And just because you believe bizarre theories does not make them true (looking at you, flat-earthers and covid-deniers).

The validity of your beliefs is not proportional to how "intensely" you believe them.

I'll keep saying it, facts are true regardless of how many people know or believe them. Opinions dissappear the moment no one has it anymore.

Even if you are a sciencetist, there will be plenty of fields of science you don't understand. So everyone can say they don't understand some science.

"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." - Neil DeGrasse Tyson "Facts are stubborn things." - John Adams

yeah like how I do not understand how some things work I know they do work

During the worst of Covid a friend and former employer complained that "science keeps changing its story" about the source, precautions, treatment, etc. And I had to explain, that science is not a "truth," it's a process that will hopefully get you to whatever is closest to the truth. He accepted it and later mentioned in passing that it made him look at it all differently.

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Just because you believe your business idea will work, doesn't mean it will! I used to say that to my ex regularly, he's not a billionaire, millionaire and still owes thousands to the banks. I'm glad he's an ex 😅

What if you believe in magic sunshine & bleach? Does that count as science, or is it just Covfefe?

People often misunderstand how 'proof' works. If you say something and it can't be proved untrue that does not mean it is true. You have the burden to prove your point as true, not me to disprove it. This is why you are innocent until proved guilty..

There is nothing quite so bizarre as scientific fact. An atom is mostly empty space. A cat can be alive and dead at the same time. The Sun could theoretically jump out of that solar system without notice. You can cut a ball the size of a pea into a finite number of pieces that can be reassembled onto a ball the size of the Sun. Between the torch and the screen a photon travels so far away as to be outside the observable universe. These are all scientific facts. Dreamt up ideas are nowhere near as bizarre as scientific facts are.

The good thing about science is that it’s true whether you believe in it or not. -Neil deGrasse Tyson

I think that a companion to this statement would be “If you don’t understand the science behind a subject/opinion then take the effort to read and explore that science. If you still don’t understand it then ask someone who does.”

Bet you wouldn't say that about religion, now would you? Irony...

Just Bc you don’t know what disorders are doesn’t mean they don’t exist

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You mean like the people claiming there's more than two genders????

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I wish someone would tell the trans people who believe a biological man can be a woman.

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. It is also not a blanket "everyone must allow you to say whatever you want": it's a restriction on the government from making gag laws

I am a gen x aged American man who served in the military and has a career in construction. Both very “masculine” with the attitude of “suck it up” I started to struggle with depression and rather than dealing with it I let it consume me because I was too proud and it ruined a lot of my relationships including my marriage. Now I talk openly about it at work on a jobsite and do not feel any shame and hope that I can help another person who is afraid to admit they are struggling.

Same, I have a hermit gene and I like it.

Poverty is not by choice. It's by design. As you work and work, save, watch money and still poor. Something is broken.

Yes

Nobody wants to feel they are not worth enough to deserve a fair return for their skill, sweat and time. Show some respect you are not better than someone else, we are not cheap slaves.

Have a one night stand with a different man every month for a year and you'll be stretched out, but sleep with the same man 365 times a year and you won't, what kind of stupid logic is that?

Yes but it's pudgy in middle

Be offended all you want, see who gives a c**p. Grow a spine and use all of your brain. If we took away everything that anybody found offensive, the world would vanish.

Reminds me of my sister who was telling me that I would change my mind when I'll meet the man of my dreams. I told her that the man of my dreams will not want children either.

This is a major problem with social media. People say all sorts of hideous things to and about individuals or communities that they wouldn't say in a face to face encounter. Partly because they don't have the courage to say it in a live situation, but I think it's also partly because cyber bullying somehow doesn't feel "real" to them ("It's only words", "It's just my opinion") and they are distanced from the consequences.

Even to just have to explain yourself why you're not drinking alcohol.

Just like you can’t pray away schizophrenia

I've lived with this illness for many, many years. It's not a mood swing, a*s holes.

However, if you are looking for a cause, then correlation is the best place to start. Looking at unrelated data rarely gets you anywhere.

I’ve worked in a lot of jobs that entail dealing with people. When someone indicates they’re deaf, or I’ve met them before and know they’re deaf, I have always made sure to lightly touch their arm to get their attention, and to directly face them, not to rush my words, but speak clearly—-not loudly, but clearly so my lips form readable words for them. It’s really not difficult to adjust to someone else’s needs for the few minutes you’re interacting with them, ffs.

Or like them. And having kids of your own does not mean you automatically like other people's kids.

I've asked people to reboot their computer and they turned off the monitor, and back on. smh

I don't understand how the word gaslighting is used these day, check out the movie that originated the term. Please.

My dad used to be a bus driver and he taught me this. He said that having 'I was right' engraved on your tombstone wasn't as useful as you might think.

Are you sure. I'm having loads of fun deciding whether to eat today and walk to work or not eat and ride the bus.

If you love someone, it does not matter what a stranger thinks. Love is blind

Glassmakers welcome old glass

Once you're pregnant your family starts treating your body as their property, and that your unborn child is theirs and you can't be trusted to make good decisions. They aren't even concerned about you for you. Any concern they have is about the baby inside you. You'll realize this after the baby is out and any care your family once seemingly had of you is gone. They will not ask how you're doing. They will not help you with your recovery needs. They will not speak to you like a grown woman who has a brain. They will not trust your maternal instincts and updated knowledge on parenting. They will not even take into consideration your sleep deprivation and hormones. Won't come around much, won't check in, won't talk to you about other things going on in the world. I had more lectures and being yelled at than anything. Really didn't help PPD. In fact no one gave Postpartum depression a thought at all.

"We only use 1/3 of a stoplight"

It also does not mean that I understand every piece of software that's on your machine! I'm possibly better at finding out what's wrong with it, but I don't know every way in which it can go wrong.

I always say that extreme atheists are just as insufferable as extreme religious folks. Both shove their beliefs down your throat. Both act smug and condescending if you don't adhere to their beliefs.