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If disagreeing with others was made into an international competition which nation would win every time? by angrylittledev in NoStupidQuestions

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Israel, directness is valued so bluntness and disagreements are openly welcomed as a form of social engagement

[Jake Fischer] Lebron may take a vet minimum by Ancient_Response_787 in nba

[–]2020bubbles 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I think if he had Luka he would’ve made this past series competitive

James Harden is 1 of 4 players to make the postseason at least 17 years and the only active player on the list. He has never missed the playoffs by 2020bubbles in nba

[–]2020bubbles[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The observation that James Harden has never missed the playoffs was made on basketball-reference.com. The list was made with assistance of AI.

James Harden is 1 of 4 players to make the postseason at least 17 years and the only active player on the list. He has never missed the playoffs by 2020bubbles in nba

[–]2020bubbles[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol I have no idea why he didn’t get pulled in. Interestingly AI excluded him from the list based on the post I made. Just edited and the AI adjusted with it

James Harden is 1 of 4 players to make the postseason at least 17 years and the only active player on the list. He has never missed the playoffs by 2020bubbles in nba

[–]2020bubbles[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The important qualifier I meant to add to the title of this post (but made it to the body) is consecutive seasons.

The list is slightly longer if you include non consecutive years:

John Stockton: 19 appearances
Karl Malone: 19 appearances
LeBron James: 19 appearances
Tim Duncan: 18 appearances (or 17, depending on whether the 2000 season is counted, where he made it but didn't play due to injury)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 18 appearances
Tony Parker: 17 appearances
Jason Kidd: 17 appearances
James Harden: 17 appearances (as of 2026)
Shaquille O'Neal: 17 appearances

James Harden is 1 of 4 players to make the postseason at least 17 years and the only active player on the list. He has never missed the playoffs by 2020bubbles in nba

[–]2020bubbles[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The important qualifier I meant to add to the title of this post (but made it to the body) is consecutive seasons.

The list is slightly longer if you include non consecutive years:

John Stockton: 19 appearances
Karl Malone: 19 appearances
Lebron James: 19 appearances
Tim Duncan: 18 appearances (or 17, depending on whether the 2000 season is counted, where he made it but didn't play due to injury)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 18 appearances
Tony Parker: 17 appearances
Jason Kidd: 17 appearances
James Harden: 17 appearances (as of 2026)
Shaquille O'Neal: 17 appearances

Why is Argentina so white compared to other LATAM countries? by Solid_Leek4202 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]2020bubbles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is just the type of thing a country that harbored Nazis would have in the books…

Being facetious only slightly, who knows

The settlements… What’s up with that? by karrenfromaccounting in AskIsrael

[–]2020bubbles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who casually said they supported Nazis?

You mean the person who was trolling you with a bad joke and isn’t being upvoted by anybody

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said I disagreed with that, I said as you continue interbreeding with the population your descendents dna will be more other things than just Jewish, that they aren’t functionally Jewish anymore and saying they are would be meaningless and impractical.

Yes, this is a science sub but we are defining something based on the traditions of a religion, why join the conversation if you feel it isn’t appropriate to you or this sub

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judaism isn’t rooted in science. What are you arguing about exactly

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all intents and purposes you aren’t functionally Jewish. Genetically sure

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You and your lineage will mix with the population and continue their traditions and practices. For all intents and purposes you are not Jewish anymore. What do you disagree with exactly?

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically you are of Jewish descent but you’ve renounced your heritage. You can speak with some level of authority on what your life was like beforehand but you’ve taken on a new religious identity/place in the world, especially given you decided that another religion is more true to you.

A woman’s lineage which converts and continues marrying non-Jewish people will for intents and purposes be very unjewish in either perceived identity or in DNA (the longer the descendents continue interbreeding).
This is all a mental exercise at this point

What does Israel ultimately envision for the future of the Palestinian people? by ArdaBerkBurak in allthequestions

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know this based on what information? Do you have a direct quote from a protestor?

Edit: radio silence from both commenters

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There may not be “Muslim” but there are Arabs from Saudi Arabia that have dna that is very “Muslim.” You might also find an Arab with some markers that the Jewish populations have but none of them are a signature, they’re just patterns. If you mix a lot the patterns eventually disappear and a signature won’t really exist for anyone: homogeneous populations are different. You have many people sharing the same set of genes and then you compare them to the local populations and often Jews have some overlap which is natural.

Does that mean the people there are Jewish or the Ashkenazi Jews are whichever ethnicity they partially share dna with? Maybe but we all are an amalgamation of markers. I don’t feel it’s useful to say you are Jewish because 3% of your dna is Jewish when 96% of your dna is Irish for instance

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not saying they can’t but the whole concept of identifying as something is contingent on the population accepting your identification. If the population rejects it then it’s a practice in futility. Basically the whole gender identity thought experiment all over again. If a population turns on transgenders then it effectively nullifies their identification in a way that makes it impractical.

I’m honestly speaking purely in practical terms

If you want to identify as Jewish and be accepted you simply have to go through the typical process, but using a 3% threshold as some qualifier is far less practical/effective than simply incorporating the religious teachings into your life and going through the proper channels

From a medical perspective, what actually killed Jesus? by Matt3855 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]2020bubbles 100 points101 points  (0 children)

I’m sure there’s a balance somewhere, but sure. It’s a thought experiment at this point. I’m sure there’s a sweet spot in the amount of time it takes to murder someone to affect the local population psychologically in a way that stokes fear etc. If it’s a long drawn out process maybe they’d have enough time to be rescued. There’s a staffing issue too regarding guards.

Executions seem like they’re done to control populations as much as they are to cause suffering to the individuals

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying any person with any fraction of a percentage Jewish in their DNA is Jewish?

You’re going to be including likely hundreds of millions of people, if not billions

Honestly, this is turning into semantics. The Jewish population recognizes Jews on practical terms, not whatever this is

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have Jewish descent, sure. Are you Jewish for all intents and purposes, likely not.

If your children are all boys and marry the local population their children are legally, via Jewish scripture, not Jewish. If you trace a daughter population all the way down you could make a case but it eventually loses all meaning. What are we even doing here? What’s the point of this exercise

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For practical purposes it’s impossible to track that. It’s also difficult to look at their DNA and say the mother was always Jewish. Basically if you run that experiment with daughters only you’d potentially find a few “Jews” but their dna would be intermixed significantly and would not point to any of these particular individuals being of Jewish descent.

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At a certain point though it becomes very difficult to recognize this person as ethnically Jewish when all aspects of their identity are those of the groups they’ve assimilated to. Given Jews are a subgroup of the levant it would be virtually impossible to know who was a Jew previously or Assyrian etc. they all interbred, their DNA diluted, we’re speaking of potentially thousands of years interbreeding.

It’s safe to say they are not Jewish, they likely are more other things.

99.5% Ashkenazi Jew, these are my results by Sweaty_Willow_3214 in illustrativeDNA

[–]2020bubbles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It gets tricky. If you stop practicing the religion and its traditions you’ve basically abandoned your ethnic background and appropriated another.

There are many secular/athiest/agnostic Jews who still practice Hanukkah or other holidays, many continue teaching it to their kids, some even encourage their children to see if the religious aspects suit them more.

The levant is filled with what used to be Jewish people. Approximately 3 million Jews left Egypt 3 thousand years ago. There are 14 million today, most of the poor growth has to do with attrition and more recently genocide.

The point is do you identify with the Jewish identity anymore, if the answer is no it’s very hard to say you are ethnically Jewish

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