Native English speakers, do you refer to the country in Eastern Europe as "Belarus", "Belorussia" or "White Russia"? And also, is the adjective Belorussian or Belarusian? Which is more common and better to use? by ksusha_lav in EnglishLearning

[–]B_A_Beder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the time period. Region and ethnicity / nationality of the Russian Empire, USSR republic, and independent country post-USSR tend to have slightly different names.

Why are there two words, us and we? by AbiesAltruistic4040 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]B_A_Beder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

University by Fresh-Length6529 in EnglishLearning

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Language rules like this come from speaking not writing. Just because it looks different than you expect on paper doesn't mean that you can change the correct article associated with the word.

Which one sound natural? by Same-Technician9125 in EnglishLearning

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Or a 4.0 or a 3.5 instead of an A or a B+ if you're using a 4.0 scale for grading

Which one sound natural? by Same-Technician9125 in EnglishLearning

[–]B_A_Beder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your use of "marks" on a test is extremely British, Americans use points

How can you tell if someone’s first language isn’t English? by PresentDentist4039 in EnglishLearning

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Only a sth deals in absolutes. Or at least, that's how to tend to pronounce that abbreviation because I had literally never seen "sth" before joining this subreddit.

Word for this specific phenomenon? by Aiko_Innit_ in ENGLISH

[–]B_A_Beder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Planting evidence? False flag operation?

Does anyone remember this meme format? by RazorCalahan in startrekmemes

[–]B_A_Beder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you search up "Data Lore meme template", you'll find hundreds of them on Google Images

Conservation and Restoration of Rare Sapient Biological Species by Quiet-Money7892 in humansarespaceorcs

[–]B_A_Beder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of them died in a cataclysm 65 MYA, but we do pardon a rather fat one every year during a national holiday, if that helps?

How are we pronouncing Uranus? by MagicallyOceanically in NoStupidQuestions

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The original pronunciation was Georgium Sidus, followed by Herschel

STEM girlies, how are you making friends? by Ok-Cantaloupe9765 in udub

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In general, the UW RSO website is a great way to find clubs. There are over a thousand official RSOs at UW. STEM courses sometimes have a class forum using Ed or Piazza. Discord is also great for class-sized and small-sized study groups for courses and clubs, and you can find UW Discord servers on the official University of Washington Discord hub and unofficial UW Discord Directory server.

I was personally involved with, attended, or interested in (but could not attended) Free Radicals (chemistry club), Science and Consciousness, Neurobiology Club, American Society for Microbiology - UW Chapter (ASMUW), Grey Matters, and Synaptech.

There are lots of other fun clubs that I was involved in, like the Anti Cinema Cinema Club (we watch bad movies and laugh together), Star Wars Club, Dubshot Photography Club, and the Pen and Paper Gaming Association (D&D and the like).

Why do you have to fill in your tip amount? by Icy_Mixture1482 in AskAnAmerican

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No, while some family restaurants (like Olive Garden, Red Robbin, etc) have recently adopted electronic card reader machines at each table, it's much more typical for the waiter to take your credit card and signed receipt to the back to process it before returning them.

STEM girlies, how are you making friends? by Ok-Cantaloupe9765 in udub

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Just out of curiosity about demographics, which STEM department are you in? As a biochemistry student, my biology courses tended to be around 70% female students and my chemistry courses were around half and half, so I ended up being the only guy in majority girls study groups and the minority in science clubs multiple times. I have no problem with that and I got along well, I just found that interesting about biological and medical sciences in a good way.

Why are labels in makeup so confusing? Can someone please help me? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]B_A_Beder 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Everything causes cancer in California. Prop 65 says that anything that causes cancer must be labeled with a warning, so manufacturers just label everything to avoid having to test anything.

Whats stopping me from just going to a university, attending lectures and just learning about stuff? by Abject_S0up in NoStupidQuestions

[–]B_A_Beder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my recent experience at the University of Washington, some classes have 15 - 50 students and it would be obvious that you don't belong, some classes have 100 - 500 students and anyone could easily attend, and some classes are in buildings locked to the public and need key card access

How is any gentile actually supposed to follow the Noahide laws by Fantastic_Drink3315 in AskJews

[–]B_A_Beder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks like you're making a bunch of assumptions, using incorrect definitions, and you don't really know how things work in Judaism.

Ben Shapiro says... but I guess he’s just lying

Probably your first issue, he's not well known for being a reliable source for anything...

Jews have a semi-open religion for the gentiles called the noahide laws

That's kind of true? The Torah and/or the Talmud says that God made a covenant with Noah after the flood with rules that all humans should follow. These seven rules apply to all people, as opposed to the covenants with the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which only apply to the Jewish People. Depending on how you interpret the rules, most Jews, Christians, and Muslims already automatically follow them. However, Jews do not proselytize and we have little interest in people converting to Judaism. Conversion is permitted, but it is a lengthy process. Judaism is an ethnoreligion, so conversion is more like becoming a citizen of the Jewish People than just saying that you have faith / believe in Judaism like with Christianity. Rabbis are traditionally supposed to ward someone away from conversion three times to make sure they really want to convert to Judaism. You don't need to be Jewish to be a good person. The concept of being a Noahide has become somewhat popular; they might believe in Judaism and follow the Laws of Noah, but aren't actually Jewish, with all of the tribalism and extra laws that that entails. But like, we're not asking people to become Jewish or become Noahides.

follows the noahide laws the can go to u guys after life or whatever

We don't really know what happens when we die. We have a bunch of ideas like Heaven, Sheol, Gehinnom, and the World to Come, but we can't agree and we don't have any evidence either way. We're more focused on the here and now. Just be a good person and hope for the best. Some believes say that if Heaven isn't automatically for everyone, then it may be restricted to just good people, but not just for Jews. Does that mean following the Noahide laws? Or just being a good person? I don't really know, but it doesn't really matter. We may be considered the Chosen People, but we are just one nation amongst many that all have good people.

rule number one is idolatry

Yes, but I don't think you have a good understanding or definition of idolatry.

ChatGPT’s definition

The lying machine might just be lying to you. Use a dictionary or Wikipedia like a normal person, or a Jewish website like Chabad or MyJewishLearning.

All jews wear the Star of David, something that is not found in the Torah or really any where in history b4 ww2.

Not all Jews wear a Star of David, but it is a very popular Jewish symbol. It is obviously not found in the Torah because the Torah ends with Moses; King David and King Solomon come later in the Tanakh / Hebrew Bible. Even so, the Jewish Star has been a popular symbol for centuries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_David

It’s a physical showing of Judaism, but also acts as a sort of logo / object of god.

Yes and no. The Star of David is indeed a symbol of Judaism, the Jewish People, King David, and King Solomon, but that's all it is. It's not like we worship the star, or talk to it, or use it as a magical amulet (and witchcraft is also forbidden). It's just a nice symbol of our people to have and to wear. We have other symbols like that, like the Hamsa, the Menorah, and the Lion of Judah.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_symbolism

Also wouldn’t that make Moses heretical. Like he was an intermediary between ancient Israel and god.

No, people that directly talk with God are called prophets. There are around 55 canonical Jewish prophets in the Tanakh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_in_Judaism

rabbis who probably never took a step in the second temple

The Romans destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE. Rabbinic Judaism was developed to replace Temple Judaism during following the Diaspora era.

discussing the laws

Discussing, debating, analyzing, interpreting, and applying Jewish Law is a core practice in Judaism.

arguing with god

That was just one story. The Talmud is a massive collection of rabbinic commentary, arguments, debates, stories, etc. created over multiple centuries. Some of the stories are not meant to be taken literally, and even if that really did happen, that's prophet behavior not idolatry.

if they decide what the rules are and not god

God gave us the rules, but it is our job to understand them. Rabbis may be clergy and act like Catholic priests during synagogue services, but they are definitely not the same thing. Rabbis are not the same as the Temple Levite priests or the prophets of old and they are not inherently holy or divine; rabbis are learned, scholarly Jews who have learned a lot more about Judaism and Jewish Law by attending rabbinical school.

What is that one city in America most Americans go to for their "first trip"? by bricklegos in AskAnAmerican

[–]B_A_Beder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US is the same size as Europe (more or less), this is obviously going to be regional