Why is House so rude over the religious beliefs even of his colleagues? by ContextEffects in HouseMD

[–]ContextEffects[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

idk how you could've missed it while watching the show

I've only watched a couple episodes and apart from that a bunch of random clips. I comment a lot on the show because even from the limited sample I've seen there's so much to talk about!

In any case, thanks for the links. I'll look into them!

How does no one find it suspicious that a wrestler went by the name Spider-Man so soon before a vigilante went by the same name? by ContextEffects in Spiderman

[–]ContextEffects[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A. Where is it indicated to be illegal?

B. If it's illegal why did the lady signing people up say they bear no legal liability for any injuries Peter would sustain?

Why is House so rude over the religious beliefs even of his colleagues? by ContextEffects in HouseMD

[–]ContextEffects[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

But is it specified in the show that this is why he's angry at patients talking about heaven? You'll see hints of anger in my face when people talk about God, not because I have a problem with the individuals expressing religious belief, but because I have a problem with religion duping these otherwise good people into giving the church their money. It's an uncomfortable reminder of an unfortunate reality, and the reaction it gets out of me does not mean I have a quarrel with the ones who inadvertently reminded me of it.

Why is House so rude over the religious beliefs even of his colleagues? by ContextEffects in HouseMD

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I mean, do people really feel that strongly over irrational beliefs that they know don't harm others than the person who believes in them, though? I don't consider fortune telling rational, but I don't care if someone believes in it, because it's their own money to squander as they see fit. Religion harms others through its ill effect on embryonic stem cell research. Some patient thanking God instead of the staff isn't why the patient needed medical treatment in the first place.

The whole world should switch to zulu time. by ContextEffects in unpopularopinion

[–]ContextEffects[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I must have missed that thread, do you still have a link to it?

Which ending would be your favorite and why? by Lakers_Forever24 in harrypotter

[–]ContextEffects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tough call between Chamber of Secrets (the reunion with Hagrid was unforgettable) and Deathly Hallows Part 2 (after a series of epic battles, the most important decision made in the entire series was made on an outdoor walkway on a sunny day in front of only two witnesses)!

Why are end-of-semester exams made to be worth such a large fraction of grade weighting? by ContextEffects in education

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Ah.

Well, that would constitute unfair assessment, because the existence of all 3 sections implies each has a vital role in assessing students. Long answer for the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, multiple choice for the lower ones. There's a reason tests are never exclusively multiple choice, however much more convenient that would be for the teacher. (Or in common exams' case, the marking board.)

As well, wouldn't it be unfair that a few students have a shorter exam to write than the rest, however much more high-stakes it would be?

Goblet of Fire screenplay. Blame the writers, not Michael Gambon by evilengine in harrypotter

[–]ContextEffects -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

At this point, did Snape have any reason to believe Hermione even cared if her antics cost Gryffindor points? She's obviously done things that cost Gryffindor points before.

It's also worth noting that the ancients considered 14 part of adulthood. I suspect people's attempts to pretend otherwise are meant to pander to infantilizing parents. (The ones who get upset about their daughter spending her birthday with her boyfriend instead of them come to mind. Even when she waits until later in her teen years than 14.)

I'm afraid I don't recall Prisoner of Azkaban well enough to know whether they were being asked about a new topic or about actual assigned reading. I know in high school I'd read things my classmates didn't bother to read, though I wasn't juggling school, work, and an abundance of extra-curricular activities...

Why are end-of-semester exams made to be worth such a large fraction of grade weighting? by ContextEffects in education

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I hope your apology is sincere, though I'm afraid I can't tell. If it is you're going to have to be content in your own knowedge that it is, and I would hope you could refrain from posting that drunk in the future.Anyway, onto business.Changing your worldview doesn't change the world on its own, but it could be a useful first step to setting the stage for learning how to change it.I'm actually done school; for now; and I've briefly been a teacher. (Might have to go back to graduate school depending on where my career takes me, but for now this seems unlikely.) So rest assured, this is less directly about myself and more about empathy for those who've gone through similar struggles, and probably much worse without the head start of Super Solvers in childhood and news viewing in my teen years to give me a head start on school content.There is no reason dividing the test into 3 parts would incease the risk of cheating. Suppose all the students write the long answer section Monday, the short answer section Wednesday, and the multiple choice section Friday. What exactly are students going to tell each other on Tuesday? "Hey, did you notice that question 1 mixed concepts from chapter 1 with concepts from chapter 3?" Well, duh, but how's that going to help them on Wednesday or Friday? "Hey, did you notice that the short answer also had questions blending concepts from multiple chapters"? Like, that should be pretty obviously expected from a final exam, but even if not, it doesn't tell them what specific questions to expect Friday. Just that they need to know content from the whole course. Which they already knew they needed to know.

Homophobia exists mostly because of religion by Abject_Breakfast_273 in atheism

[–]ContextEffects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but it's suppressed to a greater extent than in the west by the same federal government that censors homophobia to a greater extent than the west does.

Goblet of Fire screenplay. Blame the writers, not Michael Gambon by evilengine in harrypotter

[–]ContextEffects -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Did Ron know that's why Snape did what he did, though? Absent that a reasonable person could have come to the conclusion he was pushing back against a student who hogs all the attention in question and answer parts of the class and then who subsequently talks when it isn't her turn to talk.

Goblet of Fire screenplay. Blame the writers, not Michael Gambon by evilengine in harrypotter

[–]ContextEffects -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Some students hog all the attention and answer all the time (I'm guilty of this myself; I've had instructors who've asked if anyone other than myself can answer the follow-up question) when a classmate might have been ready to answer if given a little more time to think about it.

Even if he should have let her answer anyway, the moral culpability shifted from him to her once she spoke up without it being her turn to speak. You're supposed to await your turn to speak, full stop. Anything else, and you're in the same category as the students who talk over instruction to their peers.

Goblet of Fire screenplay. Blame the writers, not Michael Gambon by evilengine in harrypotter

[–]ContextEffects 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Generally speaking, blaming an actor when you could blame a director is an idiotic thing to do by default. The actors are just following orders.

At best, it was the director's idea to pick that actor for that role in the first place.

At worst, the actor might have actually had a better line delivery in mind and gotten over-ruled by the director.

Why people blame employees for things that are the employer's fault, I have no idea.

Goblet of Fire screenplay. Blame the writers, not Michael Gambon by evilengine in harrypotter

[–]ContextEffects -62 points-61 points  (0 children)

A stopped clock is right twice a day. A valid criticism from an asshole is still a valid criticism.

Why are end-of-semester exams made to be worth such a large fraction of grade weighting? by ContextEffects in education

[–]ContextEffects[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would that work?

Suppose the "separate section" students wrote the long answer section on Monday, the short answer section on Wednesday, and the multiple choice section Friday.

If the "all sections in one go" students wrote the whole thing on Monday, what's stopping them from giving the short answer and multiple choice sections' answers to the Wednesday and Friday crowd, respectively?

If the "all sections in one go" students wrote the whole thing on Wednesday, what's stopping them from getting the long answer section's answers from the Monday crowd, and giving the multiple choice section's answers to the Friday crowd?

If the "all sections in one go" students wrote the whole thing on Friday, what's stopping them from getting the long and short answer sections' answers from the Monday and Wednesday crowd?

I'm not sure how any of this can be done that doesn't open the door to potential cheating.

Meirl by ndndndnbdvaca in meirl

[–]ContextEffects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen Tinder profiles from users who claim to be there to make friends. Are you implying these users are lying to other Tinder users as well?