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stonedemoman, (edited )

They aren’t immeasurable. The reason you think I’m making a different argument to your point is that you’re asking for every negative proof. This is never going to provide an answer, as it would be a competition to dispel the imagination.

Hypotheses and positive proofs are slowly answering the question of why we’re here. We know that evolution is likely, DNA is irrefutable evidence. We know that it’s likely our known universe began with a singularity because of the background microwave radiation accelerating away from a point of origin. We know the field and corresponding particle that gave matter its properties from the particle acceleration tests by CERN.

It becomes a much different question when one is not only seeking answers that fit their beliefs.

stonedemoman,

The mere fact that humans are 1% removed from apes serves to undermine creationism in general.

stonedemoman, (edited )

Eh, we can prove that human DNA is 99% primate and that there was no great flood. Seems unlikely to me.

stonedemoman,

I completely agree that’s what this basically boils down too. ST was an interesting concept I read about once and only briefly recalled twice since. Nothing more. This could be a valid criticism of individuals putting more stock into the idea but for anyone else it’s a reach.

The belief system built around God affects me every single day of my life. I have family that are hardcore Christians that pester me about it regularly. Approximately half of the political ideologies being pushed in my country center around Christian dogma.

Honorable mentions: Foreign and domestic terrorism threat and future wars being incited.

stonedemoman,

Considering that the overwhelming majority of religions out there are creationists, yes we are.

stonedemoman,

I’d say so

  • plucked from poverty and slavery, despite his mother remaining helpless, by a Jedi that was a part of an order that ultimately saw him as an unscrupulous means to an end of maintaining their power
  • he felt as though he could make a bigger difference than he was allowed if stated order relinquished their attempt at controlling him
  • this feeling was vindicated by his mother’s torture and subsequent death
  • had his previously instilled beliefs challenged by two men he respected
  • incredibly strong motivation to go against the Jedi’s wishes to save the one person he valued more than life itself
stonedemoman,

I find this both humourous and troubling D:

stonedemoman, (edited )

I feel like I’m going to get flak for taking a position that’s not completely anti-Windows, but please try to hear me out before casting judgment. I use both OS and think they both have merit. Linux- for the reasons listed in the meme, and windows- for those without the technical know-how, patience, or time for the better alternative.

That being said, if anyone thinks like how this Ed, Edd, N’ Eddy looking mofo in the meme does I’ll be the first to say that’s a horribly bad take lol

Of course it is. There’s 0 reason to come after anyone for choosing Linux as any, if at all, of the extra effort incurred is only going to affect them personally.

Edit: Not even a single flak in the comments, the happiest I’ve ever been to stand corrected. We’ve done it, world peace achieved.

stonedemoman,

That’s very true! I would’ve loved this option in my formative years back before developing all the bad habits lol

I must forget everything I know about computing. 🥋

stonedemoman, (edited )

Brother, we’re on the same team. There’s a Debian distro on nearly all of my computers. I was just trying to add a bit of nuance to the conversation and bridge the divide. We don’t have to be enemies.

Edit: I’ve been had. Bamboozled, even.

stonedemoman,

we need to balance a public servant’s individual right to privacy

Except we don’t, and that’s a resolution backed by the Supreme Court. There is no expectation of privacy in public.

If they’re being stalked or harassed that’s a different story. Committing those crimes would get you kicked out of a public building or land you a Restraining Order. Either way, this is a poor excuse.

stonedemoman, (edited )

Alrighty there bud. You have yourself a terrific day. Try not to forget to breathe. 😁

Just so we’re clear BTW:

The law does not require retail or food service companies that make food to order to give ingredient lists or allergy warnings to customers. That means any restaurant, cafe or food cart that makes food to order does not need to give you the ingredients list

Source: Any.

stonedemoman,

Past, present, or future- it doesn’t matter. People need to eat. Suggesting that people just don’t go to restaurants is as helpful as suggesting people just don’t go to grocery stores. That’s why this fact:

restaurants hardly ever list their recipe as it is proprietary.

is doing a great job of convincing me that it is actually impossible, and if I’m honest you’ve said nothing to convince me otherwise. I think that’s the disconnect.

I’m not going to stop going to restaurants. Don’t get me wrong, I hate Nestle as much as the next lemming, but restaurants are not something I’m ever going to be able to cut out of my life completely. And I’m willing to bet my life on this being true for a lot of people.

stonedemoman,

Definitely, the most loneliness I’ve ever felt was apart of a group whose dynamic did not fit me.

stonedemoman,

Go ahead and look at the post title

stonedemoman,

There’s a reason why people tend to hit rock bottom before they finally kick their drug addiction. If they don’t have the means, they will attempt to find it. Your logic is flawed, and only serves to disproportionately impair the poor while bolstering the very industry you fight.

stonedemoman,

You’re both very welcome and a class act. It’s no small feat to kick cancer’s ass. Lol

stonedemoman,

They’ve already banned menthol in California and it did nothing. Alternatives are already being marketed and sold and some of the better ones recreate the exact same effect but cost $1.20 more per pack at the low end. To put it simply, this is dumb as fuck.

stonedemoman,

That’s not in anyone’s own interests. Smokers have to pay more, tobacco industry gets more money. Literally a lose-lose. Dumb. As. Fuck.

stonedemoman,

Nah, this ban accomplishes absolutely nothing except producing more expensive alternatives that do the exact same thing.

I’m glad you survived your battle, but this ban would only serve to disproportionately affect the poor.

stonedemoman, (edited )

Wrong. Prohibition increases demand.

Edit: Based off some replies, I think a lot of people are forgetting some rudimentary aspects of the concept of “demand”, so allow me to help:

Demand is an economic concept that relates to a consumer’s desire to purchase goods and services and willingness to pay a specific price for them.

When supply decreases, the price of the good increases. Inversely, when the supply of the good increases, the price falls

stonedemoman,

🤦

If you went over to the /funny sub and complained about the person in the post being funny what kind of a response would you expect?

stonedemoman, (edited )

There’s nothing to discuss. You think that being openly antagonistic about the subject of a sub doesn’t warrant rebuke. It’s not a rational position.

stonedemoman,

But I understand what you are saying. You think downvotes should be used to express disagreement, just like upvotes are used to express agreement.

Never once said or implied this.

stonedemoman,

I asked what you would expect.

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