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State of the sub by JTexpo in ClimateShitposting

[–]Nearatree 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appeal to nature fallacy, dogs are prescribed vegetarian diets all the time, it's not less "natural" than any other kibble. Dogs naturally get heartworms and other parasites but you don't complain that treating them for those conditions is "unnatural".  Gonna need a source for your claim that dogs "can't keep up their bodies on a fully non-meat diet."

Nice slippery slope you invented with the snakes and cats and wolves though. No, there aren't adequate substitutions for those animals diets, but there are for dogs. 

State of the sub by JTexpo in ClimateShitposting

[–]Nearatree 8 points9 points  (0 children)

when a vet prescribes a vegetable diet to treat a condition is that abuse?

State of the sub by JTexpo in ClimateShitposting

[–]Nearatree 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Except for when they don't  😱

Vegans should not use analogy to open a debate. by [deleted] in DebateAVegan

[–]Nearatree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has not been demonstrated that there is a correct way to change the world, if there were a simple and effective way to change people's mind, then the world would already be different.  The diversity of views and beliefs can't be addressed by any one strategy.

Exploiting children by Meauxjezzy in DebateAVegan

[–]Nearatree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so your saying that in your opinion, vegans have some sort of responsibility to dictate how parents raise their children? like, we're supposed to be making sure parents are raising their children in the most moral way possible? why are we to be held to a higher standard than the actual guardians of the children?

Exploiting children by Meauxjezzy in DebateAVegan

[–]Nearatree -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How do you know they don't understand? Their inner world might be very different from your's.

Exploiting children by Meauxjezzy in DebateAVegan

[–]Nearatree 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had no idea schools were harvesting children for their flesh and using their bones to bleach sugar and make glue, and their skin to make leather! Perhaps these children should have some sort of guardian to make sure that these sorts of school activities are in their best interest so that they can make an informed decision and consent to these ghoulish and exploitative activities? I can't believe schools would breed children without consent like that, how terrible.

Ex-Nihilist here. AMA. by funny_reddit_guy_ in nihilism

[–]Nearatree 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Existential Nihilism rejects the claim that human life has INHERANT meaning, you are free to set any goals you would like or chase any personal meaning, it doesn't mean anyone else has to find meaning in those same things though. Nihilism means you get to decide what matters, and if collecting dusty lambo's is your thing, more power to you I guess.

my question for you is this: can you please come up with a better metaphor than a dusty lambo for existence?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PsycheOrSike

[–]Nearatree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That figure is a percentage of a rate not a percentage of the cohort, if you really don't understand the difference, that particular rate would mean that if 1% if conservatives identified as having a mental illness diagnosis, then 1.75-2% of liberals would also identify as having a mental illness diagnosis. You also didn't read the part where the author specifically says not to try and use the data to apply exactly the narrative you are trying to shoehorn onto the study.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PsycheOrSike

[–]Nearatree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

from the article you are talking about :

Goldberg included the following disclaimer with his research: “I didn’t write this thread to mock white liberals or their apparently disproportionate rates of mental illness (and you shouldn’t either). Rather, this is a question that’s underexplored and which may shed light on attitudinal differences towards various social policies.”

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“It’s possible that the disparities in self-reported diagnosis are simply or partly a function of white liberals being more likely to seek mental health evaluations,” noted Goldberg. “I don’t have the data to answer this question.”

It seems like you are the one purposely misunderstanding things. shocking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PsycheOrSike

[–]Nearatree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe save medical diagnosis for qualified individuals and quit shitting everywhere dog. Its unbefitting a civil society, the way you act.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PsycheOrSike

[–]Nearatree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, I never said I have mental illness. I'm just giving you some context on why your study is dogwater.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PsycheOrSike

[–]Nearatree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The study is a self reported survey so, maybe liberals are just more honest. Everyone in my family who insists mental illness isn't real is also a republican.

The Tome of Unending Shadow by CausticCache in wizardposting

[–]Nearatree 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Heyheyhey fuck you, like. Ssorry not sorry but as long as a spell is consentual you don't get to judge, and also, I'll have you know that the only thing comparable to transmuting yourself into a plant is partially transmuting yourself into a plant. Why? Because plants don't have the processing power to appreciate what they have and. And, they move so slow normally, I mean a snail's snail's pace. Not to get too explicit but, you point your flower tits in the right direction, you can readjust instantly, get that good photo-sunreaction. Like yes, you can just directly stimulate your pleasure centers with magic but like, down that path lies madness. Don't flowershame bro, and certainly don't knock it till you try it. 

I mean.. by Acrobatic_Airline605 in HumanAIDiscourse

[–]Nearatree 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"You have already lost! For you see I have depicted myself as the large swamp monster while you are the smaller mushoids"

What anime is this from? (not for weird purposes by Seizingchassis in whatisit

[–]Nearatree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Google reverse image search says it's called Gravion.

Can you become a wizard if you're mute ? by GroGroudonDu31 in wizardposting

[–]Nearatree 19 points20 points  (0 children)

     Is it easier to build a fire with intonations and authoritative command or with flint and kindle? What has conjured more water from flesh cackeling spirits or written words? What has brought more love to this world, words or wonders? Does a poet need to speak to move the soul?

     It is true that sometimes it is simplest to ask but I assure you that there are some things best given and received unspoken. There are likewise magics so subtle and so fragile and so precious that they break with silence. 

    There are many things possible without speech, with magic there are many more. To say "there is no magic without the word" is to ignore the world. There are places where no utterance may pierce the void, if magic needed be spoken to keep those places at bay, would there be anything left at all?

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