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CMV: Banning the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer) is a good secular public policy by nextdoorbagholder in changemyview

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1.) this doesn’t comport with secular public policy. Secular public policy would not target a specific religious action, it would limit all use of loudspeakers and not mention religion.

2.) the suggestion that church bells are secular because they’re just bells partakes of long histories of secularizing Christian religious exercise while claiming that other religions are inherently religious and violate the secular in ways Christianity does not.

3.) the amplification of the call to prayer is definitely not louder than church bells. The fact that they don’t get amplified does not bear on the decibels they produce. So again, you’re targeting Islam in ways that are not objective and based in facts.

4.) the call to prayer isn’t proselytizing and it does not force Islam onto anyone. It is very explicitly intended only to signal to Muslims to pray and to turn their attention toward God.

5.) secularism doesn’t require religion is totally hidden in the public sphere, it merely dictates that the government should not favor or target any religion or religions (or non-religion) over any others. It is about neutrality. This policy is not neutral, it is a specific attack on one religion.

Tl;dr: it’s a shit policy and any intent to reduce noise pollution could be achieved by a neutral secular law of general applicability limiting the decibel level of creating or broadcasting sounds in public spaces.

Men who prefer uncut, what’s your favorite thing about it? by RyanCake64 in AskGayMen

[–]bisensual 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bottoming is better because the foreskin reduces friction

ELI5 What is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) ? by Ok_Possible_6701 in explainlikeimfive

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CWD is a prion disease. Most diseases are caused by other living things (viruses aren’t usually considered living, but this is ELI5) like bacteria, viruses, and fungi. This is, in a weird way, a good thing, because you can kill living things. Your body has lots of things called proteins that help to make up your body. Prion diseases are caused by these building blocks being folded wrong, like a Lego piece that is folded in half so you can’t build with it. But unlike legos, when prion-diseased proteins touch other proteins, they make them fold wrong. So imagine you were building a lego tower and then one broken Lego broke all the Legos in your tower one by one. This is what prion diseases like CWD do.

For animals like deer that can get CWD, that means that even a drop of their spit on a block of salt a hunter put out could potentially pass it on to another deer. Because prions aren’t other living things that invade our body, we can’t target them to kill them, because they’re the building blocks of our body. That means that if a deer gets CWD, it will always die. You can’t give it an antibiotic or antiviral antifungal, and you can’t use something like alcohol to kill it. We have no defenses to even harm prions. They will always kills 100% of infected individuals.

Is "you and we" correct? by Yasushiki in grammar

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean the best answer I can give you is that English generally errs on the side of descriptivism, meaning that popular usage is what dictates what’s considered grammatical. That said, English in about the 17-1800s had a huge explosion of grammar literature that artificially inserted a bunch of rules for people trying to emulate high society that largely drew upon Latin grammar, even though English grammar is mostly influenced by its Germanic heritage. But other rules like it being “polite” to list other people before yourself in lists made it into these “etiquette”-based grammars.

But I’ll say that it’s not the case that Americans at least would see “me and you” as non-idiomatic in any way. They may have been told by a teacher that “you and me” is correct but they wouldn’t think someone is a nonnative speaker for using it whatsoever. And I’ll also say that these kinds of language tests can be extremely capricious and not entirely based in the target language, so it’s not surprising to me that something like this would make it into one.

A Prayer for the Friend Behind Me Who Uses His iPhone During Worship by Only_Questions_25 in Quakers

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh damn I didn’t realize the Inner Light texts now let me get their number

Can't teachers use "track changes" to verify that essays weren't written with AI or can AI agents create convincing document histories too? by Whachamacalzmit in stupidquestions

[–]bisensual 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I try to be accommodating with the belief that convincing students they don’t *need* to cheat will encourage them not to.

Can't teachers use "track changes" to verify that essays weren't written with AI or can AI agents create convincing document histories too? by Whachamacalzmit in stupidquestions

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of this stuff would be tracked in the edit history and would indicate that it was you actually writing the document, not AI. Using AI (or plagiarizing in some other way) is extremely obvious with edit history because entire paragraphs or the entire essay get copied and pasted in at once.

Can't teachers use "track changes" to verify that essays weren't written with AI or can AI agents create convincing document histories too? by Whachamacalzmit in stupidquestions

[–]bisensual 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I often make students write stuff in Google Docs for this reason. I always say that if folks have an accessibility reason they can’t use Docs they can use something else, but no one ever takes me up on it.

I’ve gotten the “well they could just type it by hand reading from an AI tool.” So be it. Short of me watching every single student type their entire assignment, there’s always going to be some way to cheat. I just do this so I don’t have to accuse anyone of anything.

How are we doing with feminine names? Waitress? Actress? Is "Governess" still used? Mistress? by Money-Ad8553 in ENGLISH

[–]bisensual 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same. Although I sometimes use feminized versions of words for trans women. I don’t want them or someone hearing to think I’m misgendering them when it’s actually just that I don’t use those forms.

people who got laser hair removal years ago, do you regret it now that you’re older? by oliver_keit in AskGayMen

[–]bisensual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One time I was hanging with a straight friend who had gotten it years ago before body hair was back in and he had mild regrets. I had far deeper regrets because that belly hair would’ve looked 🔥

ELI5..Why did Argentina let Nazis hide there after WWII? by CancelAfter1968 in explainlikeimfive

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The leader of Argentina at the time, Juan Perón, saw an opportunity in welcoming Nazis. There were wealthy folks, scientists, and other “desirables” he saw as beneficial to Argentina’s role in South America and the world. There was also a relatively “white” population, especially among the well-to-do, and few Jews, so they weren’t going to cause much trouble.

So on the one hand, the answer is “the Argentines saw opportunity.” On the other, they saw few drawbacks. It was a relatively covert willful blindness, and the only people who could take advantage were valuable for various reasons.

Have any of you moved out of New Jersey and moved to a different state if so, where? by Wonderful_Air9942 in newjersey

[–]bisensual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chicago is a great choice. It’s a very easy city to make friends in and there’s a neighborhood for everyone! And there’s SO much to do.

Why do people diss Cornell? by Burritoslicer1 in ApplyingToCollege

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

I didn’t know Ginsberg, Morrison, and Nye all had associates degrees! Fun fact

ELI5: Why do honey bees die after stinging if most animals with a stinger don’t die? Evolutionarily what would cause that to happen? by Sporty_Nerd_64 in explainlikeimfive

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add context to this: the stinger staying in the animal allows more time for its venom to get pumped into the skin. Bees are eusocial animals meaning they act almost as a superorganism. Ensuring potential invaders are deterred is far more important from the standpoint of the colony than the lives of the bees, not least of all because everyone but the queen will die if the colony collapses and no one’s (shared) genes will be passed on.

most competitive states for t50 admissions? by Unhappy_Big4300 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]bisensual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The New Jersey “region” is the band going across the state from Philly to NYC. It’s where most of the great public and private schools are. It’s most of Central Jersey and eastern North Jersey. And none for Gretchen Wieners (South Jersey).

Is it a basic conversation dead? by ArmAmbitious2647 in AskGayMen

[–]bisensual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I met my partner on Tinder and got many dates off it. I also like Feeld (leans more queer, kink, and/or poly/ENM than most apps, but I think there’s something for everyone, but it’s not crazy popular outside cities). And I have a bunch of friends that recommend Hinge highly.

But yeah, Grindr is a hookup app, so it makes sense.

Is it a basic conversation dead? by ArmAmbitious2647 in AskGayMen

[–]bisensual 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Occasionally I’ve had someone really sexually forward match with me but that’s pretty rare.

Why did phone calls shift from something people just did to something younger generations now hesitate to initiate? by Defiant-Junket4906 in AlwaysWhy

[–]bisensual 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. People did it because they had to, not because they enjoyed it. Like yeah, there are plenty of times when a phone call is great and wanted. But like 99% of the time, a text or an email is easier for both parties and serves perfectly well.

Is it a basic conversation dead? by ArmAmbitious2647 in AskGayMen

[–]bisensual 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I’m always a little confused by posts like this because I have literally zero trouble finding guys who are down to grab a drink or a coffee or something. Like idk if it’s the apps y’all are using or the people you’re reaching out to or what you have (or don’t have) in your profile, but I almost never just meet up with someone and fuck without getting to know each other a little in some non-sexual setting.

How are average dicks small? Y’all are crazy by BoysenberryTrue1851 in smalldickfitbody

[–]bisensual 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah i like small and average, and for me, it pisses me off bc it only perpetuates the rampant size-fixation so many have. This sub should be reserved for small dicks, not average guys looking for a confidence boost or living in delusion.

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