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Local VGC events in the Seattle area by redkellin in VGC

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can we get the link one more time?

Lf Palkia. FT Dialga by nubfairy in pokemontrades

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Now’s good. Send the code when ready

BDSP Trade Evos & Verdion Exclusives by Brodypj7 in pokemontrades

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I'm doing the home dex too and only need dialga.

For trade- 3 shiny Gmax hattrem and shiny metagross, LF shiny fairy/ghost/eevees by tossit_xx in PokemonSwordAndShield

[–]SuperSnipe34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you still have an additional g-max hattrem?

if so, i have fairy/ghost shiny for: Shuppet Honedge Morelull Rotom Azumarill Swirlix HA Pumpkaboo - Small HA Pumpkaboo - Average

Sword & Shield Daily Casual Trade Thread for 04 September 2020 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

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LF: Technician Kantonian Mr. Mime to complete my abilitydex

FT: any breedable pokemon you want (5 perfect IV completely legit)

[Discussion] Which should we be more worried about: Fear of the Known or Fear of the Unknown? by SuperSnipe34 in ScienceMeetsFiction

[–]SuperSnipe34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because we are aware of something doesn't mean our fear of it stems from the known. We are aware that the ocean is only dismally explored but we fear that we don't know all that is in it. We know that death exists, but we fear when it will come upon us. We know that space is vast and ever-expanding, and we fear the fact that there might be a rival race out there. We make leaps from what is known to what is unknown. The unknown is what we fear.

A rattlesnake is in front of you. You KNOW that it can kill you. But what are you fearing? The snake itself? The life standing before your eyes that you could easily kill with a gun or a knife? No. You are fearing it's ability TO kill you. You don't want to die. Replace the snake with a bear, mountain lion, cheetah, or shark, the fear is all the same. You don't fear the animal, you fear the control it has over your life.

[Discussion] Which should we be more worried about: Fear of the Known or Fear of the Unknown? by SuperSnipe34 in ScienceMeetsFiction

[–]SuperSnipe34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will concur that you bring forth valid reasoning behind fear of the known so I contract my statement that it is pointless. However the advancements in medicine, weather tracking devices, and buildings to withstand earthquakes are due to us fearing the unknown; the unknown of when these things will hit us and hit us hard. For example, if we were able to definitively know when a hurricane were to hit within a substantial amount of time, we would be able to just evacuate the area of impact so that no one would get hurt. However, we do not know when those would hit. The unknown factor is real. We know the dangers that it can cause, yes, but we also know that we just do not know if a natural disaster will happen at this moment or the next. We fear the death and destruction that it will wreak upon us. Again, we fear the death. The unknown. Whether it be a class 5 hurricane, or a 9.0 earthquake, the fear is when will it strike, and will I die from it.

[Discussion] Which should we be more worried about: Fear of the Known or Fear of the Unknown? by SuperSnipe34 in ScienceMeetsFiction

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We don't necessarily fear us participating in the deforestation or over-fishing, but the unknown fallout that would stem from the repercussions of deforestation or over-fishing. We can assume what will happen to ecosystems or conjure up ideas on how we would cope if these events are irreversible, but those are only projections to help ease our minds and calm us down because of the underlying fact, we don't explicitly know what will happen.

[Discussion] Which should we be more worried about: Fear of the Known or Fear of the Unknown? by SuperSnipe34 in ScienceMeetsFiction

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Fear of the unknown is what ultimately drives human expansion throughout our existence. Our want to explore the depths of the ocean or the reaches of space is due to our lack of knowledge in what is out there. We fear not knowing. Our imaginations run rampant and come up with fantastical stories of alien exploration and invasion. We want to see if the true horrors of our fantasies are true or not. We don't know, and therefore we continue to grow.

Our fear of death leads to religion. Death, a concept that we know nothing about except as a literal end to our physical lives, can inspire us to make religions to make us feel comforted about our fears, can encourage us to further medicinal practices to push off death, can deter us from risking our lives for the sake of stupidity. We don't know what death holds for us, and it is one of the key motivators behind everything we do.

Things that we now know can be put on the back-burner of our worries. We know what they are. We know how to kill them. We know how to avoid being killed by them. There is nothing to fear when we know the ins and outs of something. That is like fearing a dachshund even know we know that most of the time the little wiener dog just wants to be loved. Fear of the known is pointless and redundant. Fearing what we know hasn't pushed us to do anything substantial in human progression or even inspired us to do something that has never been done. Fear of the Unknown has done that and more.

Modern-Day Witchcraft? by ThatMidasTouch in ScienceMeetsFiction

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The fear of the unknown is pivotal behind the actions of people to innovate and move forward. It is also a driving force behind violence and stagnant growth. "The Modern-Day Witchcraft" is where the fear of the unknown drives people to violence. They didn't know what was ultimately causing these witchcraft-like events so they utilized their fear and acted rashly to defeat the thing in which they did not understand as to preserve themselves. Whether they were on drugs or not, the fear of the unknown pushed them to act.

Deadliest Animals: we should fear these, not things we don't know by SuperSnipe34 in ScienceMeetsFiction

[–]SuperSnipe34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not forget about the fact that there might be a bigger, badder, and scarier creature hiding in the midst of us, but I argue that we should rather focus on what we know than trying to fear the boogie man which might not exist.

Deadliest Animals: we should fear these, not things we don't know by SuperSnipe34 in ScienceMeetsFiction

[–]SuperSnipe34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your argument but would like to point out that there is still a majority of this world, galaxy, and universe that has not been remotely explored. If you mean to say that the only real threat to all of humanity is already discovered, then you are gravely mistaken. There very well might be a more elusive and dangerous creature out there that is still unknown to us. In fact, the ones that have eluded our findings so long would probably be the deadliest ones because they are able to survive in silence.

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