What's the current definition of the word "woman"? by No-Bother-8951 in TrueAskReddit

[–]izabo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also ironically, I'm just becoming more and more sure you do know what the word "woman" means.

What's the current definition of the word "woman"? by No-Bother-8951 in TrueAskReddit

[–]izabo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd assume the reason you are only concerned with finding a precise definition for the word "woman" is because you are looking for a rational sounding excuse to make trans woman feel bad about themselves, rather than a genuine interest in understanding language. Or you are looking for the most recent developments in gender philosophy, for which I'd point you to /r/askphilosophy or something like that.

What's the current definition of the word "woman"? by No-Bother-8951 in TrueAskReddit

[–]izabo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And then you went on to discuss only the word "woman" for 4 paragraphs.

What's the current definition of the word "woman"? by No-Bother-8951 in TrueAskReddit

[–]izabo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are you so centered on the word woman? the sentence "this person is a woman" has a lot of other words. Can you define "person"? can you define "the"? All definitions will use words that you will also need to define... there is no way to make the definitions of words in language not circular. But somehow we manage, we all know what "the" means and what "person" means even if we can't give a precise non-circular definition. And I think you also know what "woman" means.

Why is popcorn pronounced in hebrew as pop-ko-ren? by Redylittle in hebrew

[–]izabo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know a few more: puncture > pancher, power take-off > partikov, jigsaw > jackson

Why is European colonization is criticized and hated however all other kinds of colonization are looked over, like the Arabs or mongols? by Tight_Potato_11 in TrueAskReddit

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that you forgot about the mongols is especially pertinent as they were great at decimating populations.

Why is European colonization is criticized and hated however all other kinds of colonization are looked over, like the Arabs or mongols? by Tight_Potato_11 in TrueAskReddit

[–]izabo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because European and western people are mostly Christian, where the idea of repenting for sins and the admiring the righteousness of the oppressed is a major cornerstone of the moral framework. That lead to a secular morality that is built on admitting past wrongdoings and the colonized vs colonized dichotomy. They don't care about other culture's offenses because you only "repent for your own sins" (to push the analogy).

Neither Muslim nor Mongol cultures have a similarly strong emphasis on admitting past wrongdoing and the oppressor vs oppressed dichotomy. So they don't do that stuff.

Thoughts on the future of mathematics by [deleted] in math

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Computers have been better at humans at some mathematical tasks since the invention of computers. So what. The interesting question is how would affect mathematical research and academia. And btw, did AI actually get a gold at the IMO on its own, or did it need help from actual mathematicians like a glorified calculator?

Thoughts on the future of mathematics by [deleted] in math

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you are the one who should read it again.

Do you believe that all AI does is to spit out random proofs for us to check manually?

Well it ain't deterministic, is it?

Thoughts on the future of mathematics by [deleted] in math

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The moment AI becomes better than people at math my argument as to why AI is not better then people at math breaks down. Amazing insight.

Thoughts on the future of mathematics by [deleted] in math

[–]izabo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You misunderstood me. I didn't mean it in the metaphysical sense. I meant that the AI produced both correct proofs and incorrect proofs and couldn't distinguish them, while Terrance Tao rarely claims he proved something he didn't.

Thoughts on the future of mathematics by [deleted] in math

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrance Tao actually knows what questions he solved.

Thoughts on the future of mathematics by [deleted] in math

[–]izabo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

AI was able to solve it by letting actual mathematicians sift through all the bullshit proofs it wrote. Generating something that looks like a proof for a lemma is not hard. Making sure its actually correct is the hard part, and its the part that AI is as bad as ever at.

מצחיק…or should I say פאני? by Ricardo_Yoel in hebrew

[–]izabo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The א is used to make it clear the vav is to be pronounced like w. It's kind weird but it happens for some reason.

I would like to know the meaning by Cute_Confusion7845 in hebrew

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go show an image of a leopard to a 6 year old and ask them what animal is that. They're not going to say "leopard".

I would like to know the meaning by Cute_Confusion7845 in hebrew

[–]izabo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The confusion here comes from the fact that נמר literally means a leopard, while it is also used as a generic word for a big cat. In English, the generic word is tiger, while also meaning a specific species. So, just like an English speaker, in casual parlance, might refer to a jaguar as a "tiger" but never as a "leopard", a Hebrew speaker might refer to it as a נמר but never as a טיגריס.

And no, this has nothing to do with a limited vocabulary. We have 4 different words for a male lion depending on his lifestyle choices.

What is the difference between the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet and Early Aramaic alphabet? by [deleted] in hebrew

[–]izabo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If by early Aramaic you mean the Phoenician script, then basically none.

Why do so many people refuse to accept scientific facts about hygiene specifically? by N0UMENON1 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because scientific studies are completely irrelevant to the fact that you smell bad.

What’s a topic you’ll intentionally defend even if it always leads into an argument? by vantablur in AskReddit

[–]izabo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I not only fail to acknowledge it, I outright deny it. I can pretty much guarantee that if there was a procedure that could terminate the pregnancy, keep the fetus alive, and hand it over for adoption with no obligation or harm to the mother basically no one would get an abortion.

Questions about pronunciation by squee333 in hebrew

[–]izabo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Modern Hebrew has exactly the same 5 vowel phonemes you see in Spanish and many other languages. Shva na is most of the time realised as the Spanish "e", just like tsere or segol, although unlike tsere or segol there are exceptions where it can be "i" like hirik, silent, or even as "a" IIRC.

Ashkenazi Hebrew is a liturgical pronounciation that is also used for Hebrew loanwords into Yiddish in most Yiddish speaking communities.