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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] decended_being@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (21 children)

That being vegan is an ethical choice compared to not being vegan.

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[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

I convinced three crown attorneys that Macron did Notré Dame. That says a lot about the Canadian justice system, I just don't know what.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Noah's ark myth never happened, and the earth was never completely flooded at any point in its history.

People may lie, but the rock record doesn't.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you seen the heat argument?

In short, the Young Earth Creationist position is that all the plate tectonics and radiological dating issues happened because of the flood. This means the plates would have to have moved very fast, and the resulting friction creates heat. Incredible amounts of heat. Likewise, radioactive decay releases heat, too. To do all the changes necessary to do that in the space of about a year it would generate enough heat to turn the entire planet into a plasma.

This may actually be "checkmate, YEC!", at least in a sense. Not because they'll change their mind about God or anything, but because they prefer to have physical solutions if possible. It's easier to convince other people if you keep reliance on the supernatural to a minimum. But there's just no way around this one. You have to rely on the supernatural to fix it. There's just too much heat, otherwise.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's what I'm eluding to in another reply. The two most common YEC arguments are "hydro plate" and "catastrophic plate techtonics". Both of them have the same heat problem.

While there is technically enough water locked in underground rock to cover the land completely, water has a high heat capacity.

On my last project we were working with gypsum, which is a hydrated Calcium sulfate. Above around 60°C/120°F that water is driven off to produce anhydrite. There are hydrate minerals that require much more heat to dehydrate them.

At 120°F and 100% humidity, human life would be impossible.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nowadays nothing. Part of the problem is im not really looking to win an argument. Im looking to discuss but I have my own conclusions since at this age there is little to nothing I have not thought about at some point. When I say conclusions though that is just a current end state not some sort of this is it and could never be different thing. All the same its not like someone stating they really really think its different or this written thing in my belief is definitive fact is going to cause me to jump up and change.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can argue the uselessness of most American gun laws. I should note, a great many of the arguments rely on the fact of the 2nd Amendment and our court's historical interpretation of it.

Almost every law I see proposed either runs afoul of the 2nd, is useless, and worse, many are counterproductive.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ooh thats a good one.

Can I ask what your solution is to the problem besides going door to door and raiding people's homes? Because youre never going to get the guns away from people who have them. I have yet to see a solution.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

In establishing universal healthcare and universal basic income, we will do more to solve violence problems than any gun-centric approach ever could.

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I challenge anyone to debate me about deez nutz

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That Barry Bonds deserves to be in the HOF. And how sports writers should not be the only bar for an exceptional athlete is being snubbed (Clemens included even though I think he's a jerk).

That corporate greed is the root of almost every problem we have as a society. The game is fixed and it needs to change.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My problem with this is if I zoom in to them it sets the colour

That's zoomed in on the sock and you can't say that's not green

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