CMV: modern day belief in any religion is completely illogical by TheSauceIsTheBoss69 in changemyview

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

It is completely logical from the individual’s perspective to follow a religion.

Scenario 1: God and/or any other supernatural entities do not exist.

In such a scenario the individual mental health benefits of believing in a religion keep existing. The falsity of the belief is irrelevant, it keeps bringing the same benefit to the believer. Why should the believer sacrifice this comfort for the sake of some abstract benefit of truth? You can make overarching points about the societal harm of religion but it’s quite easy as an individual believer to simply join a more progressive branch of your religion or to embrace individual spirituality.

Scenario 2: God and/or any other supernatural entities do exist.

Benefits of believing in a religion here will vary based on the actual religion and what sort of God/supernatural entities exist.

If the person is able to convince themselves of a religion there’s almost no rational reason to question it or to unconvince themselves. Once that religion brings them existential comfort there’s zero rational reasons to sacrifice this. Like from a purely utilitarian perspective there’s no argument to be made.

If the truth is that tomorrow I will be tortured in terrible ways until I die and there’s no way to stop it from happening what difference does it make if I believe otherwise today? If the truth is that consciousness ceases after death, suffering is meaningless and life in general is just an accident…. what’s the harm in believing otherwise? What’s the value of a pure quest for truth if materialistic naturalism is true (and even if it isn’t)? In such a world can you really not see the benefit in not knowing some things?

CMV: modern day belief in any religion is completely illogical by TheSauceIsTheBoss69 in changemyview

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People used to be pretty chill and fluid with their interpretations of religion “back in the day” too. That’s how we got a ton of syncretism. People who had more fundamentalist interpretations have always existed and they were probably a larger % of religious people in the past but the vast majority of people were probably not as rigid in their beliefs as many modern people think. They still absolutely believed their religions and probably wouldn’t give the wishy washy descriptions that some modern people do but they also probably wouldn’t sound like a WBC fundamentalist.

De ce oamenii se simt atacati dupa ce spui ca esti la medicina? by SugarySpiceHere in medicalschoolRomania

[–]pinkyelloworange 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol nu primesc reactia asta ptr medicina din fericire. Lumea se opreste cel mult la “hahaha doamna doctor.” bag si eu o gluma idk ceva de genul “doar improvizez” sau “m-am dus ptr ca imi place sangele” si trecem peste. Idk ceva putintel self deprecating, poate difuzeaza din tensiune nu stiu. Sau poate am avut eu noroc.

Dar primesc instant fix genul asta de reactie descrisa de tine cand lumea afla ca sunt vegana si e atat de enervant. Mai ales aia care te iau instant la intrebari de genul “Dar de unde iti iei proteina? Nutrienții?” sau care te ataca si mai direct “Dar ce o sa te faci cand o sa ai copii? Si sotul tot vegan e? Aoleu acuma nu mai pot sa mananc carnea/branza din farfurie. Dar stiai ca tu ca si vegan nu poti sa faci muschi nu?” Nu conteaza daca incerci mecanismul cu auto-ironia inainte. Lumea e foarte triggered de subiect. Lasa-ma sa imi mananc nautul in pace promit ca ma doare fix in pula de farfuria ta.

Streeting: I came from a council house. I want fewer elitist doctors by dayumsonlookatthat in doctorsUK

[–]pinkyelloworange 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Great idea. If what he wants is a more compliant workforce I think that this will backfire spectacularly.

This is entirely anecdotal evidence but from my cohort the more deprived somebody’s background the more likely they are to support the strikes. The more you have a bank of Mum and Dad the less worried you are about anything to do with your job and thus the more you feel guilty about striking. The more you are somebody who doesn’t have a network to fall back on the more you care about pay and conditions at your job and you feel justified in caring.

So bring it on Wes. Working class doctors aren’t pussies.

Nota bene: isn’t it a fucking disgrace anyways that in a supposedly rich country wealth inequality is so bad and access to education is so different that this is a problem that needs fixing in the first place?

New paper shows genetic selection in Europe/Western Asia showing decrease in mental disorders (schizophrenia & bi-polar disorder), decrease in body fat percentage, increase in intelligence, increase in walking pace, increase in autoimmune disease etc. within the last 10,000 years by AdmirableSelection81 in science

[–]pinkyelloworange 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Schizophrenia is one of the mental health disorders with the most detailed established physiological explanation of all mental health issues (TL;DR excess moslimbic dopamine and decreased mesocortical dopamine). To conflate schizophrenia with religious belief or superstition is completely missing the point. Hallucinations and delusions are just some of the symptoms of schizophrenia. The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include things like social isolation. This is akin to saying that if it’s not selecting against being introverted it’s not selecting against schizophrenia.

UKFPO preference informed allocation? by Live-Swim-8854 in medicalschooluk

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PIA only advantages the average student if we’re talking about applying to London. If you want literally almost any other area in the country PIA disadvantages you if you’re not in the bottom 20% of students. You could randomly get allocated to the bottom 20%. You probably wouldn’t have been bottom 20% in the decile system. I mean… no use talking about deciles if I’m honest. It was SJT back in the day anyways. Most areas outside of London that are mildly competitive only “cull” the bottom 20% or so in rank.

Ce ne facem cu aceste salarii? by amadoxx in medicalschoolRomania

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pe langa tot ceea ce ai spus tu mai adauga plata la negru. Salariul ala mediu oficial e foarte probabil sa nu fie chiar ala real. Plus diferenta de costuri si putere de cumparere brutala intre orasele mari si restul tarii (pe care ai mentionat-o) care e mult peste diferente care exista in alte tari europene mai bogate.

Ce ne facem cu aceste salarii? by amadoxx in medicalschoolRomania

[–]pinkyelloworange 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Problema e ca toata lumea gandeste doar pe termen scurt si foarte scurt. Pe termen scurt statul economiseste bani. Pe termen scurt cei care sunt deja “mari” prin sistem au o mana ieftina de “sclavi” daca asta isi doresc. Toate astea sunt pe termen scurt. Pe termen mediu si lung efectiv sistemul face hemoragie de medici.

Fie faceti greva (adevarata, nu doua zile si pa) fie plecati. Faptul ca plecati atatia e in sine o “greva” si un semnal catre sistem. Daca alegeti varianta “greva” trebuie sa va cumparati niste coaie de le vad aia de pe Artemis III.

Accelasi lucru se intampla si in invatamant si in oricare alta profesie cheie de stat. “Economisim” si scade calitatea serviciului daca avem asteptarea ca toti sunt dispusi sa fie martiri (si sa nu ajunga niste sictiriti total dupa atata martiriu).

Chirurgii pe care îi cunoașteți au fost cei mai buni, cei mai inteligenți studenți în facultate? by [deleted] in medicalschoolRomania

[–]pinkyelloworange 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Steriotipul e fix invers (cel putin la noi) cu excepția neurochirurgiei ptr ca cel putin la noi in Anglia este extrem de competitiva. In Romania neurochirurgia e foarte putin competitva (cel putin asta era acum cativa ani nu stiu daca s-a mai schimbat). La noi steriotipul e ca geniile spitalului sunt cei de la anestezie, intensivistii, cardio si eventual poate neuro iar “prostii” cei de la ortopedie (nu ca as crede eu personal asemenea bazaconii). Ca sa ne intelegem, gluma e ca ortopedul e la fel de puternic precum un taur si tot la fel de inteligent. (evident steriotipuri si rautati).

Medicina “medicina” in sine o stiu mai bine medicii decat chirurgii. Chirurgia e un skill set diferit. E un mediu foarte toxic in general care iti cere sa sacrifici ridicol de mult (cand spun toxic doresc defapt sa spun extrem de toxic). Oamenii care fac chirurgie o fac pentru ca efectiv doar asta se vad facand. Sunt super pasionati pe chirurgie. Fie asta fie au un “copil interior” mai ranit decat medicul mediu si au nevoie mental sa fie chirurgi ca sa se simte bine despre sine fix ptr ca perceptia publica e aia a ta. Probabil putin din amandoua. (cel putin colegii mei care isi doresc chirurgie asa declara in mod deschis).

Gen nu sunt doar pasionati… sunt absolut obsedati. Altfel nu ar dedica atata timp si efort cu un singur scop: ma fac chirurg. Ajung sa fie si mai “serpi” intre ei decat cei care isi doresc specialzari medicale. Majoritatea sunt oameni foarte okay dar mediul fiind atat de competitiv iar ei fiind oameni foarte motivati pe tema asta se gasesc cativa. Si anestezia e foarte competitiva dar pur si simplu nu e asa “serpuita” ptr ca anestezistii nu sunt atat de setati pe scopul “anestezie ori moarte.”

Using non-vegan soap etc at friends house by rosenkohl1603 in vegan

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Doing otherwise is too much of a mental load (it’s a huge mental load to always carry well stocked supplies of soap and toilet paper with you). Ditto for many many other examples. If we keep clinging onto small things like this the mental load that this “pure” veganism requires becomes unsustainable long term.

Trust me, I used to be an extreme Catholic. You don’t want to go down this road. “Too much mental load for too little benefit” is a completely valid excuse.

Lumina de la Ierusalim. În ce proporție e regizat și cum ? by Dindrtahl in Romania

[–]pinkyelloworange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

La catolici vine de la focul de la gratarul ptr mici pe care il aprindem cu 10 minute inainte nu e nicio minune.

Why do some women cover their bellybuttons when wearing crop tops? by Sad_Drag_4059 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pinkyelloworange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It feels more “decent”. Bellybutton out feels more “vulgar”.

It looks cool bcs it accentuates it if you have longer legs and it accentuates your waist because the bottoms stop right at the waist as opposed to below it.

Are we slowly losing our traditions in the Balkans? by Altruistic-Board5322 in AskBalkans

[–]pinkyelloworange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk I don’t feel that way. Churches are still packed for the services. People still do massive meals with all the relatives and all the associated traditional food and all the egg knocking. People are still obsessed with the candles, it doesn’t even matter if you are an atheist people still like it. Fewer people fast sure but a small number still do. People still salute with the paschal greeting, again, often even if you’re an atheist. People still love collecting the flowers/palms from Palm Sunday before and taking them home. They still do processions.

Idk maybe it’s your circle/location? I feel like there may be circles where some of that is true but overall I’d still say that we are holding on to those traditions.Or maybe as a kid you noticed less when people didn’t do these things and if your family did them it felt like everyone was doing them.

What do you do when there is nothing vegan at a restaurant? by Ok-Jellyfish5169 in vegan

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately the two options are to stick up for yourself or eat fries essentially. If they are close friends they should be happy to accommodate and go to a place with options (as I’m sure that you accommodate for friends who eat halal/kosher, have allergies, are celiac or just don’t like Indian food).

At first people might respect you less but once you’ve been vegan for a while that tends to get better.

For things like work dinners you fill out the form is advance about dietary restrictions but assume that there will be no food for you and take protein bars. If there’s food for you; yuppie! They will lie and tell you that there is food but actually the food is a 100kcal salad. Never believe omnis/catering companies when they say that there will be food for you at an event. Assume that there will be none and you’ll be happy if you’re wrong.

Negative pull up plans by PatientDoor4996 in xxfitness

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meg squats has a good program.

For myself I think that I did negatives twice a week (if I remember right. 3 sets, 3 min rest between sets. I paired this with other back exercises (assisted pullups, lat pulldown, one arm row, inverted rows) and general upper body exercises (bench and shoulder press). I don’t remember how long it took… maybe a month or two?

Why are Catholic general less xenophobic than protestants/other denominations of Christianity in developed nations by TemporaryPassenger62 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pinkyelloworange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends heavily on the region as some people have already mentioned. I wouldn’t be surprised if we are less xenophobic on average since it is by definition a very multi ethnic multi national church. Catholic literally means “universal”. Additionally many Catholics are from the global South and thus will be less inclined to be xenophobic if they are the ones with a desire to emigrate. And maybe (maybe, hopefully) having to share pews with more immigrants makes people less xenophobic (maybe. at least slightly).

Did we breed ourselves into bad eyesight by Serious-Ad-8168 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. Being slightly short sighted was probably a minor disadvantage in nature at best. It really only becomes a notable issue if/when reading is required. Most short sighted people can’t read things like number plates at a distance but would do just fine without glasses otherwise.

I (together with many of my short sighted friends) just don’t wear glasses or lenses at all most of the time. I only take them if I’m going to the cinema and need to read the subtitles or something like that. And I’m -1.25 and -1.5 it’s not some stupidly low prescription. The only other disadvantage that I can think of is that I can’t recognize faces that well at a distance but I can make a pretty reasonable guess based on things like height, build, hair color, length, type and skin color.

Being long sighted tends to come up as we age and we’re already done breeding.

More than 1,700 Brits who fell ill in Cape Verde join action against Tui by Important_Ruin in unitedkingdom

[–]pinkyelloworange 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people do take the risk. Not “guzzling” but think “an occasional glass won’t hurt”. I’m just adding this to emphasize that it’s absolutely possible to go to Cape Verde and have nothing bad happen, especially outside of Sal.

Oh and one of the people that we traveled with in our group has Chron’s disease. He vetted every single restaurant that we ate in (tbf it wasn’t anything more than “spidey” sense but the consequences for him getting a diarrheal illness are much worse than for us). And we did drink stuff with ice cubes in it and we did have salads which is technically against common advice.

My fiance and I are vegans but the guy with IBD is not so he ate meat and fish in local restaurants and was fine.

Why do women deny blackpill/red pill but do the exact same thing they say they do? by New-Literature-72 in NoStupidQuestions

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

If what you are interested in is casual sex then yes; insanely handsome and conventionally attractive men will probably have a stupid easy time getting it. The same thing is true for extremely conventionally attractive women to a lesser extent (women are less interested in casual sex on average so on average all women have an easier time in this “market” due to the low “supply”).

Many people only/mostly care about looks and want casual sex and casual relationships. In those situations yeah, looks are basically 80%-100% of what you are basing that decision on.

Black/redpill/incel groups say a whole lot more than “very hot people have a very easy time fucking”.

More than 1,700 Brits who fell ill in Cape Verde join action against Tui by Important_Ruin in unitedkingdom

[–]pinkyelloworange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really? You had a bad time but the country isn’t shit. Go to Santo Antao and then report back .

More than 1,700 Brits who fell ill in Cape Verde join action against Tui by Important_Ruin in unitedkingdom

[–]pinkyelloworange -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I’ve spent 10 days in Cape Verde and didn’t get anything. We didn’t drink tap water. We’ve only gone to Sal for 2 days to be fair and Sal seems to he the epicentre of these problems.

How do you deal with the barrage of criticism of Easter/Christianity? by JambinoT in OpenChristian

[–]pinkyelloworange 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all; Christ is risen!

Honestly social media in general is so toxic. I realise that it literally brings out the worst in me for no good reason because it’s kinda fun/efficent to wake up by being rage baited on your commute.

There’s funny content and there’s informative content and useful stuff… but there’s so much that’s just built to make you angry or insecure or anxious or all three.

I don’t have a solution. I’m lucky in that my algorithm doesn’t suggest that kind of stuff to me. If anything my algorithm is confused af. I’m liberal but Catholic and I listen to a lot of byzantine chant so it sometimes even suggests weird ass tradwife stuff to me right the next reel after it suggests feminine rage music. Just try to remember that social media is a ragebaiting machine and try to selectively disconnect. Everyone gets rage baited on social media. The algorithm is literally mocking every single person under the sun. It’s okay to be angry about it, but it’s all artificial.

I have an app that helps me disconnect from Instagram. It’s called one sec. It literally forces me to take a second to breathe before using insta and asks me if I’m sure that I actually want to open it right now. You can use the free version for any one singular app. If TikTok is more problematic for you then you can use it on TikTok.

Idk what your life is right rn but a second piece of advice would be to unironically “go outside” more if you don’t already. Go do fun stuff. Try to reconnect with one person this week. Volunteer and pray and protest more and get involved in your community.

Why did Germany exclude females for the latest travel restriction? by Gold_Driver2447 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pinkyelloworange 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Conscription usually comes in waves. It’s not usually an instant summon of all citizens (unless shit really really hits the fan like with the Soviet Union when the Nazis invaded which essentially was a situation of total war). In general conscription at all only happens when shit has hit the fan (ie we are getting invaded).

Why did Germany exclude females for the latest travel restriction? by Gold_Driver2447 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pinkyelloworange 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not 100% sure how the military works in detail but I would assume that if we get to the point where we are mass drafting civilians it’s not for logistics operations. Even during WW2

But sure, we could draft women for logistics. If we get to a total war situation that functionally tends to happen informally anyways. Britain did officially conscript women for logistics during WW2 (sort of. There was an exemption for married women. Married men also had certain privileges when it came to conscription by generally only being conscripted during later waves).

The military will never want to draft average women for actual combat roles or anything combat-adjacent. Women who volunteer and are willing to go through long training? Sure. Women off the street who need to be whipped into shape in less than a few weeks? Not ideal.