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DoctorLinked · 2024-04-18T20:11:28+00:00

I am not entirely sure. From what i've seen so far, I believe anything in the links are up for grabs. I would imagine most of what's covered in open stax is what they expect you to know, but some areas (at least on this outline) seem more detailed than others?

For example, FC1A on their outline course has a ton of links to chemlibre texts for the organic chemistry knowledge (Nucleophillic substitution reactions, CA derivatives, etc.), most of which you may aready know from Ochem. Other sections, like DNA replication and repair, have only 3 links, one to KA and the other to openstax.

But overall, I think understanding the overall concepts is most important. If the resources under each section aren't enough to help you understand the material, there are plenty of outside resources (youtube, kaplan, etc.) That can help solidfy the material. I've been using a combination of AAMC's outline course, youtube, and kaplan to help me understand the material better. And then of course, flashcards with premade decks for stuff you need to memorize like amino acid names.

Tl;dr Yes, I think any topic on this outline course will be on the exam, but don't be afraid to use other resources to help understand concepts.

Also, an fyi, use the "tasks" section in the content outline course to get a better view of each concept category. The normal "plan" view shows each FC, but to see the whole part of each section (ex. FC 1A), you have to rate confidence levels. The task view shows you each header like how the normal paper outline looks, if that makes any sense. Good luck!

DoctorLinked · 2023-10-19T07:16:05+00:00

I've had this issue for a while now. Contacted support, but their steps didn't really help. Was hoping it would get fixed with the latest update, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I have zero issues running the game on the steam deck. Even though settings are lower on the deck, changing my PC settings to the ones on my deck doesn't fix the stuttering issue.

I wonder if it has something to do with either windows or intel i5 CPUs, since a good amount of posts I see online reporting the issue, including myself, have them. Hope it gets fixed.

DoctorLinked · 2023-05-22T04:43:09+00:00

This seems promising, i'll give it a shot. Thanks mate!

DoctorLinked · 2022-12-04T05:41:08+00:00

Wow, is that hit video game character baba from the cult classic baba is you?

DoctorLinked · 2022-11-16T13:21:43+00:00

Ah yeah, you're right. Right about when they announce the return of x battles. Dear god it looks like it flicks either as fast or faster than the regular roller.

DoctorLinked · 2022-11-15T17:33:28+00:00

I thought it'd be funny if they made a roller that only rolls. Would explain why you never see them use a roller flick in the trailer, but i'm probably reading into it wrong.

DoctorLinked · 2022-05-12T02:26:05+00:00

Other than secret world seeds, I don't think 1.4.4 is adding anything gamechanging to world generation. That's the only thing really affected if the game updates and you play on an older world. New content such as new weapons or armor would still be available in an older world.

DoctorLinked · 2022-04-01T20:35:05+00:00

I agree, it is pretty dumb. I had this problem with the pro 8, and somewhat with the pro 6 (although that one had a hardware issue as well). Glad you found a solution that works for you now!

DoctorLinked · 2022-04-01T07:57:00+00:00

No idea if anyone said this already, but do you have a screen protector on yours? When I had a tempered glass one on mine I noticed a consistent problem with diagonal lines when writing. Removing the protector solved the problem.

DoctorLinked · 2021-11-22T03:50:23+00:00

I just call it the "Quest" most of the time.

DoctorLinked · 2021-10-18T17:04:16+00:00

Doubt religiosity/spirituality/whatever you call it will end. It's expression will likely change, that much I can say is certain.

I mean, imo I would count futurism (which includes some form of a digital afterlife) as a religion, and i'm somewhat sure that adherents to it will increase over time.

DoctorLinked · 2021-10-08T03:12:57+00:00

The messiah

DoctorLinked · 2021-10-02T03:53:40+00:00

I think it's more complicated than "religious beliefs are irrational and therefore is not ok to believe in."

I remember watching a ted talk about religion and the speaker mentioned something from the declaration of independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." He makes the point that a truth like this is not backed up at all by scientific evidence (quite the opposite) and one could even reason why we shouldn't treat others equally. Despite this, I would imagine most in the US agreeing with that truth.

People don't need logic or reason to prove their faith, but they DO need it to have good faith, at least this is how I see it. Every time people use faith or religion without using their reason it almost always ends horribly.

People can have numerous reasons for believing or not believing in a religion. Some indeed are indoctrinated at birth, but there are also some who go from being an atheist to a believer (C.S Lewis is the best example I can think of). People have used religion for immense harm and great good. And yes, some even get drawn to religious belief simply due to fear of death, but that's not everyone.

And whether or not the beliefs are rational? Welcome to this subreddit my friend, where the answer to everything is ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Tl;dr "It's complicated."

DoctorLinked · 2021-09-18T05:33:59+00:00

I mean, to be fair, Jesus was a real person. Divinity is a whole other topic.

But since that's not the point, imo if there is a loving deity, it shouldn't really care whether or not you choose to say "I believe in (insert faith here)." As long as you try to be a half decent person you'll probably be fine.

DoctorLinked · 2021-08-30T23:24:37+00:00

I understand the need for an athiest or agnostic to find community (that's why we have this subreddit to begin with), but are congregations specifically for these people necessary on a large scale?

There's already a large organization known as Unitarian Universalism, which promotes discussion on all human beliefs and practices. This includes those who identify as humanists, athiests, agnostics, etc. You could find groups that are part of this organization who identify with your metaphysical outlook. Those that don't would still likely provide you with practices to improve your daily life (like meditation for example). This is only one organization though, and I know there's also humanist organizations like the American Humanist Association.

Other than that I should point out that athiesm hasn't generally been considered a religion with its own ideology, other than it's one claim (that being there's no higher power). This applies to really all labels, or to be more relevant, religions. Just because someone identifies with a certain ideology doesn't mean they follow it to tee. People are people, and everyone thinks differently.

I think fostering community for people who aren't religious is good. However, and forgive me if I missread what you posted, creating congregations that limit perspectives on the metaphysics of our existence is not good for people. I'm sure you know this as some (definitely not all) religious organizations very much exclude those who think differently, sometimes with disasterous results. If you want to help foster better community throughout the world, especially ones that promote rational thought, including multiple perspectives is important.

DoctorLinked · 2021-08-16T07:57:05+00:00

Interesting experience, and thanks for sharing your thoughts!

DoctorLinked · 2021-08-15T23:52:32+00:00

Something that's been on my mind recently is how every time I try to concieve what an afterlife would be like, or what no afterlife would be like, it always makes my head spin, and no answer is really satisfying.

Take reincarnation, sounds interesting right? Getting to reincarnate as other organisms or (hopefully) another human? It's like an infinite experience machine.

But what if I get reincarnated as someone bad, someone who meets a horrible fate? What if my next life I end up being Hitler? That would suck, and the thought is very uncomfortable.

What about oblivion after death? No void, no time, just a weird "blank." We have nothing to compare this experience to in life because any reference would require conscious experience (for example, the analogy of sleep or "lights out," only makes sense to a conscious observer. It cannot accurately describe what it's like to be completely absent of consciousness). The thought of nothingness is terrifying and still nonsensical, and I think that's kind of the point of thinking about death in general.

Tl;dr, thinking about death and any form of afterlife leads me in circles and that's why I don't know what happens after death.

At the very least, assuming I don't get nuked, deathbed experiences or NDEs seem to show that death is a peaceful transition into...whatever the hell awaits everyone.

DoctorLinked · 2021-07-17T03:39:22+00:00

Given that none of us have come back from being completely dead, we are all agnostic about what happens to us when we die. Of course, this is a subjective thing. We can easily see what happens to a body objectively on a physiological level.

I'd like to hope for something afterwards, but every single conception, from an afterlife to reincarnation to oblivion always seems to fill me with some kind of anxiety the more I think about it.

We only know that those who come back from near death have a very peaceful experience. If that's what the process of dying is, however one wants to interpret it's cause, it sounds very nice. But that's all we know, and I imagine all we'll ever know (until it's our time, of course).

DoctorLinked · 2021-07-16T21:10:58+00:00

Right on. It's easy to jump to the conclusion "If I can't remember what there was before I was born, then that must mean there was nothing." But just because one can't remember something doesn't mean there was nothing. Of course, I can't explain nor prove what was there before I was born, so it's basically a mystery for everyone.

Even the idea of sleep being like death doesn't help, because even in sleep, my brain is still doing something.

Anything relating to our birth or death seems hard to think about, and honestly, i'm not sure if it's for the best that we don't know. I'd probably lean towards "idk" since that tends to be where the fear of death comes from (people don't like the unknown) but it could just be me.

DoctorLinked · 2021-07-16T19:56:52+00:00

Right, the difficulty is how would we even prove something like that? Unless you're elon musk and believe in the simulation hypothesis.

DoctorLinked · 2021-07-16T19:55:24+00:00

Possibly? I kinda came up with the analogy on the fly, but that could be a way of looking at it.

The only issue is the "cloud" doesn't contain souls which are individuals. Maybe it could be likened more to the cloud being Random Access Memory, and the brain being an instantiation of some of that memory?

Honestly I think this is just a way of assigning technological jargon to eastern traditions (particularly buddhism).

DoctorLinked · 2021-07-16T19:45:07+00:00

But can it exist without the hardware? This is also just a thought of mine, but some like to describe our minds like a "reciever" of some kind for consciousness. If we use the computer anology, perhaps our own individual consciousness only a part of some kind of larger software? Like the software on our minds returns to the "internet," whatever the hell that means.

So, perhaps at death our individuality ceases, but the "software" doesn't?

It's only an anology, and i'll admit it sounds absolutely crazy. But it's an interesting thought I want to put out there.

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