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Originally Posted by All-American
Even if there is bias involved, the point remains. The decision to translate "male" as "fill" or "replenish" is dependent on the evaluation of the preexisting argument, and thus cannot be used to prove the argument upon which it is dependent.
One can say that "male" ought to be "replenish" if he can show that "replenish" is the best translation most accurately describing the situation. One cannot say "replenish" is the best translation most accurately describing the situation simply because "male" is so translated.
By the way, hoya, I've noticed you've dropped several references to/in Latin. Have you studied that language?
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All good points. I haven't studied Latin. For the most part, I just throw in a few words with lots of vowels and pretend it is Latin so people think I am smarter than I am!