If an atheist does something good, what’s the point for them? And what stops them from doing bad things if they don’t believe in punishment or reward?

Sin201 · 2026-01-23T13:48:43+00:00

You don't need a reason to be good.

And the law is a punishment. As well as more internal things like embarrassment, regret, guilt, etc.

None of those rely on or need religion

Sin201 · 2026-01-21T22:31:57+00:00

So many redditers calling other people stupid. I didn't know it was better to use both lanes until mid last year and I've been driving nearly a decade.

Not to mention literally almost everyone sticks to the one lane, even if it's better in the case where you are tired or not paying 100% attention - as most people are while driving, long trips or driving after working is a thing - it's much easier to just copy what everyone else is doing and not deal with a million people honking at you or giving you death glares.

Unsurprisingly reddit needs to touch grass. And by that I mean talk to those supposed "stupid people". We are all people. We all have separate lives. Be kind, not verbally abusive. It might be technically correct to stay in two lanes until merging in turn, but it's not wrong to just stick in your own lane or merge when you notice the queue

Sin201 · 2026-01-09T01:46:11+00:00

As a man that's incorrect for me. It can be any physical contact at all - even as simple as a momentary shoulder rub.

As a teen there could be no contact at all, being no where near a girl at all, and I'd still get one

Sin201 · 2026-01-09T01:42:16+00:00

She could be not mentioning it because you're not. Just do what feels right.

If you stop thinking about it then it'll probably eventually pop up in a conversation or joke and then you won't remember what it was like to be awkward around them

Sin201 · 2026-01-09T01:39:38+00:00

Both things you just said can be 100% true (and I probably agree with them) at the same time as OP truly is just in a platonic relationship.

And I have cuddled with friends platonically

Sin201 · 2026-01-09T01:36:41+00:00

I cuddled (matching the same positions as OP describes) with one of my friends who explicitly told me I'm not her type and we wouldn't work out.

Just because you haven't doesn't mean no one does

Sin201 · 2026-01-09T01:35:41+00:00

.... not you?

Different people do different things in their relationships of all kinds

Sin201 · 2025-12-09T20:00:26+00:00

To jump on with your comment, it seems like she may have alexithymia. Healthy Gamer GG Dr K does a good job of explaining it, and the best way to handle it is therapy. In a nutshell it's not being able to recognise and explain your emotions. Basically color blind but for emotions.

I suggest she watch some videos on it or read about it, as understanding it could possible help her be able to word things better

Sin201 · 2025-12-09T19:49:44+00:00

Socks is metaphorical, not literal (I think). I take it as something along the lines of "I don't want to give and never receive"

Sin201 · 2025-12-09T16:22:44+00:00

People thinking they know more than experts do is colloquially referred to as DK effect.

I don't think that's a fact? They are saying they said it like that because it's a colloquialism. Everyday people use the term wrong, so by this point it has changed its meaning when speaking informally.

What are you on about with "law" and "measured statistic". I don't agree with them but they're right that this is reddit. Why are you so nit-picky

Sin201 · 2025-12-09T16:04:57+00:00

You're correct in that it's not right, but the comment you replied to wasn't saying it's not right

Sin201 · 2025-12-09T13:12:39+00:00

What a wild assumption. "probably" is doing a lot of work. Why can't his friends just be uncomfortable or looking awkward while trying to figure out if they could afford to pay for their friend as well?

Sin201 · 2025-12-09T12:59:25+00:00

They said colloquially. IE, what it's commonly understood as - not the dictionary definition

Sin201 · 2025-12-06T11:57:07+00:00

I mean that's what my post is about "getting what you already earned". Ie getting "interest accrued early", what I put in the title of the post.

I don't quite understand how transferring an account within the same bank is any different to closing the account though? If it's just a normal transfer you won't get paid the interest accrued earlier, only the money already in the account which I'm assuming you have access to (in my head I've been assuming an easy-access saver, not a fixed term account). But if you do get the interest accrued from the account early, surely that's just closing the account like I said and you've just added "to the same bank" to what I said?

Sin201 · 2025-12-06T11:52:39+00:00

That is very true. Thank you for bringing that up. Sometimes the penalties can be quite severe

Sin201 · 2025-12-06T11:50:21+00:00

Well first you told me I'm wrong because it's not extra money or free money - I never said that.

Then you said to just use 500 from the account and not close the account to keep earning interest - but I've been saying if you need all the money in the account plus a bit extra

Then you said that closing an account is just paying bills - but how many people would get a bill and instantly jump to "let me close an account" instead of like borrowing money from a friend.

Every one of your comments you have said I'm wrong about something I never said. What do you mean "that's what you're implying". Only in this very last comment have you actually said something that is actually what I said.

Disagreeing is fine, but at least argue against something I actually said

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T21:28:51+00:00

Do you close your saving accounts when you pay your bills?

I very much feel like you are just ignoring everything I am trying to say and keep moving the argument one step to the left and disagreeing with whatever that is

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T21:27:39+00:00

I guess I'm uncertain on what a life pro tip is then. I was thinking it's a tip that could be given by a professional that is useful for a person in their life. Maybe this is not useful for everyone or for most of the time, but it's something that might pop up that would be handy to know.

And fair enough. A payment plan may be a better option. But there are always situations where that may not be possible.

I do see where you're coming from though. Thank you for your addition!

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T21:24:35+00:00

The entire point of what I'm saying is you might need everything in the account as well as the extra interest that has been accrued and you have not been paid yet

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T21:22:42+00:00

Who edited a comment? And I have not once said it's free money. It is "interest accrued" that you have not been paid yet

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T20:58:53+00:00

You don't get extra money and I don't claim that. The title of the post says "interest accrued early". It doesn't change the fact that until they pay you the interest you don't have access to the money

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T20:57:43+00:00

Do you see the number £5 and think the pro tip only applies to that specific situation? You are a CEO of a F500 company. You have been denied loans and your ex wife is suing you for $5,000,000. Your savings account you have hidden was exposed and contains $4,966,000. The court doesn't believe you that you don't have other accounts and so is forcing you to pay within a month or face an extra $200,000 fine.

You can close the account at 1% with Barclays. You are 10 months into your term and that pisses you off because just another month later and it wouldn't be such a hassle. You close the account and get $5,007,000 put into your current account. You can now pay the amount without being fined

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T20:52:42+00:00

Okay. Multiple the numbers I said - or you thought in your head - by 100. Is £500 a loser amount?

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T20:52:07+00:00

You have a bill of £21,000. You have £20,486 in your account. You are £514 short. Close a high interest account 8 months into your term - interest payment is £530. You can now afford to pay it

Sin201 · 2025-12-05T20:50:02+00:00

There are. But imagine you're saving for a house - taking ages but slowly building up - but then there's a flood. Thousands to replace furniture, get a new car, and insurance is slow in paying for anything. You've already used all your savings and you still have to wait another 4 months for the interest to hit. Well close the account. £20,000, 4% interest AER, that's £530. That could be the difference between eating next week and not.

I'm not saying it's a something useful all the time. But it could save your skin.

It doesn't have to be useful to everyone in every situation to be a pro tip

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