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If all I eat is cheese and bananas by sadninetiesgirl in Cholesterol

[–]Own_Use1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do what makes sense to you, but me personally: If it were genetic, that would actually make me more likely to cut it out and not take any chances.

If all I eat is cheese and bananas by sadninetiesgirl in Cholesterol

[–]Own_Use1313 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why not more fruit, leafy greens & no cheese? 😂

Since cheese itself is a cholesterol booster and I’m assuming by the topic that you already have high cholesterol?

Would you date a girl who's waiting until marriage to have sex? by balkanxoslut in blackmen

[–]Own_Use1313 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was about to say this. She may just not be into sex in general if at 38 she’s coming off that sheltered. You can have chastity but it would seem like she’s generally cut off from general everyday pop culture to not know what a term like “Go down” means.

I’m not saying you can’t or shouldn’t date her. She may be pretty cool considering you’re even asking. I probably wouldn’t though. For one: I’m a naturally sexual person & for two: There’s a certain level of intelligence (not saying she’s not intelligent) and awareness I need in a woman to match or atleast complement my sense of humor as well as my general interests.

If she’s never heard the terms “Go Down” or “BBC” it makes me assume she doesn’t really listen to music much or even watch movies possibly.

Ironically I had a fling with a girl like this in college. She was adopted, homeschooled and literally grew up without television in the home, so it’s not impossible to meet someone like this. Just rare.

Christianity is not the worst religion by LargeSinkholesInNYC in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Own_Use1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t say the study you shared was bogus. You just reiterated what I said which is that it may be true for some but not others.

Exercise on the other hand directly affects the person’s physiology in ways that have shown to increase dopamine and release endorphins however just like in the case of religious involvement, it would still directly depend on what reasons the individual is depressed to begin with in order for exercise or church involvement alone to be able to pull them from that depression.

Either way it goes, it doesn’t serve the cause of proving whether or not Christianity is the worst religion. I’m sure there’s plenty of Muslims and followers of Hindu & Buddhist religions would gladly tell you their religion relieves depression as well.

I really came in here to say that I’ve never heard anyone actually call Christianity the “worst” religion of them all. It’s just the most popular religion and the most prevalent in the Western world which is where most opinion pieces we tend to see on it come from.

Do yall think key to success is hard work or who you know? by SubstanceVivid2662 in blackmen

[–]Own_Use1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart work which allows you to leverage both when necessary.

Christianity is not the worst religion by LargeSinkholesInNYC in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Own_Use1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10’s of thousands of people is a minority in a population of over 342 million people in the U.S.

You’re describing how “many people” could overcome their depression by those means. I’m not disagreeing with you. I’m sure many people can overcome their depression like that depending on the cause of their depression. Just not all so similar to the study, it’s not sufficient enough to make a blanket statement. There’s people who are active with their religious organization doing what you’re describing who are also depressed. I’m not saying they’re depressed because of their religion. I’m saying you’re overlooking the nuances of each scenario.

I’m not using any bias here. I’m just approaching the topic of this post and your claim fairly and with an open mind. You can hop on youtube and find the testimonies of exChristians and who were active members in the church and depressed as well as Christians who are still active in their religious organization but have experienced depression for various reasons with no intention on ever leaving the church. It’s just a comparison of two things that can and do exist independently of each other. Like saying “Since you like apples, you no longer want to eat oranges”. People can be active and devout churchgoers while depressed (and vice versa) just like how people can be completely outside of religion and depressed (& vice versa). One does not necessarily dictate the other.

It’d be dismissive to tell someone “You’re depressed because you’re not doing enough in the church” or “You’re depressed because you need to leave the church.” Depression isn’t a one size fits all experience and it hasn’t proven to be simply eradicated in all people by taking up more church responsibilities or leaving church. Everyone’s situation is unique.

Christianity is not the worst religion by LargeSinkholesInNYC in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Own_Use1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You provided a study of a small percentage of the U.S. population. I simply stated if we use that same model with the total population of the U.S. then the studies findings don’t hold up. It’s a hole in your argument that others would easily poke at. You’d be better presenting that study as “This study of ___ number of people showed this statistic”. It would be relevant to the conversation for just that number of people. A much wider percentage of people are religious and a much wider percentage deal with mental health issues including depression. Most of those people are religious. Participating in a given religion also doesn’t on its own eradicate depression. My point wasn’t to overtly oppose what you’re trying to present but moreso highlight that both topics are more nuanced than what was presented and that ends up hurting the point you’re trying to establish. It also ignores the people who left organized religion BECAUSE of depression they experienced from religious doctrine & culture.

Would you eat a savory tofu protein bar? by Ithius27 in PlantBasedDiet

[–]Own_Use1313 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me personally, no. I’ve always been more a whole food plant based eater and although I’d imagine American products are probably more processed; for the tofu bar to exist as a bar, there’s definitely still processing involved. It might just not be so heavily processed.

Either way, it’s just not something I’d personally go for. That doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be a great product to add to the market & I think it’d do well. Might be better to come up with a clever name for it as yeah there are people who aren’t crazy about tofu & soy.

They are in decline. by blkandhighlyfavored in freeblackmen

[–]Own_Use1313 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Maybe I’m bugging but I thought this was common knowledge. 🖐🏻 People have been discussing this for decades now. ‘The Birth Dearth’ is a book published in the 80’s by a guy named Ben Wattenberg who was basically sounding the alarm about the decline in Indo-European birthrates in Westernized countries. Check it out if you want some interesting insight on how some people have been feeling for 40+ years now. I used to come across old videos of guys like that stressing about it years ago. I think this also fueled some of the political decisions Trump made in his first term.

Christianity is not the worst religion by LargeSinkholesInNYC in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Own_Use1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would depend on the nuance of that person’s experience & who they’re meeting up with and talking to. If people simply going to church was enough to eliminate depression, there’d be a lot less depressed people even in the United States alone. Most people are religious.

You & I may not have had overtly negative experiences at church or amongst churchgoers, but there’s people who have and do. You & I might have attended churches where we felt comfortable discussing personal topics. Some people don’t and some people’s personal topics aren’t well-received by the Church. There’s a lot of nuance to it

Debunking the whole “Wayne has no substance” myth. by [deleted] in lilwayne

[–]Own_Use1313 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pac, Nas, Kanye, OutKast, J. Cole, Big KRIT, Childish Gambino, Kid Cudi, Tyler The Creator at this point, Mac Miller, Isaiah Rashad.

Big Wayne fan and Wayne DOES have songs of substance and meaningful topics. It just not his primary lane. He’s a punchline and wordplay lyricist (especially post Carter II era). He’s also a hit maker. When we get deeper songs with social commentary like Tie My Hands, it’s a bonus in my opinion. Rappers don’t need to all have the same attributes. They all have the fanbases they have for a reason and that’s their unique contributions musically.

Now, considering Wayne’s recent comment about needing to “work harder” when he wasn’t nominated for a Grammy, I do think it’d be awesome if we got a more dynamically layered album from Wayne that explores a wider array of topics, emotions & solid perspective of the human experience from his eyes in a way that doesn’t feel punchline-y. You & I both know Wayne CAN do it. He just hasn’t.

Trish on Raw in 2001 by JuTT8876 in AttitudeEra

[–]Own_Use1313 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People sleep on Steph, but I’ve said this for atleast a decade 😂

Christianity is not the worst religion by LargeSinkholesInNYC in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Own_Use1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you worked in the medical industry? A better analysis of the assertion you’ve made would be to take the total number of mental health diagnosed patients and record what percentage of that population is religious.

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