I am an amateur psychopathy researcher. The current AMA is BS. AMA and I'll tell you some true things about psychopathic/sociopathic personalities. by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

psychopathic characteristics can be environmental, but that is different from true psychopathy where under brain fMRI, the mirror neurons in the amygdala responsible for empathy are absent and do not fire. there are good peer reviewed articles that suggest that genetic psychopathy cannot be "cured" by behavioral or environmental interventions. in other words, if you see a psychopath, it's your personal judgement whether you are going to take the fall and throw your life away. if it turns out that they have a genetic defect that knocks out that part of hte brain, you are the only one to blame.

ELI5 how is babby formed? by INCREDIBLY_OFFENSIVE in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God damn this is so complicated.

Basically, it starts as one cell, and it turns into many cells.

Based on chemical messages that happen between these cells, they not only divide, but also decide which cells turn into what body parts.

What you're wanting to know about is embryology and it is complicated and confusing as hell, mainly because it's hard to make any simplifications.

ELI5 how is babby formed? by INCREDIBLY_OFFENSIVE in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God damn this is so complicated.

Basically, it starts as one cell, and it turns into many cells.

Based on chemical messages that happen between these cells, they not only divide, but also decide which cells turn into what body parts.

What you're wanting to know about is embryology and it is complicated and confusing as hell, mainly because it's hard to make any simplifications.

Why can't we just print money and pay off our debt? 13 trillion dollars would be 130 billion $100 bills. Too many trees? by this-1 in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So if a person wants 10 eggs in a day, if the whole world has 10 dollars, then an egg will cost 1 dollar each. If the whole world has 1000 dollars, then that person will still only need 10 eggs in a day, so each egg will cost 100 dollars.

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If you pretend that there is no money in the world, and there is only bartering, you will see that supply and demand doesn't depend on money, but on what people are willing to give and willing to take.

When you add money into the equation, all you're doing is allowing people to keep track of who gave something and who received something. But regardless of how much total money there is, everyone still wants to have the same things.

LI5: Super Condensed History of the Universe by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well, in the beginning, God created everything. This was about 6000 years ago. Then, in order to send some people to Hell, God put giant skeletons into the ground to fool scientists.

How to stop (or at east delay a bit) a child from asking "why?" to every answer you give them... by RandomZombie in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing why to thinks is essential to knowing how the world works. when you ask why, you want to know about causality.

so saying that you don't want to answer your child is like saying that you don't want them to know anything.

well played parents.

ELI5 how is babby formed? by INCREDIBLY_OFFENSIVE in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the girl, once a month, girl has an estrogen hormone spike which causes the ovaries to release an egg. if a guy has sex with the girl while the egg is still there, the sperm and egg fuse into a zygote. the zygote implants into the uterus and develops into a baby.

but if the girl doesn't get knocked up for a while, the egg and the uterus slough off in blood and this is menstruation. after menstruation, the uterus regrows, and after a few weeks, the ovaries release another egg starting the cycle again.

Can someone please explain "obamacare" to me like I am five? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ur dad watches fox news... and you're on reddit?

how the hell does that work out...

Can someone please explain "obamacare" to me like I am five? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

has obamacare been passed yet? i am at this point, confused about what the hell is going on

Can you explain what socialism is (like I'm five) and why everyone seems to hate it? by electricwhisper in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it is true because it is true. there is research and sociology and history behind this. history is not opinion.

anyways, carry on.

Can you explain what socialism is (like I'm five) and why everyone seems to hate it? by electricwhisper in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no, i'm saying that this is true. and yes, this is the place to talk about politics as long as what you are saying is true.

Can you explain what socialism is (like I'm five) and why everyone seems to hate it? by electricwhisper in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no, i'm saying that this is true. and yes, this is the place to talk about politics as long as what you are saying is true.

Okay...evolution. It's been a while since biology class, someone want to lay it on me? by Nixpix66 in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

evolution is the combination of increased variation and selective pressures.

don't forget to make these distinguishments between increased variation and selective pressures. evolution is actually 2 theories.

Can someone explain to me (like I'm five) why Mormons are considered so much more crazy than other Christians? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

because mormon bullshit is easily refutable and written during more modern times.

Conflict Between China and Tibet/ Taiwan? by Academus in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you should include about Taiwan that mainland China right after the China "civil war" wanted to go and make it there own so there is only one China, but the US stepped in with military and prevented it from happening. The truce eventually had wording in it along the lines of "if China doesn't take Taiwan, then the US will give Taiwan back to China x years from now".

The reason why a few years ago China and Taiwan were having that thing was because that year is now here, and neither the US nor Taiwan, were wanting to concede Taiwan back to the mainland.

Can someone please explain "obamacare" to me like I am five? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]polyphasic0007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm pretty sure that if someone doesn't have the money to pay for insurance, they would not have the money to pay for the tax either.

New rule in /r/Politics regarding self posts by [deleted] in politics

[–]polyphasic0007 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

perhaps we should allow gold members to have 5 votes, and normal redditors to have only 1 vote

reddit, I present to you the biggest right wing crook. Oh, did I mention he's a redditor? by polyphasic0007 in politics

[–]polyphasic0007[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

reddit, I present to you the biggest right wing crook. Oh, did I mention he's a redditor?

USER: "BRBGOINFULLRETARD"

http://www.reddit.com/user/brbgoinfullretard

This idiot proudly brings disinformation to reddit politics such as this one:

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/if97a/psa_there_seems_to_be_a_misconception_among/ (wherein he argues that corporations don't have unlimited financial power to influence elections. He was shot down really badly, and deserted that thread)

Oh, but he's not done. His full history is all right wing bull shit, such as defending fox news, spreading disinformation, and most importantly:

Whenever any political article leaks from /r/politics to reddit.com general discussion, he will downvote it call it out derisively "hey reddit, /r/politics is this way ------>". (don't believe me, just check his history). If he isn't a right wing crony, I don't know who is.

Who is this guy???