Everything posted by Phi for All
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Jordan Peterson's ideas on politis
I dislike many of them, especially when he blames the rise of toxic masculinity on feminists trying to "feminize" men. It's a LOT like the argument that men can't help themselves when it comes to "being men" and having to control themselves around women. Men like Peterson seem to argue that people are just animals while also profiting from his intellectual pursuits. He has the cake, he eats the cake, and women everywhere suffer for his POV. He doesn't even believe women merit equal pay for equal work. And in general, I see calls from the right for a more balanced approach as hypocritical. We need a LOT more than just a gentle course correction towards the center, we need a fairly massive push if we're going to address the problems we currently have as a planet. To me, the right and its extremists have declared they're tired of losing the intellectual battle and just want to win no matter what. They don't care that their hatred and bigotry has been marginalized, that so many people see their dwindling numbers, and they've decided they deserve to be the majority so they just ARE. It doesn't matter that they're losing elections, they just deny it and threaten to take over local legislatures where they lost, with force (like animals) if necessary. We're supposed to be growing as a species, but men like Jordan Peterson claim we'll lose our inherent humanity if we change. In fact, he believes we can't change our basic nature, so he enables toxic male attitudes and defines masculinity and femininity as "order" and "chaos". Me personally, I wouldn't listen to a thing this asshat says.
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What is the best political direction?
You're complaining about the clarity of someone else's posts, and irony meters everywhere burst into flames.
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Neuroscience institutations
This sounds like a job for Google. Is there anything you wish to discuss about this subject with the other members?
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Rates of reactions questions
This is Homework Help, not Homework Answers. What have you got so far? Can you show your work?
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Is Boris Johnson an Idiot?
! Moderator Note Since you're not a cognitive expert, your opinion of other people's cognitive abilities is meaningless, so that's probably a great decision. Perhaps you can learn to view people from another perspective that doesn't have such a negative impact on your own life. I'm closing this because it's just going to attract those who haven't learned what you have.
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Transgender Woman Pregnancy Pioneering
The answer is so obvious, it makes me wonder why you bring it up. If you're sincere in this I wish you well.
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Can be that the Natural Numbers are Finite?
! Moderator Note Which seems to be a recurring theme with this poster, as well as his former account (good catch, swansont). Trolling their incredulity, belaboring the point, and obfuscating replies to reasoned arguments is the MO, which makes it difficult to discuss and impossible to learn. If you think there's anything meaningful to talk about here, I can leave the thread open, otherwise I'll shut it down.
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Transgender Woman Pregnancy Pioneering
Biology, chemistry, anatomy, basically what a medical doctor would study. I think interest is only going to grow, so you'll probably have lots more help in the near future. Here's a study from a few years back: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1471-0528.15438
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Is Boris Johnson an Idiot?
! Moderator Note Your overgeneralized perspective on this borders on breaking our rules of civility. Can you describe your points regarding the UK PM with more precision than "stupid" leaves us with? Can you avoid slurring whole groups of people with your remarks? There is an important distinction to be had by judging a person's actions instead of the person. Boris Johnson has done some stupid things, but does it make him ALL stupid? Science discussion forum, let's do better.
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Melbourne copy cat riots:
! Moderator Note We don't appreciate opinions that require blanket condemnation of whole groups of people. They're meaningless and waste time and brain cells, in addition to being racist and bigoted. We're a science discussion forum, so thinking is important. Don't bother responding to this modnote, just do better.
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Is it called 'wax' seal ?
One trick I learned with silicone caulk (very sticky but soft when dry) is to use an ammonia-free glass cleaner on the area I DON'T want the silicone to stick to. I spray my tools and fingers too. I wonder if the same trick would work on the item you want to take an impression of, and make your wax easy to remove?
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How he died? 1000 ways to die #316
! Moderator Note No references to who you're talking about, no link to what you're talking about, no context, no mention of chemistry, and no attempt at clarity. Even in your native language the OP would make no sense, and that's against the rules. Thread closed, do better next time.
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I think we need a leader that embodies the best characteristics of FDR, JFK, Lincoln, and even Reagan
I can also hope Joe Sixpack will someday see that idolizing these "rascals" as the epitome of masculinity ("a real man's man") gives a big thumb's up to their immoral behavior. Political office is an enormous privilege, and it's being conferred on scummy personalities who want the average guy to forgive them anything. They're ticks and leeches and for some reason they're being encouraged to keep on sucking. At the time I had just taken my colored glasses off to look at what Bill Clinton had really done (besides the prosperity we enjoyed). He's partly to blame for many of our current troubles with racial strife and untrustworthy news, but he also perpetuated this toxic myth that men just can't reasonably be expected to control themselves where sex is concerned.
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I think we need a leader that embodies the best characteristics of FDR, JFK, Lincoln, and even Reagan
I hated that at the time, iirc. Nice slimy, strawman pivot from "higher moral plain (sic)" to "lies about jobs". It's the whole "I'm going to grope and disrespect you and then I'm going to claim I'm only human after all" attitude that makes this kind of male behavior sustainable. I'm not asking for perfection (another strawman from the perspective). I'm asking that our male leaders don't get a pass on toxic, gender-based behavior. I'm fairly sick of the crappy point of view that boys will be boys. It's men who can't handle the power of the office and are abusing much more than that.
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I think we need a leader that embodies the best characteristics of FDR, JFK, Lincoln, and even Reagan
Larrikin, man's man, rogue, scoundrel, all terms that enable the "boys will be boys" outlook that has led to so much inequality and looking the other way when male politicians abuse their power. I don't think all Aussies identify the same way about larrikins. It clearly hampers female politicians.
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I think we need a leader that embodies the best characteristics of FDR, JFK, Lincoln, and even Reagan
All Aussies, or just the real men? He sounds like he enabled a whole lot of ignorant and toxic male behavior that kept women in the shadows for an extra generation. What a peach. I think Australian men deserve a better role model.
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Breeding crops for traits - how fast?
Simple? There are around 250 species in Britain and Ireland alone. Pick one and you might get meaningful references.
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The real reason an ice age can occur
! Moderator Note This is completely off-topic. Please don't hijack someone else's threads. And no more advertising, please. We aren't here for you to promote your book.
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Book of philosophy
! Moderator Note So sorry, the rules require threads to be free of advertising, even if it is for a free book. Otherwise we'd be overwhelmed. This is a science discussion forum.
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I think we need a leader that embodies the best characteristics of FDR, JFK, Lincoln, and even Reagan
I think this is a populist approach to the subject, and so it's flawed from the start. Bernie Sanders had it right; elect the leader that stands for what YOU stand for, one who is more interested in maintaining a movement towards the goals we share rather than doing what's popular to stay in office.
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Total length of blood vessels in human body- thousands of miles?
Here's one relevant paper, Spatial and temporal dynamics of the endothelium, from the Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis. There's a breakdown of their findings that includes the measurements. The paper itself is more about how the phases of hemostasis are far more integrated than previously thought, but the research quotes the relevant studies they're based on. There's 154 references, and I'll bet one of them is the actual measurement parameters.
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Total length of blood vessels in human body- thousands of miles?
Iirc, half of that is the capillaries, which are incredibly thin-walled (normally a single cell in width). Hair is roughly five times thicker, but you only have about 100,000 of them, so if they were a foot long you'd have about 19 miles of hair. Remember that blood goes to every cell in your body, so the circulatory system is incredibly elaborate and dense.
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What does "Retainer" mean in the user profile ?
Titles "retained" from the old version of the software?
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Frank Sinatra is not a poached egg
Just like tax evasion finally took Al Capone off the streets. His posts were the real crime though, imo. I understand you think his style of controversy was entertaining and lively, but having several posts in a thread over a short time is meaningless if people argue past each other or purposely obfuscate what could have been enlightening. For me, it was like trying to seriously explain something to a person, and their reply is to throw popcorn in my face.
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Why were the early 2010s so vapid and anti intellectual?
I don't remember that at all, and I was there. I remember more interest in space and science fiction than ever before. I remember Firefly best of all, just before that time, and the excitement it generated for the next decade. I have no idea what you're talking about. I didn't look at any of your links or videos. Your premise isn't sound, imo, and it's too generalized to have any real meaning. Really, the whole beginning of the decade was vapid and anti-intellectual? There's been an anti-intellectual movement in the US ever since the Scopes Trial. And since WWII we've had the working class mad at the young college-educated managers that start at higher salaries than workers with decades of experience.