesspool, why not point modern-day conservatives to respectable conservatives figures of a bygone era such as Edmund Burke who has much to say about how Christians should conduct themselves as conservative-minded people?
Yes. With a gentleness of spirit and word..and if you can learn The Story of the particular indiviual it helps soooo much. You can then offer compassion.
Of the 5 young people (all under 30) I know that have transitioned they all come with a history of abuse and bullying. 2 are adopted which speaks to their sense of not knowing who they are..
Unless the likes of Matt Walsh and Gordon Peterson take a stance, we're all in trouble
Well, then others need to step up and speak out. Far too often Christians prefer to "go along to get along". Some things are just going to rub people the wrong way, no matter how nicely couched or presented. Even speaking some things in love still invites scorn and venom. You (especially the church) say it anyway.
It's easy to lament that Matt Walsh or DW make the subject unpalatable because they come off as mean or partisan. Yet we really don't see anyone else willing to give up their comfort and their societal approval to speak out on such a large platform.
The walls are closing in.
Much of the difficulty posed by the existence of transgender people in our culture can be resolved.
At its heart is a discontinuity felt between one's biological sex and the sex with which one identifies -- and not out of conscious choice. Such people have apparently been around a long time, in many cultures. There are two ways to look at this: either what these people experience has a basis in reality, or it doesn't. At present, there is no proof, one way or the other.
Enter the concept of "gender." It is most important that gender, in this context, not be conflated with the concept promoted by radical feminism, i.e. that gender is merely a "social construct." If gender is merely a social construct, then it isn't real; and if gender isn't real, then being transgender isn't real, either. For this reason, gender must in this context be conceived of as an objective, though intangible -- at least for the moment -- reality, like love, consciousness, etc.
People who have not suffered the transgender experience may see no reason for this theoretical reality, because they do not need it to understand themselves. That is the value of the gender concept to transgender people: it is a way of finding meaning in their situation.
Enter the Left. Transgender people are suffering and aren't getting a lot of help for it, so along comes the Left, promising them relief in exchange for their support -- just as it happened with African-Americans. Every imaginable permutation of "gender" is lauded and defended with vigor, because it is a means to power. The suffering of transgender people is being used, like race, as a cudgel with which to bludgeon America into submission.
Enter Leftist government and corporate greed and fear. No need to elaborate here.
The way to defeat many aspects of the Leftist initiative where transgender people are concerned is not to ask, "What is a woman?" because, as this speaker says, the question cannot be answered absent commonly held assumptions. The way to prevail is simply to ask its advocates to demonstrate that gender is real -- because, if gender is not real, then being transgender is nothing more than mental illness, delusion or an elaborate flight of fancy. And they can't. This idea of gender is theoretical, a belief held by transgender people. And if there is one thing we agree on in America, it is that widely-contested beliefs are not properly the basis of law, public policy or civil rights. That would be like institutionalizing Islam.
The Left cannot prove gender is real; and, until they can, a free society has no basis for treating it as such. They lose.
Bruce/Kaitlyn Jenner has come out against trans girls being allowed to play on girls teams. And s/he still got flack from the ultra left. If a trans person can’t convince them , I don’t know who could. Other than the Holy Spirit 🙏🏻
I haven’t heard of this documentary, don’t know who Matt Walsh is and decided to listen to this learn something about it. Unfortunately I didn’t gain any insight whatsoever.
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Dude looks like a thinner Seth Rogan! Lol
Hopefully not as high.
I'm not going to lie, I had no intention to watch it, just because it was made by Walsh. Not to say that I don't hold to historic Christian view on gender and sexuality, but I his view his approach is overly tribal. Someone who I think does a great job on engaging this topic with people from all kinds of positions is Preston Sprinkle on Theology in the Raw. Granted I don't agree with all his specific views, but I think he allows a tempered approach to the subject that doesn't lean on a strictly polemical stance.
Do you think that a less polemical approach will lead to less hostility from the left against Christians who endorse "the historic Christian view on sexuality"? Then I'd invite you to come to Germany where 70 percent are aggressively and religiously promoting the new morality. Several priests, pastors have been PROSECUTED due to incitement of the people as they called certain acts immoral. And these people are very very meek compared to Matt Walsh. The hostility will not cease when the right is just a wee bit more polite. Nah, your speech will be criminalized as in Canada and Germany.
@@huan2524 Actually I do think a less polemical approach (or in the case of Walsh, outright antagonistic) is what is called for when it comes to Christian engagement on topics like this. That doesn't mean we abandon truth or give up rights at the slightest provocation. What it means is that we engage on a completely different axis. Those who oppose us are still image bearers, sinners in need of a savior. Like Christ commands in the Sermon on the Mount, we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. The strength that we have is regardless of their tactics, we have the Truth, Jesus Christ. Nothing they say or do changes that we have been made new in Christ and look forward to the resurrection.
So you were willing to cancel him. Ryan...
@@AnnabelleJARankin not personally listening to him does not equate to canceling him.
@@RyanOlander Don't be too literal, now, and desist from assuming you understand or know about my listening - that's rude, grow up! My point is valid - you can disagree if you like - but not 'faulty'.
Matt Walsh upon viewing this: *triggered*
While I agree with you that the messenger's identity may kill the message, what should surprise any film critic should be how well the documentary was made in spite of the messenger. This is not a cheesy 90s conservative production, this is a documentary that is exceptionally well put together. The message is not conveyed through arbitrary factoids cherry picked that are then used as justification for later assertions. This is something any atheist rationalist could have made.
My complaint is that the trailer ruined a great scene for me. The trailer starts off with Matt Walsh in a sandwich board that says What is a Woman on it. In the movie, that scene was put at the end of the Woman's March segment as a comedic point to show that all his questioning and megaphoning have borne no fruit that it had come to this pathetic measure. That's really funny, and I was robbed of it :(
What is a WOMAN?... it is a noun, and by Dictionary definition, it is an adult human being with the female gender (female genitalia/sex organs)... By Biblical definition, the English word WOMAN means "came from man" or "taken out of man" (Genesis 2:23)... The WOMAN is a "Suitable Helper/Companion/Partner of MAN"... It was thru the Woman's womb that Mankind spread to the entire world...
The question 'what is a woman' is one that belongs to the discipline of biology. Adult human female with xx chromosones. This has no bearing on how any one chooses to live and express themselves out into the world. Similarly, how one chooses to live has no bearing on one's physical, cellular reality. These are two separate aspects of life.
Hello from Ireland, this is my first time hearing you Dr Cooper and this codology is off the radar, these people are crying "I am a victim of "your homophobia " or "It's all about inclusion and diversity and you are bullying me" horseshite. No you have victimized yourselves but blame the rest of society who refuse to acknowledge your tripe.
Thanks Dr. You need to comment more often on current topics, as you did on Matt’s video.
"...the contemporary movements on gender are based on philosophical & theological claims...." he says. How about BIOLOGICAL?
If people are turned off because of Matt Walsh then they already have a rock hard presupposition that screams politics. You don't get anyone more deadpan-pokerfaced and neutral from an interviewer than Walsh. If someone can't think because of him then poor little snowflake's feelings are melting and "she-it" needs to unbunch "hers-him's" knickers.
Jesus: See a person as that person would like to be seen.
Matt Walsh is a political figure he is also a Christian. Christian need to be political. Heaven is different than earth we have to fight here. Also, if you wish somebody else would I put the video out and you should’ve done it