| Language is made-up |
| I can't remember where I saw this, but there was an internet comment complaining about how some word was simply made up and how it shouldn't be possible to do that. A commenter replied with something along the lines of, "What do you think language is, a codified set of sounds handed down to us by the creator?" |
| Fittest |
| From what I understand about evolution (hint: not much), the phrase "survival of the fittest" is a little misleading because it brings to mind a tough individual surviving in a difficult environment by being specially adapted. But really, the organisms that survived weren't simply the ones that "fit" the best. They were the ones who reproduced the most successfully. Being "fit" in an environment can probably lead to reproducing, but that doesn't mean that the ones who reproduced were necessarily the most "fit". They were just the best at reproducing. #science |
| Hitler wasn't right |
| There's this really nice politics lady who, during a speech about *whatever*, said "Hitler was right on one thing," and then proceeded to make a semi-legitimate point while using Hitler as supporting evidence. The thing is, she's right: Hitler was probably right about a few things. But he was also really wrong about a few other things, and that's what we remember him for. If your philosophical and political influences are so poor that you need to use Hitler as an example, you should get yourself some better influences. #politics |
| Future feelings |
| Some people have a tendency to think about how people will feel in the future about current events, and I think it's a little far-reaching to believe that you can control how future people will think of anything. Let future people decide for themselves. Live now. #psychology |
| 3091 |
| The average of two opposing viewpoints isn't a compromise, it's a misuse of statistics. |
| False inquisitiveness |
I don't like when people give the appearance of open-mindedness while in fact having no intention of changing their mind. A simple example is when people ask something like, "Who created the universe?" Right from the get-go, that question is making at least two assumptions: (1) The universe was created, and (2) someone created it. When a conversation starts with a question like that, it has the appearance of inquisitiveness, but really the outcomes are decided already. Confirmation bias essentially ensures that the questioner will find the answer they were looking for.
I find that these types of questions show up on social media a lot, and I've learned from past experience to just not engage. People aren't "just asking questions" (side note: if you ask questions, be prepared to accept the answer). They're looking for a fight, or an argument, or a chance to criticize the other side. No good will come from engaging with these people, as much as they believe things like "we need to learn to come together and discuss things". No we don't. The compromise between a crazy idea and a sane one isn't somewhere in the middle. #psychology |
| Types of diets |
I'm no expert (I should probably just start every sentence with that), but there are pretty much three main types of diets: - Calorie shift - cutting or increasing calories from any source
- Nutrient shift - decreasing carbs and increasing protein while maintaining calories, etc.
- Source shift - replacing meat with vegetables while maintaining calories, etc.
#lifestyle |
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