Biological Sex Exists on a Spectrum, Says Nature Magazine
Examining the claim that gives fresh meaning to the term “junk Science”
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
― Isaac Asimov
In a 2015 article published in Nature.com, entitled, Sex Redefined, freelance writer Claire Ainsworth delves into the discoveries of various genetic and reproductive anomalies in addition to intersex conditions to argue that “the idea of two sexes is simplistic,” and that we should embrace the notion that sex exists on “a wider spectrum.”
But is it?
And should we?
The following will attempt to answer both questions.
What is a Spectrum?
It might be helpful to start our consideration of this claim by looking at exactly what a spectrum is and why we describe things as existing along one.
We can consider the audio spectrum. We know that human beings can hear sound waves created by vibrations that range from about 20Hz (vibrations per second) up to 20,000Hz. This range of possibilities is what allows us to enjoy music, or to recognize instantly the sound of a familiar voice which, like all human…
