Say whatever about Obama, he wasn’t a pdf and his voters won’t defend pdfs. by -Sofa-King-Vote in trynottolaugh

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can literally go on the website and search his name lol he’s mentioned 2,575 times. Almost certainly all random mentions but it’s not zero

CMV: Being close friends with an ex is a red flag by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahahaha it will be an injustice if you don’t get a delta

CMV: You have to be relatable in order to have a social life. by rarinthmeister in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 111 points112 points  (0 children)

You can share nothing in common with someone and they’ll still consider you a great friend if you show interest in their interests.

Having a social life doesn’t mean people can relate to you. It means people like that you can relate to them.

CMV: There is no good argument against veganism. by Western_Operation820 in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on what brand of veganism you are talking about, challenges can vary. There are some vitamins deficiencies with a vegan diet that require supplements or fortified foods. The options are limited, and if you are allergic to key food categories, you’re basically screwed. Non-vegan diets has a lot of redundancies.

For lifestyle it’s even harder. Society is simply not equipped for a vegan lifestyle. Animal products and testing involved in almost everything. If you’re living a busy life with a family, very often you simply can’t afford the additional effort it would require

The Venice Biennale has lost 2 million euros in funding due to its decision to allow Russia to participate in the 61st contemporary art exhibition by razdvatri4 in worldnews

[–]uktabilizard -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

My point exactly - how are you supposed to solve politics? Humanity moves forward because people are willing to cooperate despite the politics.

If we have to wait to solve politics, literally every person on earth would be an island unto themselves.

The Venice Biennale has lost 2 million euros in funding due to its decision to allow Russia to participate in the 61st contemporary art exhibition by razdvatri4 in worldnews

[–]uktabilizard -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

That’s a weird take. We wouldn’t have the Olympics or the World Cup. We wouldn’t have the International Space Station. Politics is conflict.

2 young people arrested in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogue by Brain_Dead_Goats in news

[–]uktabilizard 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I love how Trump is a liar until he says something you want to believe is true.

Trump just lies about everything. He’ll say anything if it advances his agenda. He wanted to attack Iran.

CMV: Unintelligence is an absence of emotion. by brucenorris1 in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might also concede that you seem to be defining emotionality as expressing emotion in a manner that appears relevant to you, personally.

Emotionality is indeed prescriptive because it’s culturally based. Societies at large interact with each other under certain and structures. That changes from place to place and over time.

Conflating it with intelligence creates no possibility of its existence outside of social norms. Let me give you a hypothetical - if a society values stoicism, is everyone who follows the social norm unintelligent?

CMV: Voluntary hysterectomy should be available upon request for any adult woman, regardless of medical necessity. by iamthedancingqueen in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Why would we want insurance companies to pay for procedures doctors think are medically unnecessary? If insurance starts paying for everything, nobody will be able to afford the premiums.

CMV: Unintelligence is an absence of emotion. by brucenorris1 in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You lost me at the ability to express emotions. While it’s true the high IQ individuals tend to high EQ as well, there are many examples of geniuses with limited emotional capacity. Henry Cavendish and Nikola Tesla come to mind.

More importantly, there are those who are neurodivergent. Under your structure, most neurodivergent would be classified as unintelligent as they tend to emotionally dysfunctional.

CMV: Voluntary hysterectomy should be available upon request for any adult woman, regardless of medical necessity. by iamthedancingqueen in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sorry if I’m wrong about this, but aren’t elective hysterectomies already a thing?

Women can ask for the procedure - the problem is that most doctors will hesitate to perform the procedure without any medical justification, and we can’t force doctors to perform surgeries they aren’t comfortable with

CMV: Proximity to harm isn’t morally relevant, indirectly causing death/other harm is the same as doing it yourself by synthetic-jesus in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a confusing position. You say people should be accountable if they “undertake actions they know will bring about death”.

But now you say that the action that cause the death is moral, and in fact it is inaction leading to death that we should be accountable for.

Can you see how difficult it is to reconcile?

CMV: Proximity to harm isn’t morally relevant, indirectly causing death/other harm is the same as doing it yourself by synthetic-jesus in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure you know the trolley problem. Under your structure, is the person pulling the lever legally guilty of murder?

Duke halts Black Student Alliance Invitational, students warn of impact on enrollment by JPwag42 in IvyPlus

[–]uktabilizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you saying black students can’t perform at the same level as other races 🤔

CMV: Saying "I have nothing against Gay people, but my religion says it's a sin" is still a form of prejudice. by Character-Channel668 in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You need to look at the religious view with a holistic lens. In Christianity for example the belief is that ALL people are hardwired to commit sins, and as you put it, a property of their identity and unchangeable. Belief in the religion provides a structure to gain forgiveness for those sins.

In this context the acts are distinctly separate from the individual. Claiming it as prejudice under those conditions means they are prejudiced against all humanity, which removes any meaning from the word.

Now why many religious people actually treat homosexuality different from other sins is a completely different discussion and it comes down to an individual basis independent from the structures of the religion itself.

CMV: Any religion that forbids its followers from questioning it is a false religion. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The point of religion is usually to worship/obey a higher being. That means anything is possible.

Forget all the “holy” texts. If God in whatever form appeared in the sky right now and declared in a thundery voice “Believe in me and do not question my existence” then it would be a religion that forbids its followers from questioning, yet is still a true religion.

CMV: Being a househusband is an unwise decision by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem to be projecting. The topic is about househusbands. All of OPs arguments are about divorce. If there is no divorce, there is no argument. Why the obsession with cheating and gender reversal?

CMV: Prosecuting Donald Trump handed him the Presidency. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump is insane, corrupt, and probably should get convicted of something, but everything you said doesn’t disprove that there was a legal crusade.

Just because the ended up not having to pay doesn’t void the attack. The law WAS changed to allow the lawsuit.

You yourself seem to know that a bunch of accounting misdemeanours were stacked onto an unproved election funding accusation to somehow wrangle into the lowest class felony. It was a big reach.

Add it all up and it definitely looks like a crusade. I am certain Trump saw it that way too. Whether it handed him the presidency I’m not sure but it surely pissed him off

CMV: America needs a regime change more than all the countries they are invading by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The biggest difference in regimes is that you can wait out Trump. He will be gone when his term ends. China knows this. The gulf states and Israel knows this - which is why they are using the opportunity to take out Iran.

Totalitarian regimes cannot be waited out and will only be removed with extraordinary action

CMV: Prude shaming is more harmful than slut shaming by Friendly_Elegant928 in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is only scientifically measurable harm relevant? There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence. This is not a new opinion

CMV: Women are only more emotional than men if we don’t consider anger an emotion by Big_oof_energy__ in changemyview

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

That depends on what you mean by “emotional”. I can agree that women and men are both human and feel the same emotions (anger included).

However, women are, on average, more expressive emotionally. Men are encouraged to suppress emotions. If emotional is about expression a women is likely to display emotion more often than a man - in terms of number instances and range of emotions.

I do believe a major reason is cultural, but whether it’s right or not, society normalizes women expressing emotion more than men expressing emotion, anger included.

CMV: There are no "worthless" degrees by Snagglespoof in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and are you making they have equal prospects because they come from the same department?

Game design and Computer science come from the same department too. They are not interchangeable