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angrystego ,

There are two opposing positions in this thread and I wholeheartedly agree with both of them.

angrystego ,

My cat does that even without the walkway.

angrystego ,

Doing something physical is so much healthier than doing nothing. It’s not just an illusion, it can really help people to get back on track.

angrystego ,

I guess in very severe cases the kidneys and the urinary tract in general could be affected.

What does natural Black/African Ancestry hair look like, is it an afro?

Obviously there are many ways different hair types can be worn, combed, braided, cut, etc., but is natural, untouched Black/African decendent or ancestry hair an afro like in the 70s or was that styling? I imagine if it is natural, it’s normally like any hair cut shorter to make it easier to manage so that’s why one might...

angrystego ,

But no one’s hair is styled all the time, right? I think OP is interested in the state of the hair in between the cool styles.

angrystego ,

I don’t understand. Does being beautiful inside make you weak? Does being strong make you less beautiful? I don’t see how any of these characteristics are mutually exclusive. Or is this /s?

angrystego ,

Ok, I have more questions if you don’t mind: Do you interpret relieving your emotions by crying as being weak? Or perhaps feeling emotions as being weak? And do you find women more flawed, because they’re physically weaker than men?

angrystego ,

Thank you for taking your time and answering my questions. It’s always interesting to get to understand other people’s views a bit more. I have some quite different experiences from yours.

You’re asking me, whether I would say that crying is a sign of strength. I don’t view it neither as a sign of strength, nor as a sign of weakness. I take it as a natural reaction to overload of stress/emotion/pain. Being able to cry is physiologically beneficial (you get rid of cortisol) and psychologically it can help you process the things you’re going through more quickly. Trying to appear though by not crying seems counterproductive to me, but I understand in some cultures it is not socially acceptable to cry, especially for men.

When it comes to emotions, I agree it’s a vague term. I use the word for the very basic emotions of sadness, happiness, fear, anger, surprise and disgust, but you’re right that there’s a huge diversity and nuance. I think people need to understand their own emotions to be able to work with them consciously. If I was unable to regulate my emotions, it would be hard for me to make rational decisions. If I suppressed my emotions, I would still be influenced by them, but I would have no conscious control over them, which would again result in limiting my rationality severely.

I find the terms inner strength and beauty to be also very vague. I know a person, who’s super emotional in an uncontrollable way, you’d definitely find them weak, but when they were in a very tough situation, they proved to be totally unbreakable (they acted selflessly despite severe personal damage and were able to save several friends from a similar fate).

I agree with you that it’s reductive to stop on two adjectives. And when it comes to beauty and strength, I value intelligence and compassion much more in both men and women.

Generally, I think it’s a good thing there is a different mix of characteristics in different people. I don’t see any reason to propagate just one way for men and one way for women. People are diverse and I think it’s good for the whole society to embrace the diversity, because that makes the whole society stronger and more flexible, especially in a changing environment.

I’ll be glad to hear more of your thoughts!

angrystego ,

I’ll wait.

angrystego ,

It’s ok that the whole world of Star Trek is not at the same level morally. I also understand writers are just people and they are influenced by the time and place they live in. But I appreciate it when they at least try to continue to elaborate the utopic aspects. I love thinking about what could be better in society and how it would work (and that’s what I like about TNG). Thanks for the analysis of DS9, by the way.

angrystego ,

Depends on the country, but I feel you. It’s a deal breaker for me as well.

What if urine was reprocessed by large intestines?

I have wondered many times how a human would fare if the kidneys dumped urine into the start of the large intestines somewhere about the appendix instead of into a bladder to be sprayed out. I’m assuming water would be reabsorbed and slower to process out, primarily through sweat and evaporation from the lungs, and maybe...

angrystego ,

The other solution would be to evolve a bladder capable of reabsorbing water.

angrystego ,

That’s generally how human brains work. We’re capable of switching empathy on and off, allowing us to both hunt and love animals, protect our group and fight the others, be careful not to hurt others and perform surgery… People are paradoxical creatures.

angrystego ,

The feelings are mutual.

angrystego ,

Are there official spaces where they would be allowed to build?

angrystego ,

The important thing is to be able to recognize which things are harmless and which are harmful. There’s plenty of both. When something seems like it could be sketchy, it’s ok to discuss it.

angrystego ,

I had an indoor female cat that I left unfixed. In about three years of getting into heat without getting pregnant, her hormones went wild. She was in constant heat, losing weight, getting gland flare-ups and other serious health problems. In the end I had to have her fixed to save her. If I did it in the beginning, it would have been much less suffering for her.

angrystego ,

Let’s add “the famous mathematician and philosopher” at least ;)

angrystego ,

He’s perfect.

angrystego ,

Not everything is written in the Bible. Modern times bring modern problems and religious people need to decide which solution is in accord with their faith.

angrystego ,

It is a kind of quote/meme. Ad nauseum means on and on (literally until you get sick of it).

angrystego ,

I think it probably does. It’s a pity they only tested it at three classical concerts.

angrystego ,

I really like your explanation! It makes me think of so many experiments that could clarify things - like trying out just rythms, from most simple to sophisticated.

angrystego ,

Gotta love the feet tapping sound! The second one is a singer worthy of a song by the Kiffness. The cutest kitties!

angrystego ,

Imagine all moments of your life existing as a continuum- like a movie. When you don’t watch the movie, it still exists and there are still changes - the beginning is different from the end. But the changes are spatial, not temporal. It’s more like a painting that you can admire as a whole. Does that mean there’s no life? I really don’t know.

angrystego ,

Big cat bellyrubs!

angrystego ,
  • Do you understand how science works in general and find it a logical way of trying to understand reality? If yes, I don’t think you’re religious.
  • Do you believe science is the way because you were told so without questioning it? If yes, you are religious.
angrystego ,

I don’t think current understanding of things is that the universe is infinite. We can estimate the size of the universe we know, because we know how fast it is spreading and for how long. Wiki says: "Some disputed estimates for the total size of the universe, if finite, reach as high as 10 10 10 122 10^{10^{10^{122}}} megaparsecs. We don’t know whether that’s all there is though. We don’t even know whether the universe has the same properties everywhere, which complicates things.

angrystego ,

Why do you think nicotine is not very addictive? I saw several studies that called it a highly addictive substance (for example this review about e-cigarettes). By the way, the review is overall very interesting and worth reading.

angrystego ,

The review study I linked says vaping doesn’t have higher success rate when it comes to stopping.

angrystego ,

Pythagoras was a brutal cult leader, wasn’t he?

angrystego ,

I thought Jesus was a proven historical figure, because we have some independent Roman info about him.

angrystego ,

That’s a beautiful answer, thanks!

angrystego ,

Perhaps an unpoppular opinion: I prefer the first one. It was such a tight and impactful story. The second one was full of marvelous animation, but to me it felt like the story was sometimes downing in the beautiful pictures.

angrystego ,

News about what the head of the Catholic church does is as important as news about what the head of USA, China or Russia does. It’s hugely influencial even when it comes to lives of non-catholics, non-americans, non-chinese… because of the massive number of people that belong to the religion or state and the power that religion or state has. It’s a good thing the pope talks against fossil fuel companies, because his influence is big.

angrystego ,

angry

The pope influences opinions of millions of catholic voters.

angrystego ,

There are lots of countries with significant catholic population or even majority.

angrystego ,

Is Latin America not important enough? How about Poland or Italy? There are even 20% of catholics in the USA. According to Wiki, there is 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide - that’s important enough to me. Do you really think major religions play no role on the political stage?

angrystego ,

Ok, abortion ban in Poland. Also the fight against lgbt in Poland - which is one reason why this news is really interesting. It can cause a divide among catholics, which can be desirable.

angrystego ,

I’m not saying he influences politics directly, I’m saying he influences the way the vast population of worldwide catholics think. So the influence is indirect but major.

In case of Poland, I think the government feels like it’s safe to go with such a radical policy because they know most of the population obliges the will of the church, which is anti-choice. The same goes for the lgbt discrimination. I think now that the pope started speaking a bit lgbt friendlier, the public opinion might start to be more divided, which will hopefully mean the topic will be less of a safe bet for populists.

Let me add that I too appreciate you discussing with me peacefully, I’m actually having quite a nice time, which is a rare experience when it comes to online politics.

angrystego ,

Yes, I agree with you that he doesn’t have much influence on Chinese and USA politics, and I can see now that we both recognize there are many other places in the world that can be influenced by him significantly. We’ve actually reached a meaningful conclusion. This is what I imagine a civilised discussion between two reasonable people to be like. Thank you for this positive experience.

angrystego ,

It is possible to get closure anyway, eg. by not doing the same mistake yourself or by surrouding yourself with healthy relationships and realizing your parent is just a human being full of faults and you’re your own person. I have examples around me of people who were able to get over it finally and also of people who carried it with them their whole life (and I don’t blame them). The sad thing is how many people have such burden in the first place.

angrystego ,

My 2 cents: try to become a moderator of discussions for a while. People are talking? Instead of contributing, try to watch them. Are there People who contribute more/less? Does someone have problems to get their turn? Do they understand each other? Try to make space for those that need it. By the end of the discussion, if there was something really important to the topic that noone mentioned, say it. This approach helped me a lot to become more aware of the multiple people conversation dynamics and in the end helped me with dialogs as well.

angrystego ,

I feel I should apologize too, I’m not always grasping metaphors correctly. I actually like your Saṃsāra association.

NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected (apnews.com)

A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal.

angrystego ,

You could hurt someone with a flaming bucket though.

angrystego ,

I see a discussion about rehabilitating everyone or guillotining everyone. I don’t think there’s any need to mix race into these extremes.

angrystego ,

in jail

Wait, but the NY woman did go to jail, didn’t she? I don’t think anyone was suggesting here that she shouldn’t have been sentenced.

angrystego ,

To overthink it properly, I now prefer the theory that it’s a parody of the way nice guys write.

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