snailwizard

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

“Science” isn’t a monolithic entity like a deity is. It’s simply a belief in the natural cause and effect of the universe we live in. In other words, science is merely a way to describe and explain our world, derived from repeated observations. When people say they “believe in science”, it’s not blind worship- the idea is to present findings and observations in such a way that anyone could theoretically replicate the experiment, given the proper equipment.

On the other hand, faith is the opposite- “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (“Religion” is a system of hierarchical institution based on spiritual faith or beliefs, btw.) Scientists ask questions about the world, and strive to find the answers, but religious folks are content to let those answers simply be “because God”.

So, to disbelieve in science- rather, the scientific method- is purely a rejection of reality. You can, in fact, reconcile spiritual beliefs with scientific truths to an extent but ultimately, learning more about science leads to its own kind of spiritual understanding and beliefs that tend to reject religion. This is upsetting to diehard religious folks because hierarchies demand constant subjugation of inferiors, and to reject that “place” in the hierarchy is an act of major rebellion in and of itself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Get a washlet brand bidet if you can. Have had mine several years now and it still works great. I miss it when I’m not at home

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I read a toot about it last night when I was very tired. Apparently there is some sort of (anti-)privacy protocol in universeodon’s source code that is getting implemented to Masto main source soon.

I wasn’t able to find the relevant post, but I do remember that it can only be disabled by toggling ‘Discoverable’ under account options. Evidently Eugen said something along the lines of “it’s what people expect from social media” but the point of Mastodon was to be a divergence from traditional social media, no?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Hello! I’m trying to transition away from smoking myself (I use medically and recreationally) because smoking is bad for your lungs, but nothing really beats the instant relief from smoking some flower. I personally haven’t tried one yet but I’ve heard a lot of people use a dry herb vape to some success.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 year ago (5 children)

In short, no. To explain: you have a bunch of beneficial bacteria living inside your digestive tract. These little guys help you digest your food, and in return they get a free meal. This basically means that the food you eat ferments into poo. Fermentation always results in gas being released (think how the plastic wrap on a bowl of dough can puff up as it proves.) So to sum it up, unless you drank a strict water-only diet, anything you eat can give you gas. (Even then, you would probably still naturally swallow some air with the water, and some would make it to the other end as a fart.)

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some do, I’m sure, just like some humans get addicted to it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There’s this idea that things will just “break down” in the garbage but in reality past a certain point in the landfill heap, there’s too little oxygen to fuel decomposition. And that point keeps rising…

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Kbin kbin kbin kbin my friend

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It took me a minute

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably uses the Lemmy API to detect which instance you’re logged into or you log in directly when prompted.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You know, like nya

 

Fresh salmon and cucumber, topped with fresh avocado, tuna, masago, scallions, and ponzu.

It was great!

 

messy hair, too high to care

 

A buddy of mine does crafts workshops around San Diego and I made these at one my partner and I attended recently. I usually wear one at a time and I get such a buzz telling people who ask that I made them myself :)

 

she’s doing fine, I had to give her up to a family member some time ago though

 
 
 

Hi everyone, sorry if this has been answered but I can’t seem to find my saved posts anywhere. Is that by current design or am I just missing it the button? Thanks!

 
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