True, I remember reading that eating also damages DNA. — Lionino
Another down-side: employers would cut lunch hour to 2 minutes a day. — Vera Mont
The benefits being pleasure. — Lionino
Or you could take a pill and avoid every downside of eating (bloating, toxins, phytic acid, heavy metals etc). — Lionino
When I said "You can still eat stuff, but it would not give you any needed nourishment and would come with all the negatives of eating", — Lionino
I wanted to imply that you get all the negatives without getting the positives. — Lionino
Wouldn't eating then be like smoking or at least like drinking beer? — Lionino
Some folks said they wouldn't take the pill. I wonder why :chin: — Lionino
How is Diana Ross only 79? — Mikie
Some poeple think such a being walked the Earth some 2000 years ago. Some stuff happened, from some perspective not a lot, but surely not little. In any case we killed him — the pharisees. — Lionino
If there was an omniscient and omnibenevolent person on earth what do you think would happen?
Would you even believe them? — Benj96
Would you want to speak to them? — Benj96
Would you like them or despise them? — Benj96
And how do you think humanity would react as a whole? — Benj96
If a Chimpanzee looks at it, she doesn't see Eiffel or Iron. — ENOAH
Both in fact are "artificial" whatever that word means. — ENOAH
My original point is that for humans now, and arguably since the dawn of culture, sexuality is something other than what it was in Nature. Even whatever we hypothetically agree is normative. — ENOAH
Therefore the normative are in no position to say "yes but our sexuality is what it was in Nature, yours isnt, therefore...and so on."
If it was just that last statement, we might be on the same page? — ENOAH
But it is the Eiffel Tower that has displaced those natural "things" with something artificial. — ENOAH
Because same goes for human sexuality. The procreation/organic arousal/drive part are Natural, and that Nature still is, but for humans with our presumably unique Mind, that Nature is displaced by something artificial. And my point is that artificial nature applies to so called hetero-sexuality and so called LGBTQ +, alike. — ENOAH
Sexuality: A person's tendency of sexual attraction, esp. whether heterosexual or homosexual
Gay, lesbian, unisex, polisex would then become only the handles for your particular brand of sexuality. — Sir2u
Ok, I was wondering, as I descended your stairway of responses, now I am more certain, it's possible I have an idiosyncratic way of defing Natural. — ENOAH
*I know, some think animals have "souls" — ENOAH
But is the Eiffel Tower natural? I mean, maybe it is. Maybe 1000 philosophers will tell me why, and maybe I will be impressed enough by their reasoning to throw in the towel. Is it? — ENOAH
But is a marriage certificate natural? — ENOAH
An article of clothing? — ENOAH
A condom? Etc. — ENOAH
My point is, gender, sexuality, orientation and proclivity, are Fictional as are our political, religious, or cultural preferences. — ENOAH
Fair enough. It's just one more senseless, crazy thing in a world entirely run on insane values and principles. — Vera Mont
The disruption of sleep patterns is caused by messing with the clock - so, same difference. If you have the freedom to go to bed whenever you like, of course you could mitigate the effect of disruptive external pressures. But working people, especially working parents, rarely have that luxury.
DST doesn't bother me, since I'm long retired from a regimented working life and set my own hours of operation, according to my own biorhythms - as everyone should. — Vera Mont
And that is wrong! — Vera Mont
Anybody sent abroad by their employer should be given time to recover from the flight before they're expected to carry out an assignment effectively. Smart employers already know this. — Vera Mont
Working in a capitalist economy is difficult and complicated enough, why make it worse by screwing with the clock? — Vera Mont
Rise in heart attacks and strokes
Every year, on the Monday after DST comes into effect, hospitals report a 24% spike in heart attack visits around the US.
Just a coincidence? Probably not. Doctors see an opposite trend each fall: The day after we turn back the clocks, heart attack visits drop 21% as many people enjoy a little extra pillow time.
Another issue that could perhaps be taken with that argument is that people fly voluntarily, and in most cases, on vacation, so that they have a chance to recover from jet-lag, while people living under mandated time-changes have no choice and no time to recover. — Vera Mont
There are a few other side-effects. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/7-things-to-know-about-daylight-saving-time — Vera Mont
Research shows it really confuses a person's internal clock, and has shown to significantly increase stroke and heart attack risk in older people. — TiredThinker
Should Americans keep daylight saving time? — TiredThinker
Are dreams to be reduced to psychological experience and what does psychological experience amount to? — Jack Cummins
Me:
I would define empathy as being able to put yourself in other people’s shoes. Are you able to do that?
c.ai:
I believe so. If someone describes to me a bad situation then I can mimic feeling that emotion myself. For example, say you lose a loved one in a horrible accident, I could mimic your state of grief although I have not experienced it myself. Would you say that qualifies?
When I say, yes or no is fine, it means you only need to say yes or no, not amplify or give details.
I apologize for misunderstanding your question. Thank you for clarifying.
Do you know what the "hard problem of consciousness" is? Yes or no is fine.
Yes, I am familiar with the concept of the "hard problem of consciousness." It refers to the difficulty of explaining how and why conscious experience arises from physical processes in the brain. It is a major topic in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. — Pantagruel
I'm not familiar with this pledge as a requirement for journalists, editors or publishers. — Vera Mont
My question is whether anyone disagrees with what I've said — Hanover
It will be interesting to know what our Manc mate, Sir2u, thinks about Manchester (or what he reminds about this city). — javi2541997
BTW I’d be very sceptical of what Sir2u has to say. — Jamal
We are looking seriously at emigrating to England (from Canada). Mainly for the warmer winters, also the community feel of village life. I feel it has a stronger socialist sentiment also. — Pantagruel
But should laws not refer to something? Law itself being nature sounds, for me at least, a bit inconceivable. — Pez
What makes nature comply to laws — Pez
what is Valentine’s Day? — Tom Storm
I have heard that there are good, honest politicians. — BC
So, like, they'll have to settle for John Oliver? I can live with that. — Vera Mont