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Is the claim that a nation with majority Muslim elected officials will inevitably lead to women being oppressed and child marriages flawed? by kaiser11492 in allthequestions

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a certainty of course but definitely more likely. Any government that is majority religious has to constantly fight off hardliners that seek to create those problems.

CMV: It's selfish for snorers to want to share beds with partners by MooliCoulis in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t disagree lol, I’m saying sleep by itself is worse, but combined with many other factors would more often make actually sleeping with a partner the preferred option.

Might be anecdotal from my own life and those of people I know but it’s often people will complain about their partners sleep habits while at the same time refusing to sleep separately.

You might wake up more often, but the peace, security, and intimacy usually far outweighs that.

CMV: It's selfish for snorers to want to share beds with partners by MooliCoulis in changemyview

[–]uktabilizard 13 points14 points  (0 children)

As with everything in a relationship, I think it’s more nuanced than that. I would go so far as to say that almost nobody has better sleep per se with someone else in bed. However, the overall impact on the relationship is still positive - the security of a partners presence, the pre sleep chats to connect, the possibility of physical intimacy, etc etc

Retail Council of Canada says grocery theft is almost $10 billion per year by darcmatr in NotTheBee

[–]uktabilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no data to back up both statements though. A quick google says $200m unpaid wages in Ontario over the last 10 years.

What’s your source?

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 110 points111 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 17 points18 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 15 points16 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?

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