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<|im_start|>user When 2 fermions are affected by the Pauli Exclusion Principle, what actually happens to them that causes "repulsion" ? For example in electron degenerate matter in a white dwarf, there is pressure holding up the mass from further collapse. But which force is producing that pressure? Two electrons try ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Philosophy has no tangible value as an academic field of study. As an independent form of study, philosophy doesn't seem to have any practical applications. What value does philosophy have in the modern age, right now, aside from contemplating things. Is it truly worth it to invest a significant a...
<|im_start|>user CMV The Prime Directive in Star Trek is Immoral. I believe that the Prime Directive is immoral and unethical. For those who don't know: the prime directive is the belief held by the United Federation of Planets that they are not to interfere in the affairs of other cultures or people. I'm an a hug...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:What is hot water doing that makes cleaning dishes etc easier that cold water isnt?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant More heat: more energy to the molecules. More energy, more movement, the molecules will weaken and cut the low energy bonds that let them stick together like hydrogen bonds or Van d...
<|im_start|>user Difference between PhD degrees from different countries in the world? A PhD degree in North America takes 6-7 years, in Europe it takes 3-4 years, in Asia and Africa it takes 5-6 years, no idea how long Australian and South American PhDs take. What is the difference between these PhDs? Would you prefer...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel/MCU] Why don't T'Challa get creative and make a better ironman suit than ironman? I'm going to see the movie tomorrow, so if the MCU answer is in a spoiler please tag it. We have seen the tech of vibranium do stealth, energy projectiles, absorption and redirecting of energy. So why isn't Bla...
<|im_start|>user What type of economics is taught in China? Im assuming Marxian because of the ruling Communist party? Do they allow economists from other schools to teach/exist?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I taught the same (mainstream) principles curriculum at a top tier Chinese university’s summer school as you ...
<|im_start|>user My sociology teacher says that gender is socially constructed. Is this true? She has said that biological arguments are easily disproved, and that gender is a social construct with no inherent basis in human neurology. How true is this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on how she is using the...
<|im_start|>user I hope this isn't a dumb question. I am taking ekg classes to further my education, and one lead on the machine I am using is the "ground". My question is this: what is the natural "ground" for the electrical activity in the heart? Everything I have learned about closed electrical systems has come from...
<|im_start|>user Do glasses improve vision over time or will vision deteriorate over time?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ophthalmologist here. Pertaining to adults, eyeglasses will not harm or improve your eyes. Eyeglasses will not change your prescription if you wear them or if you don't. There are essentially thre...
<|im_start|>user Update: Professor re-arranged authorship order without my consent. What are my options? **Original post:** https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/3e9ftn/professor_rearranged_authorship_order_without_my/ **THANK YOU** The information provided by commenters on my first post was incredibly help...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Online ads are just as, if not less effective than traditional ads A lot of websites or "start-your-own-company" ads always like to stress the importance of digital marketing, but I believe that this is merely a fad. Ads on YouTube, Facebook or many websites are often intrusive and they don't re...
<|im_start|>user The "highest degree received" question So, I've noticed in applying to academic positions (assistant professor, etc.) that there is generally a question with a drop-down menu asking for "highest degree received", which lists BA, MA, PhD, etc. as part of the application process. As an ABD student, I don...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - How can astronomers determine what a planet/moon is made of, just from a few pictures of it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Spectroscopy. Notice how different things are different colors? This is because different chemicals absorb, emit, and reflect light differently. Not only do we know how...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why some sunny days are hotter than others? Why 2 consecutive days can be with great temperature differences, given that the sun is at the same angle and botth days are sunny, clear sky, no wind? By great temperature differences I mean from 21 degrees Celsius onde day to 32 the next, to 39 the ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Terms of service agreement should be simple, short, and easy to read Pretty much very time you sign up for a new service or download a new app you have to agree to a new terms of service. No one reads them. They are usually extremely long, complicated and convoluted documents. Everyone just hits a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 How does a desert oasis work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's water under the ground in most places, that's why wells work. In some places, like deserts, it's very deep underground. But sometimes the land dips downwards, and you naturally get to where that water is, forming an oasis. The ...
<|im_start|>user I think "Buy Local" or "Buy American" are unhelpful concepts and, in many cases, even morally objectionable. CMV. We hear it all the time. People place a large amount of abstract benefit to a purchase made locally. e.g., 'A t-shirt made in the US is more desirable than a t-shirt made in Vietnam.' Or, '...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does the UN work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant All the countries that are members of the United Nations send representatives to the council, and they have meetings, discussions, and hopefully agreements over all the subjects that are important to people all over the planet. "The United Na...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : Why does Alcohol make a person dehydrated<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two stages in producing urine. The first stage uses a lot of water to help the kidneys filtrate waste products. The second stage recycles the excess water and recircles it into your body. When drinking alcohol th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If the liver filters out toxins from the animal's body, then why does it contain such nutritional value for carnivores and is typically what the eat first?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The liver does a lot of things. There are lots of biochemical reactions you need to survive which takes place...
<|im_start|>user Why are hydrogels used in tissue engineering, what is the main advantage over just sterile water?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some context would be helpful, as this is a vast field. Some important aspects: - Hydrogels have a shear modulus and don't drip away, in contrast to water. - Hydrogels can...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What does the term "identity politics" mean? This is super embarrassing -- but it comes up all the time and I don't totally get it....<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "identity politics" are political idea or efforts to encourage political activities based on someone's membership in a particular ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do some symptoms of illness being “an impending sense of doom” work, chemically? I don't mean like mental Illness but like if you have something physically wrong with you just happen and you're gonna die. I read that the wrong type of blood transfusion can cause that feeling as a symptom of s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: the rule in English that makes 'enough' pronounced like 'enuff' but 'though' is pronounced 'tho'<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Congratulations, you've just figured out by yourself the first lesson of Linguistics 101: Orthography (writing system) has absolutely nothing to do with language. Lan...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Saying that Bollywood needs white representation as a retort to Hollywood needs Asian representation is not a valid comparison This comparison does not make sense to me. In some cities of the US Asians (both South and East Asians, I stuck to Bollywood in the title because I don't know enough about...
<|im_start|>user Are there any solved questions in philosophy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sure, primarily in the philosophy of logic and math. We know for example, that you can’t define truth within a formal language without getting some version of the liars paradox thanks to Tarski. And we also know that any ...
<|im_start|>user How are programs actually encoded into an FPGA? I understand the principle of constructing a web of logic gates to perform a particular function (process a data stream, do a math computation, etc.). However, I do not understand how my specification for a set of gates is converted into actual hardware.<...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: the Miller-Urey experiment<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Scientists were trying to determine if the chemicals needed for life (amino acids) could be produced from the chemicals that they believed existed when the Earth was young. So, they took those chemicals and put them in a closed loop alon...
<|im_start|>user In the United States, Why is a Masters degree (particularly in economics) considered a "consolation" degree when it seems like it is highly valued in other countries? Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit, but since this is about an MA in Economics, I thought it would fit in a little bit and generate a ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what makes a person a fast or slow runner?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Several factors but namely muscle tissue composition. Human muscle fiber is divided into what is called slow twitch and fast twitch. Slow twitch muscle fire slower than fast twitch and uses oxygen more effectively thus mak...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In the house, why does heat set at 68 feel different than ac set on 68? It’s the same temperature but they feel very different!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Others have mentioned humidity which can definitely make a difference. Another big difference is from radiant heat. On a hot day, the he...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is motivation? I mean what is going on in the brain when somebody gets motivation or has motivation?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A popular model of motivation requires two things: an incentive (something of value), and the belief that you will get that thing. So, what is going on in your...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is it sanitary for doctors and nurses to wear scrubs on their commute to and from work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is *some* evidence that shows that the bioburden (amount of bacteria) on uniforms is higher on scrubs that have been home laundered versus those laundered by a hospita...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do sea captains "fight" a storm? On shows like Deadliest Catch, when there's a storm, the captain is showing struggling to keep the ship afloat and (I assume) in the same position. What is he actually doing at the controls to make this happen?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a few s...
<|im_start|>user [Incredibles] Why aren't heroes covered by Good Samaritan laws? After Mr. Incredible saves the jumper and a train, he is sued by both the jumper and the passengers. Wouldn't this principle make him immune to legal action?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Typically good samaritan laws assume that the ind...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does going to sleep earlier affect your body differently than going to sleep later, even if you sleep for the same duration? I usually go to bed around midnight. But lately I've been waking up feeling a bit tired and feeling a little off all day. I was told I should go to bed earlier, which I...
<|im_start|>user What career possibilities are there with a philosophy major? To start with, at the moment, I am a junior in an American high school. In the past three-four years, I have had a wide variety of interests in liberal arts subjects, specifically history, music, and creative writing. But nowadays, while I am...
<|im_start|>user How do mutations occur that happen to be beneficial for the environment? The fact that an organism adapts extremely good to the environment is very strange to me. I understand evolution so my question is not how organisms are so well suited for the environment, it's how they can even develop mutations ...
<|im_start|>user Why are potassium supplements so regulated ? So a grown male should get around 4500mg of potassium a day. When I was looking for supplements I noticed that most of them only have around 50-100mg per pill and found out that it is because set regulations from the FDA. I get that too much potassium can...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When surgeons perform a "36 hour operation" what exactly are they doing? What exactly are they doing the entirety of those hours? Are they literally just cutting and stitching and suctioning the entire time? Do they have breaks?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant different doctors and different tea...
<|im_start|>user [Alien] Back on earth, who is the person most directly responsible for directing Nostoromo to LV-426?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The Weyland-Yutani Corporation has a number of standing interests due to certain knowledge it has acquired over the years. As a part of their policy it is standard proce...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The point in life is to have a good adventure, to really enjoy it. Just read OP's post here https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j8fil/honestly_whats_the_point_of_life/?st=j1uy8g8w&amp;sh=3187e101 Since that is 5 years and locked..I come here to discuss. And I find that life is pretty much...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The IRS scandal and Obama's connection I have seen a lot in other subreddits and on the news concerning this scandal dealing with the IRS but haven't picked up on what exactly is going on.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Certain non-profit organizations that raise money (mostly through donations)...
<|im_start|>user Eli5- How do consumer drones (DJI, etc) broadcast the camera image to your phone from so far away? How come you can control a drone and view the feed like a mile away but I have trouble getting Wi-Fi reception on the other side of condo<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two important things ran...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do people with severe radiation sickness get that period where they suddenly get completely fine before getting worse again?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The cell life cycle exists in stages. Prior to cell division the cell does a self-check of the DNA to verify it's all where it should be...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between Public Accounting and Private Accounting? Do they serve different industries or is it simply a different kind of company they are doing accounting/financial services for? Is there a difference in education/degrees for Public vs. Private?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assist...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Japan's population decline is not that big of a deal for the average person Now first of all, I mention Japan specifically for two reasons: 1) it is always at the forefront of these discussions whenever population issues are talked about, and 2) I actually plan on living there, at least for a whil...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can some animals go weeks without eating, but humans need food on a daily basis? For instance snakes or big cats can eat an animal one day and not half to eat for the rest of the month<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Animals that don't eat as often tend to eat much more at each meal. For exa...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel/DC] Is getting an advanced degree an indicator of criminal proclivities? Are Ph.D.'s red-flagged in any law-enforcement databases? Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Doc Samson, Doctor Freeze, Professor Zoom, [Doctor Angst](http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=15432), Doctor Faustus, Doctor Destin...
<|im_start|>user Is light reflected off matter or is light absorbed and then released? Are my curtains red because all other light is absorbed and (mostly) the red wavelengths are reflected, or does the fabric absorb the phiton and then release light of a red wavelength?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It’s reflecting ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When we start reading a piece of text, how do our brains know to read it in such a way that accounts for both the upcoming punctuation and sentence structure that we haven't gotten to yet?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The structure of our language syntax accounts for this, usually. There is al...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did the new and old world create and use the same technology? Such as the bow and arrow. How could two different parts of the world create the same technology without coming into contact with each other? I can understand both parts of the world creating the spear and other simple technologies...
<|im_start|>user [DC] Can aquaman drown? I know this sounds silly but bear with me. Fish technically can drown, but not in the same way we do. They breathe by having water move across their gills, but if the gills are damaged or water cannot move across them then the fish will suffocate. Would Aquaman face a similar...
<|im_start|>user [Power Rangers] Are the rangers, powered by magic or science? What is "The Grid" and how does it function? Are the enemies they fight magic or science based as well? Rita seems to be a sorceress but Zordon seems to be some type of techno mage, at least the rangers seem anyway. I understand some ranger...
<|im_start|>user During graduate admissions, would you choose a candidate with an amazing research project, and references, but a okayish GPA, or another with an okayish research project, good references, but excellent GPA? What's the protocol?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Amazing research project and references, as...
<|im_start|>user Logistic Regression, does y need to be 0 or 1? Not sure if it fits this subreddit, but was doing some Logistic Regression with Python and had some errors. At the end I think I fixed it. I first had y to be values of 2 or 4. I believe these did have a meaning. When I changed them to 0 and 1 my ROC Cur...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: CRISPR and how it'll 'change everything' Heard about it and I have a very basic understanding but I would like to learn more. Shoot.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Geneticist here! CRISPR (or CRISPR-Cas9, if you want the full name), is a big improvement in how we genetically modify organisms. ...
<|im_start|>user It's a common fact that fascists misappropriated Nietzsche's work to fit their worldview. Are leftists who were inspired by him also guilty of misrepresenting or misinterpreting his work? Fyi, I'm definitely not equating fascists and leftists, but I've recently discovered that a lot of french post-mode...
<|im_start|>user Why can't objects be seen if they are smaller than the wavelength you are using? Is there a physical visualization that can help reinforce this? I'm not seeing the relationship between the wavelength and physical object size. The wavelength of light is continuous, and describes the E/M vector at a poi...
<|im_start|>user How does sleeping work? I close my eyes and go unconscious. How does brain do that? Edit: thanks for the response :) /u/CaptainMcSpankFace has a very good answer that explains why we need sleep. Title is wrong. I meant to say how does the brain do that?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are tons o...
<|im_start|>user Are numbers themselves "real"? They are certainly real as symbols in our language of math, but if there were no sentient beings in the Universe, would "7" still exist in abstraction somehow? Does science account for this by accepting that non-physical "things" such as numbers and mathematical truths ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is meat sold at supermarkets dated for up to 10 days, but when you open it at home you only have two days to eat it. Especially something like family packs of chicken breast, that aren’t vacuum sealed<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bacteria breed in food, but it requires a couple of conditio...
<|im_start|>user [Legend of Korra] How is Zaheer so enlightened despite clearly being a psychopath? Don’t get me wrong. Zaheer is definitely enlightened, and unlike the other villains, he doesn’t use his ideology to justify amassing power and control. However, he’s a psychopath, and arguably a little sadistic. Zaheer...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does a sudden shift from warm to cold lead to a runny nose?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When warm, moist air hits something cold, you get water droplets appear on the cold surface. (Think about the windows steaming up in your kitchen when you cook) The same thing is happening inside of y...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does tobacco cause cancer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Several ways. Nicotine speeds up cell growth, and decreases tumour suppressant chemicals in the body. Then you have all the other stuff they add to the tobacco to control burn rate and so on, like acetone, formaldehyde, lead, arsenic,...
<|im_start|>user CMV: We should abolish the electoral college As you probably already know, we don't vote in the president directly but rather through the electoral college. There are actually 50 presidential election for who the electors are. On December 14, the electors cast their votes and the new president is chose...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between sievert, roentgen, and gray? Why is radiation measured with different units? What other units are used to measure radiation?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant These aren't direct measures of radiation, but measures of impacts of radiation. The roentgen is a measure of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: modernism, post-modernism, and meta-modernism Edit: preferably in relation to literature, art and cinema, but a handrail overview of the associated values would be cool too<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Modernism was an era circa World War One where the emphasis was on form, beauty, minimalism,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does overall wealth actually increase? Isn’t there only so much “money” in the world? How is greater wealth actually generated beyond just a redistribution of currently existing wealth?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When we convert raw materials into other resources, the value increases. R...
<|im_start|>user Any good statistics book suggestions to learn the theory behind the statistical techniques? So basically i want a book that can explain to me, why does sum of squared standard deviations follow a chi squared distribution (goodness of fit test), logic behind gamma and Gaussian distribution etc. Searchin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What instrument/equipment is disrupted by my active cellphone when flying on a modern airplane?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant None. Aircraft instrumentation may have been possibly affected by early cell phones and walkmans etc., **but now they're designed with cell frequencies and interferenc...
<|im_start|>user Are there any philosophers that argue an infinite regress of essentially ordered causes can exist?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Spinoza &gt;Whatever has been determined to exist and produce an effect has been so determined by God (by Ip26 and Ip24c). But what is finite and has a determinate existen...
<|im_start|>user I believe that driving is a right and not a privilege. CMV As we have had drilled into our heads by every cop, judge, teacher, politician and grumpy old fuddy duddy since the industrial age began. I believe it is one of those bullshit lies that civic leaders thought up one day long ago as a way to gene...
<|im_start|>user Why does covering the eyes of a person impede our ability to identify them so much? Like when they put a black bar over a person's eyes in a photo to conceal their identity. Most of the face is left untouched and yet it is hard for the human brain to identify the person. Why?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assi...
<|im_start|>user ELi5: Why do credit and debit cards have an expiration date?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To protect from fraud. Firstly it just adds another data point to check when paying online or remotely. Secondly it prevents really old or forgotten cards from being used if someone else discovers them.And last...
<|im_start|>user Is fair to call Superman a hero when 99% of the time he he puts himself at no risk by saving people?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant He usually bears some cost--time and effort--and it seems natural that those who bear costs to help others are heroic even if they don't risk being harmed themselves (e.g...
<|im_start|>user Wanting to read all or most of the works of important philosophers. Need help organizing. Hello Reddit. I'm trying to do what the title says, but I can't organize a route to follow. I've started reading all the works from Plato and then I want to go with Aristotle, but from there I don't know where to...
<|im_start|>user What happens to the photons that are 'blocked' by a polarizer? When light passes through a polarizer, some proportion of it passes through (taking on the polarization of the polarizer) and some proportion is blocked. What happens to the blocked photons? Are they absorbed and scattered? Converted into ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: why do the lights on planes flash instead of remaining illuminated like car headlights?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It makes them easier to spot visually. Planes have several types of lights. The navigation lights (solid red/green on the left/right wing tips, and a solid white light on the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What exactly is the issue with bees right now, why are people concerned about them? The bug/insect, just for clarification.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bees are *very* important in the process of pollinating plants and crops. They do it on a constant basis, as a process of living. It's the ea...
<|im_start|>user Why are cameras so inferior in low light compared to our eyesight? I'm not even talking about extreme low light. For example, at home in the evening, I have a few lamps on. I can see everything clearly. Yeah, it's dim, but by no means dark. I whip out my DSLR, and even with a 1/60 shutter speed, a gino...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I don't believe there's any inherent morality in dressing modestly nor do I believe there's any inherent immorality in dressing immodestly. I've never understood why society seems to think that dressing modestly automatically makes you a better person and wearing revealing clothes automatically ma...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do computer screens make ripples when I put my finger on them? I have always been intrigued by the water-like ripples created by touching computer screens. Why does it happen?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant LCDs, use liquid crystals, which were first discovered in 1888. These crystals are ac...
<|im_start|>user [Mass Effect]How could the Turians justify firing on the Human ships at Relay 314? Citadel law states that opening a Mass Relay is forbidden due to the fear of making contact with a Rachni level threat. However, how can a race that has had no prior contact with the Citadel be expected to know about sa...
<|im_start|>user Why does water vaporize under 100 degrees Celsius in some cases? Why does water vaporize under 100 degrees Celsius, for example in oceans before forming clouds?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The molecules have a spread of amounts of energy handy. Occasionally, a molecule just happens to have enough e...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Nearly everything I did in school was a waste of time, money and effort. I'll start by saying that school teaches a few useful things. Driver's ed is one; just about everyone needs to know how to drive. Reading and writing are essential, as is basic math. Some vocational and technical electives li...
<|im_start|>user What are the differences between the empirist (Locke, Hume, etc.) and pragmatist (Peirce, James, Dewey) conceptions of experience?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a lot of differences, but the most significant is in approach. That is, they want to analyze experience for different reasons and...
<|im_start|>user CMV:People with major genetical diseases should not procreate. I know, this will sound very radical and i might get very disliked for it, but i just had to say it somewhere. People that procreate while knowing that they have a genetical disease that will impact the life of many of their offspring thro...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does giving birth hurt, even though it harms reproduction? why was it not removed through natural selection? don't give me stories about the first woman eating a weird fruit please.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Human reproduction is limited by two of humanity's most useful advantages: We s...
<|im_start|>user How can I combine programming and economic science? Now I'm studying science economic in my university, And I study programming alone at home. and wondering how can I combine these two areas, please Give me some ideas and advice.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What exactly do you want to know about? ...
<|im_start|>user When making a clone of an organism, is it possible that different genes get expressed? Or are they always 100% identical?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant For the standard nucleus transplantation method, all the genes should be expressed the same, but the conditions of gestation and early life can mean ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Being Trans is not inherently mental illness Prior to about 1 or 2 years ago, I was of the opinion that all Trans people are mentally ill, due to the fact that they tend to have gender dysphoria. However, I've found a few points of reason that make me lean towards believing that Trans people aren'...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is marriage important or is it still relevant? Why does the state give lots of "perks" to married people?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The state has an interest in raising the next generation of well adjusted children, and believes that occurs best in the context of marriage. Also, many h...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The FDA does not need to ban the word MILK from soy and almond products. My primary thinking here is that the term "MILK" is not exclusive to dairy. https://www.treehugger.com/green-food/fda-looks-reward-dairy-industry-exclusive-use-milk-term.html FDA looks to reward dairy industry with exclusiv...
<|im_start|>user How do you move past "Its subjective" in conversations about art &amp; music? "Its subjective" or "that's just your opinion", are common answers that come up in conversations about music where disagreements occur. How do you move past it in your dialogues?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You don't. T...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If an object is in a shade that we can't see like infrared, what color would it be to the naked eye? So this question seems like it has a really simple answer, but like how a leaf is green, some objects have got to be in an infrared shade, because there is a giant spectrum of color that we can't ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - Do your ears make adjustments to listen to sounds from different places nearby? I was listening to a podcast when I started listening to a nearby conversation between people a few feet away from me without adjusting the volume in my earbuds. Every time I switched my focus it’s like the other voi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it safe for some species to consume certain foods raw that humans must cook?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Parasites and bacteria that affect humans. Either worse than other animals or just at all. Most other animals have stronger stomach acid to kill the parasites and bacteria that coul...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In movies and TV shows, when actors and actresses snort a substance (cocaine, heroin, etc.) what are they really snorting? I’ve seen some really close-up shots of the actors/actresses snorting something and it really looks like they’re doing it. I was wondering what white powder was safe to Hoove...