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by lgvln 3y ago
A previous study that came to the opposite conclusion: vaping is certainly not as harmful as smoking tobacco. https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/41/28/2612/587566...
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by lgvln 3y ago
> Yes, your links indicate that it's even more radical than you described at first The basic idea is the suffering of animals, factory-farmed or not. If you can recognise that, good for you. How far you want to take that is entirely
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by lgvln 3y ago
> I'm not real bright Not resorting to ad hominem arguments is a good start > So, to be clear here, you're absolutely A-OK... It is not about what I think, it is about what are the contemporary arguments for veganism or ve
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by lgvln 3y ago
Fair enough. It might have begun with that in mind but the contemporary argument for veganism or vegetarianism is not about that. There is no need for such language. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Liberation
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by lgvln 3y ago
The argument for veganism was never about not killing animals but about how much suffering factory-farmed animals go through to become meat on our plates. Because of the difficulties in sourcing ethically raised animal products, some choo
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Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon lander(bbc.com)
2 points by lgvln 3y ago|0 comments
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by lgvln 3y ago
Can you elaborate more on why you think “none of this seems gruesome”? To most people, experimentation on animals that results in such unthinkable suffering is abhorrent . Is such practices simply “the norm”? Besides that, the central argu
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by lgvln 3y ago
Lee Kuan Yew was an extremely savvy statesman. He likely knew that if he accepted the bribe, he will be forever beholden to the whims of the CIA. Based off his background (old moneyed, Cambridge educated) and how he governed Singapore (with
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by lgvln 3y ago
This is not true. If you’re running a 4K monitor @2x scaling, it will look exactly the same as Apple’s 4K monitor @2x scaling. The issue is running 1080p monitors at their native resolution. Apple removed sub-pixel anti-aliasing a while bac
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by lgvln 3y ago
This conversation perfectly illustrates the sort of bad reasoning common among anti-vaxx, conspiracy theorists etc. They have little understanding of what constitutes good, credible evidence - Cambridge and Princeton publications are "
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by lgvln 3y ago
If you believe I do not have an argument, feel free to refute my references and construct a coherent argument backed up by credible references (YouTube or thekopi.co are not ). Here is a selection: [0] https://www.cambridge.or
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by lgvln 3y ago
Gmerc, your comment is borderline abusive. What is happening in other countries has no bearing on whether Singapore is a police state or not, it is what Singapore does that qualifies it. While the term “police state” might be too strong for
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by lgvln 3y ago
The issue is you assumed I am white, male and a foreigner, and thus unqualified to discuss the topic. That is the definition of an ad hominem argument. You need to address my argument. Don’t take my word for it, decide for yoursel
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by lgvln 3y ago
First of all, do not attempt ad hominem argument by assuming you have knowledge of my race, background or gender. Second, a president elected through an electoral system purposefully designed by an authoritarian prime minister, whose part
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by lgvln 3y ago
Update: There are a number of comments with the equivalent of “name me a safer country”. It is undeniable that Singapore is one of the safest country in the world. The issue here is there needs to be a balance between safety and other aspec
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by lgvln 3y ago
You’re welcome. He is among those whom I consider scholar-in-exile, scholars who were forced out of the local academia for politically motivated reasons (writing against the authoritarian government). Cherian George being the most well-know
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by lgvln 3y ago
The short answer is: there is much more to life than safety. For example, your son will likely be the safest if you simply lock him up in the bedroom for his entire life - but that’s not a life worth living. 1) The surveillance is excessi
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by lgvln 3y ago
It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact reasons but Singapore constructed to be a nationalistic/patriotic country. Children are made to sing the National anthem and recite the National pledge every morning in school, sent to participate i
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by lgvln 3y ago
It’s probably important to note that all public housing in Singapore, where ~80% of Singaporeans live, have two cameras in each lift and a couple others pointing at the entry points to the lift and staircases, all connected to the police de
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by lgvln 3y ago
It should be noted that 10Gbps USB 3 cables tend to be much stiffer and thicker than USB 2 cables. From my own experiences, I much prefer a flexible and thinner cable for charging over a stiff and thicker cable. If the iPhone 15 support 20G
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New research indicates social rigidity is a key predictor of cognitive rigidity(psypost.org)
24 points by lgvln 3y ago|26 comments
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by lgvln 3y ago
The amount of cognitive dissonance required to maintain the beliefs 'the Bible can be mistaken about many issues' and 'it is never mistaken on issues pertaining to faith and morality' never ceases to amaze. > a rather
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by lgvln 3y ago
> The Wikipedia article [0] has a detailed discussion of the political elements I am not denying that there were political factors in play. I am saying that the main factor in play was his dissent against the Church. > valid scienti
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by lgvln 3y ago
> That's not a goal of interpretation. You don't start by saying "let me make this compatible with 'modern science', whatever that is." Its chief literary genre is allegory, if that helps. Perfect. To summar
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by lgvln 3y ago
> he gave a sufficient condition for his data not a necessary one. Thus, they complained he was making claims beyond the scope of his scientific work. That is incorrect. Galileo observed that Venus had phases despite remaining near the S
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by lgvln 3y ago
Consider me ignorant, how would you "interpret" the narrative in a way that is compatible with modern science?
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by lgvln 3y ago
> But is this reality or just a nice narrative people like to bring up as a "all experts are wrong" dog whistle? How is that even remotely related to "all experts are wrong"? > The Galileo thing was about politics,
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by lgvln 3y ago
This is what I am getting: it is simply a "matter of perspective"; despite the Bible getting the age of the planet comically wrong (~10,000 years vs ~4,500,000,000 years) , that the life did not progress as claimed (on day 5, God
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by lgvln 3y ago
> Scroll to the bottom of page four in the original report. The bottom of page four of the report states the WIV institute's genetic engineering capabilities and that it has likely conducted some engineering of coronaviruses. Does t
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by lgvln 3y ago
There is a distinction between 'what Christians believe' and 'what the Bible claims'. The creation narrative in Genesis : either "the Bible is sacred and wholly true/correct" OR "the theory of evolut

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