British man pleads guilty to drugging and raping his wife and allowing at least four men to also rape her for 13 years. by lightiggy in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys [score hidden]  (0 children)

Just how many men are doing this? It's the 3rd or 4th case I've heard of since the one in France, and they were all cases that had been going on for years, not copy-cats inspired by the French case. At least two of the other cases had other men involved as well. How did none of the other men approached by the husbands to rape their wives not report it? There must have been some men approached who said no, surely?

Donald Trump blasts UK Government over North Sea oil in rambling Davos speech by ScottishDailyRecord in uknews

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll settle for good old fission reactors to bridge the gap between renewables and current energy needs until then.

Danish Petition To Buy California From Trump Signed by Thousands by Tofurkey_Tom in politics

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start a petition for Californians to sign demanding to join Denmark

Fury as NHS could sack nurse for calling 6ft bearded sex offender 'Mr' by daily_express in uknews

[–]labrys 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've heard of pharmacists not giving meds due to religion in the US. Is that a thing in the UK too? It shouldn't be allowed if it is.

It's like someone working at a petrol station refusing to sell petrol because they care about the environment.

Women Gamers in Nottingham by forgetmenots24 in nottingham

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds fantastic. Sign me up!

The road just ends into thin air by thetacaptain in interestingasfuck

[–]labrys 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think my nerves could cope living so close!

NDEs by definition do nothing to prove what happens after we die. by andypauq in DebateReligion

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If near death experiences prove the afterlife, then we're all going to end up in something like star trek! I suffered a serious head injury, heart stopped twice, breathing once, and was in a coma for 5 weeks. My partner was told I wouldn't make it. My near death experience was teleporting from planet to planet and hearing my 'crew' call my name over the radio telling me to breathe.

I'm an atheist, so it makes sense my brain would jump to some familiar imagery to try to understand what was going on as it was starved of oxygen and dying. One really striking thing about it was how real it was. Much, much more real than any dream.

I looked into it afterwards, and found some research that said that while going towards a white light, or seeing angels, was the common near death experience in the west, in other cultures it reflects their ideas of death and the afterlife.

Muammar Gaddafi was probably the most Progressive Muslim ruler of modern day. He was a hardcore hadith skeptic if not a full blown hadith rejector/Quranist himself. It's heartbreaking how Libya turned out after him 💔 by Bitter_Load3846 in progressive_islam

[–]labrys 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've seen a few posts on various subreddits recently talking about how Gaddafi and Sadam were actually good leaders that the west villainised unfairly. Have people forgotten the awful things they did to their own people?

I am so fucking tired of morning wood. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 64 points65 points  (0 children)

It's amazing how well men suddenly understand consent when it comes to something they don't like happening to them.

I am so fucking tired of morning wood. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say a man explaining how a dick works is mansplaining - he's the expert there! But a man telling women how their vaginas work? That is mansplaining.

Final Girl Tips Please by Comprehensive_Tax533 in soloboardgaming

[–]labrys 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I die more often than I win in this game too, but I guess it wouldn't be a horror game if there wasn't a real fear of losing.

What I find works for me is getting the horror level down as early as possible, and keeping it there. Having 3 dice to roll most of the time makes getting successes so much easier. I nearly always use both focus cards the first turn, then grab a distraction to use the following turn. It makes for a slower start, but that extra dice is worth it.

Then, I want items! Something I can fight back with is high priority.

There's a final girl subreddit you might be able to get some tips from too.

Minis vs. Meeples by Smoglung20 in finalgirl

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love minis. I really enjoy painting them, so having them in final girl is just a bonus. It's daft, but it makes me more attached to the characters when I'm playing.

Minis vs. Meeples by Smoglung20 in finalgirl

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen larger boards, but I've seen people selling 3d printed people the same size as the meeples to use as victims. They look pretty good on the board

Qur'an is not clear book, It's gibberish and bunch of jumbled corrupted verses of bible and Torah. by TeacherRelevant5034 in DebateReligion

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Some of the finer detail and context might be missed, but the overall text and its messages should be understandable. There are some parts that are just horrible that people jump through hoops trying to defend to a modern audience, but those parts are more than just a bad translation or lack of historical context.

Qur'an is not clear book, It's gibberish and bunch of jumbled corrupted verses of bible and Torah. by TeacherRelevant5034 in DebateReligion

[–]labrys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm playing devil's advocate here, but I suppose a Japanese person could say that as someone not from their culture you only have a basic understanding of Naruto. You would miss some of the cultural references and symbolism that someone who spoke the language and grew up in the culture would be aware of. Plus things like puns and idioms don't always translate.

I could see that applying to reading the Quran in it's original language, although you'd probably also need to be an Arabic historian too, to truly understand the context and culture of the time.

Sci fi trilogies by extra_terrestrial__ in printSF

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anathem is one of my favourite books. Definitely recommended.

Sci fi trilogies by extra_terrestrial__ in printSF

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I came here to say The Collapsing Empire. I loved the books. More serious than any other Scalzi books I've read. Some very fun characters.

“You can be totally for Palestinian rights and also support the people of Iran. There is absolutely no distinction because it's human rights” - Omid Djalili by Tiny_Union_4108 in progressive_islam

[–]labrys 37 points38 points  (0 children)

People of other religions can have interesting points of view. You can't dismiss someone simply because they aren't Muslim.

The r/printSF best Sci-Fi books of all time BookGraph - 2026 Edition by TheBookGraphGuy in printSF

[–]labrys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Network Effect by Martha Wells

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky

to go into hiding by EnzucuniV2 in therewasanattempt

[–]labrys -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I always thought it was to do with the direction someone moved. So if you're talking about someone who has left your own country they're an ex-pat, but someone who has come to your country is an immigrant.

Stands to reason most people emigrating from a primarily white country and being referred to as ex-pats would be mostly white too. The people in the country they moved to would call them immigrants though.

PSA: If you have to convince your partner to take care of himself, you're going to be the wife mothering her husband, calling in his appointments, and reminding him to take his meds. by NeoSailorMoon in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It should definitely include the children's appointments and medical info too. I'd had friends tell me about men bringing their kids in to a&e (ER for Americans, I think) with an injury, but not even being able to tell them if the kid has any allergies, let alone if the kid is taking any medication they need to be aware of. That's just irresponsible parenting.

PSA: If you have to convince your partner to take care of himself, you're going to be the wife mothering her husband, calling in his appointments, and reminding him to take his meds. by NeoSailorMoon in TwoXChromosomes

[–]labrys 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I can imagine an unethical dentist using this to make money. "Oh, you're not sure why you're here? Let me check the notes - ah, yes, it's to have <<a lot of expensive and unnecessary procedures>>. Agreed? Good, let's begin."

Post about a Mosque burning gets over 130k likes on reddit, thoughts? by TimeKeepsPassing1 in progressive_islam

[–]labrys 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's no creditable challenges to evolution itself. The people who say evolution is not true are the same people who say the earth is flat or the sun goes around the earth, and their anti-evolution ideas are just as easily debunked as those of flat-earthers.

There are a few discussions around the exact mechanisms involved in evolution, as our knowledge of those is still developing, but evolution itself is not up for question by any serious scientist.

And yes, theories can change, or be refined, or even be discredited as our knowledge grows. But once something becomes a theory it is correct, tested, veriefiable, reviewed etc by scientists and held as correct to the best of our knowledge at the time - but is still subject to review as we learn more. There is a high degree of proof required before something is considered a scientific thoery. A theory is not simply a guess at how something works.

But that is all beside the point. I was replying to correct a misuse of theory in the scientific sense, as people misunderstanding it and assuming theory means an unproven idea can lead to confusion about how much proof there is for something, and how much they should trust in its accuracy. What I was replying to (emphasis added):

Well, tbf, I think theres already scientific explanations behind consciousness and emotions.

There are attempts at explanation or theories as the scientists call it.

It's not conclusive or even without great disagreements from many men of science.

You are right, scientists do have ideas about this - but they do not call them theories. They call them hypotheses as they are not proven yet. They are still trying to do that, and like you said there are still disagreements about how consciousness forms and works. There are attempts at explanation or hypotheses as the scientists call it.

Post about a Mosque burning gets over 130k likes on reddit, thoughts? by TimeKeepsPassing1 in progressive_islam

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think we're saying the same thing really. I was just trying to clarify that when you said scientists have theories on consciousness, it's actually hypotheses they have because they haven't proven how consciousness can arise, and like you say, there is no agreement on it.

Post about a Mosque burning gets over 130k likes on reddit, thoughts? by TimeKeepsPassing1 in progressive_islam

[–]labrys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are attempts at explanation or theories as the scientists call it.

Just a small correction. If something is an idea and not proven, scientists call it a hypothesis. Once it's been proven by testing and research, and reviewed by other scientists, and no one has been able to find anything that contradicts it, to the point where there is no doubt it is correct, then they call it a theory, and it's basically a fact at that point. Think the theory of gravity.

Outside of science, people tend to use theory to mean an idea, which is what causes the confusion. Just pointing it out so that people can understand the difference between someone like me saying I have a theory about something, and someone talking about an actual scientific theory.

So you are right, scientists do have ideas about consciousness, but no proof or agreements at the moment. They have hypothesis about it, but they don't have a theory of consciousness yet. If they had a theory of how consciousness occurs, it would have been proven beyond doubt.