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<|im_start|>user Is there a safe way to modify the human dna?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Safe is relative as it has to be balanced against the need to change. But generally speaking, there is no currently safe way to do that, but we do have new technology that can do that, most famous is CRISPR/CAS9. There is ...
<|im_start|>user What are 5 essential books or textbooks every software engineer should read? Title Edit: Wow! Thank you for all the suggestions!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error. Not a software book, and you'll get the idea within the first half of skimming. Still very ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a firefighter lighting a backfire help stop a fire and how does that fire not go out of control?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When a home is on fire there are usually large sources of water nearby, like a fire hydrant, or the ability to call for tanker trucks for additional water. Wi...
<|im_start|>user [Witcher] What are all the different Witcher schools like? Does the cat school focus on using speed instead of strength and vise versa for the bear school? Is there a best school? Does each school specify in a certain weapon? etc.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant - All Witchers have the same basic mutat...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do soap and shampoo clean your body?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant At a molecular level, if you were to examine a molecule of soap you would see that it is not symmetrical, in fact it has two different "ends". One of these ends is strongly attracted to water molecules while the other one is...
<|im_start|>user Is there an operator that can have an associative property without a commutative property, or vice versa? It seems that operators, whether they're pertaining to numbers, sets, propositional logic, vectors or whatever, will only have an associative property (ex. (a+b)+c = a+(b+c) ) when they also have a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do different internet browsers perform better or worse than the other, and what makes Internet Explorer apparently terrible? Edit: *than others, for you grammar people.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most web content follows a standard set of rules, called web standards to tell the browser w...
<|im_start|>user Is full labor capacity possible without runaway inflation?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes, as long as you have an accurate definition of "full labor capacity." Because there will always be some people between jobs, and some people with outdated skills, even in a tight labor market, "full employmen...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can some businesses swipe my card without any verification(PIN/signature) from me?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is usually a threshold set by the card companies above which a signature is required. Small purchases are less likely to be fraudulent since people with a stolen card are g...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are we taught Math that I'll never use out of high school instead of things like balancing a check book and paying taxes? I don't get why I'm learning how to do Algebra when I have no clue how to do any "real life" skills? To be honest I don't even know where to use this math in real life.<|i...
<|im_start|>user How do I explain the origin and nature of time to an 8 year old? Honestly, Reddit, I'm stunned that an eight year old is able to simply understand the concept. Last week, he asked me where the universe came from. BAM! Big Bang. Where did people come from? KAPOW! Monkeys, little man. What's more, ...
<|im_start|>user What is the difference between technician, postdoc and staff scientist in life sciences in the US asking for a friend<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Techs do not usually have a doctoral degree, though they certainly could depending on their career goals. A tech with a doctoral degree would often be em...
<|im_start|>user Why are distant white clouds not blue-tinted? The further away something is, the bluer it appears, due to Rayleigh scattering. Which is also why the sky appears blue when lit up by the sun. However, I have never seen a distant white cloud be any less white than close ones. When it comes to darker clo...
<|im_start|>user Why did most plants end up being hermaphrodites while most animals end up with two distinct sexes? The vast majority of plants have both male and female sexual organs, and when two or more plants fertilise each other, all normally produce seeds or spores. However in most animals the population is divi...
<|im_start|>user Where does the energy difference between absorbed and emitted photons go to? My teacher told me when a photon is absorbed and emitted again, it has a lower frequency. So it loses energy. Where does that energy go to?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Typically, when we talk about photons being absorbed a...
<|im_start|>user CMV:I don't think it matters whether the Grand Jury thinks Darren Wilson is guilty, he should have been indicted anyway. In the case at hand, there is doubt about the guilt of Darren Wilson. I am not saying whether or not he did anything illegal because I do not know, but the job of the Grand Jury is a...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Evidence-Based Policy is Overrated I participated and was a volunteer for the Science March in Amsterdam. So don't get me wrong, I think that evidence-based policy is important. However, I have come across the idea that all policy must wait for evidence, which, as a designer, I think is misleading...
<|im_start|>user What purpose do the ridges &amp; depressions common in food containers serve? They are present on the lids and sides, make manufacturing more difficult, and use more plastic rather than a flatter surface. Initial thoughts are maybe to disperse heat better or maybe lower surface tension (making it less...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When you load a new website how can we trust the website is legitmate? Is the ssl certificate downloaded in browser or perhaps we verify signed certficate with the CA immediately?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant the SSL certificate is sent by the webserver to you, which is valid only for each con...
<|im_start|>user What is the process for decontaminating sites where nuclear waste is present? Just wondering the main stages after a nuclear event both long term and after and if there is regulations for it Also any links to interesting videos on the subject<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. Measure, measure, measur...
<|im_start|>user What are the macro economic drawbacks for canceling student debt? From an unbiased stance, are there any negative economic impact for the American nation on a macro scale for just canceling the trillion dollars in student debt?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. Increased national debt and the conseque...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What causes that feeling of "emptiness" when someone experiences an episode of depression or sadness?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is not fully understood by science but much research points towards some form of serotonin deficiency, in either its production or turnover in our bodies. Serot...
<|im_start|>user What makes a work of art 'good' by contemporary philosophy of art standards?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I’m an undergraduate taking an Aesthetics course. Gordon Graham provides three normative theories for evaluating art: expressivism, cognitivism, and hedonism. Graham is a cognitivist, meaning he...
<|im_start|>user Why can't animals with gills breathe air?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Fish gills are very delicate, and have a very large surface area (which makes them work so well). It is completely dependent on being immersed in water to support their weight. Out of the water, the delicate gills will collapse l...
<|im_start|>user does the amount of tension a wire is under affect its ability to conduct electricity? If so is it only to a minute extent?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes, mechanical strain affects the resistance of a conductor three ways. The resistance of a wire is (rho)L/A, where rho is the conductivity of th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it that when someone suffers from amnesia, they forget specific things or completely who they are but not how to act as a human and complete basic tasks like eating and talking?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different memories are stored in differing parts of the brain, with differing de...
<|im_start|>user Why does CO2 only reflect heat back at the earth? Shouldn't CO2 also reflect heat back at the sun, as well as back at the planet? Or is there something else?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The energy coming from the sun comes at frequencies that can pass through the atmosphere (visible light, UV, etc....
<|im_start|>user At what point in your learning can you start looking for internships? I am currently a college student majoring in computer science and I have so far taken a python and a basic CS class. This semester, I'll be working with Java, PL/SQL, assembly language and might also take some web development classes...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How come when I am laying in bed at night and left with my thoughts I want to start working proactively in my life, but when I wake up I couldn't care less?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's the difference between living "idealistically," which can stay a dream, and actually doing the hard wor...
<|im_start|>user How were diffraction patterns for crystallography resolved before computers? Was it done using pencil and paper calculations that translated into structures or did the patterns more directly correspond to certain structures? Edit: clarified in post body<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Only the simples...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Do I get more pizza with one 18" or two 9" pizzas? Is there a formula I can use to work out the relationship between the areas of different sized circles?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Pull out two coins and set them side by side. See how the two together are wider then they are tall? Imagine...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Knowledge about the size and scope of the universe does not make me feel small and insignificant nor do i think it should. I have heard people talk about how small and insignificant we or a person is compared to the universe, heck i even think Sagan said something like that. But i see no reason to...
<|im_start|>user Research position at rural vs. urban R1 I have a friend who just finished their postdoc at a top tier school and now they're searching for a research position at an R1. USA, neuroscience. Obviously the competition is extremely high. Maybe rural vs urban isn't the right idea, but I'm wondering if th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does white light contain all colors of the spectrum, but when you combine every color you get black?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Pigment is subtractive, in that when you add pigment together, you subtract the wavelengths of light that can be reflected. At some point, you add enough pigmen...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can’t gravity be blocked or dampened? If something is inbetween two objects how do the particles know there is something bigger behind the object it needs to attract to?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The other explanations here are not really getting at the heart of your question (which isn...
<|im_start|>user CMV: British agriculture should be allowed to decline and land stewardship should be transferred to the National Trust, Forestry Commission, and environmental charities Posting here because it's pretty difficut to find facts which support or refute this view. It seems to me like we are being asked to...
<|im_start|>user Why is elevating your heart rate through exercise good for your heart but elevating you heart rate with caffeine bad for it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Elevating your heart rate through exercise causes your vascular system to dilate, allowing for greater bloodflow. When the veins are wide open, th...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Exposure to Misinformation and Invalid Arguments is Crucial in the Exercise of Critical Thought John Stuart Mill said it best when he argued 160 years ago, in his classic *On Liberty*, that it is impossible to truly know if 'x' is false if we refuse to hear any arguments or evidence purported to b...
<|im_start|>user Can you substantially heat a liquid by shaking it to produce friction?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes, example being high end blenders. A vitamix blender left on maximum for several minutes can heat soup (to the point where you need to let it sit before drinking) through friction. The motor in the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Explain time signatures in music I actually understand the "over" number. But in a waltz, 3/4 I don't understand how one derives the 4.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The bottom number indicates the type of notes filling each measure, and the top number represents the type of note the tempo is...
<|im_start|>user In a plant seed, has the metabolism completely stopped until germination or is there still very very very slow "life" happening? In other words, is it "paused", or is it consuming energy very slowly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Seeds have inhibitors in place to prevent wasting Large amounts of ener...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some helicopters have two rotor blades and others have four ? And what exactly are the benefits of each type? I've always wondered that.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant How much wing you need to lift how much weight with how much engine. Each blade is extra weight and extra torque you need...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Mental illness diagnosis is a very imperfect science that can be harmful at times When you break your arm, the doctor can look at an x-ray and determine you broke your arm. As far as I know, when it comes to mental illness diagnosis, a psychologist will talk to a person about their problems and ...
<|im_start|>user Is it better to learn c++ before learning python? I just started learning programming<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Depends on what you want to do. C++ is a lot more complex than python and require understanding many more concepts to actually be able to do anything. This makes it harder to learn ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Colonisation overall was a net positive for the world. Reasons 1. It created the modern nation state which paved the way for stable borders and is the reason war started to decline. Democracy also started to become commonplace since permanent populations and institutions like school started to be...
<|im_start|>user Are there any good books on how the scientific revolution of the 16th century brought about that "science" and "philosophy" started to mean different things?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I can't think of a book that covers this topic explicitly (/u/wokeupabug might know one). It's a hard topic, in p...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - whatever happened to acid rain?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Acid rain is primarily caused by specific kinds of air pollutants. Legislation in North America and Europe successfully limited the emission of these pollutants--for example, through the establishment of a "cap and trade" system tha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why is democracy generally praised while populism is generally denounced? Both appeal to the desires of the majority, don't they?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Democracy is usually understood to appeal to the majority while respecting basic rights and freedoms for the minority. Populism is mor...
<|im_start|>user Are President Biden's policies responsible for America's high inflation? Ok so it? President Biden is getting blamed by many. I thought it is another effect of coronavirus. I don't blame his policies. I also thought that if Trump were president, he would be facing similar inflation rates.<|im_end|> <|i...
<|im_start|>user How can the Universe be infinite if it is expanding? How can the Universe be infinite if it is expanding? Aren't those two ideas mutually exclusive? What about the widely accepted idea that the Universe was at one point a singularity, so if that is true then how can the Universe be in any way infinite...
<|im_start|>user How does toxicity evolve in animals? Ive asked this question somewhere else before but only got lackluster responses with the catch all answers 'evolution the end', figured experts might have better answers. The question is this, how does being toxic to eat evolve in species? Say you are a frog and t...
<|im_start|>user Are there any examples of organisms that completely contradict the theory of natural selection?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Evolution by natural selection (including artificial selection, humans are also part of the natural world) requires 4 things: * Offspring are similar to their parent(s) * Imp...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: NBA structure explained to an European As an European just approaching the NBA, I keep struggling to understand how the conference's and divisions work, I've seen posts here from 2016 but I Know some things changed since then. I thought I understood but now I see the Chicago Bulls played the Gol...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is having home-field Advantage so significant?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Familiarity with the pitch and playing surface, crowd support and less travel. Lots of professional athletes are also superstitious, it's easier to do your routines in a familiar place. Also, away dressing rooms ar...
<|im_start|>user [WH40k] What does space marine combat training actually consist of?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Everything you would imagine it would, but more rigorous. They learn to shoot, sure, but they will also learn the recoil and spray patterns and the very "feel" of an assortment of weapons. They will lea...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it normally that the bigger the species, the longer the lifespan...but the bigger the animal within the species, the shorter the lifespan?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The average size of any given species is the largest it can be, without over stressing its vascular system. When an org...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does gravity have an effect on time? I seriously can't wrap my head around how time changes when gravity is in play. Let's say there is a clock on earth and a clock on a gravity dense planet, the time on the gravity dense planet will be slower. If you bring that clock back to earth from the g...
<|im_start|>user CMV: In software development; and in other fields involving extended thought-work that depends on focus and concentration; there is no value in having coworkers to interact with face to face - and in fact, distractions created that way are counter-productive I believe this comic expresses the argument ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do plastic bottles have pointed bottoms? Also, how come others like Gatorade completely ignore this and don't have it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The pointed bottom helps provide structure to the bottle. If it didn't have this, the bottle would crumple a lot. Gatorade bottles are made of...
<|im_start|>user Why do things get darker when wet?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant **Refractive index** of a material is the ratio between speed of light in vacuum and speed of light in that material. Light tends to bounce back when encountered with a sharp change in refractive index. Being wet means that there's a wa...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is heart muscle so superior endurance wise compared to other muscles? Walking up a few flights of stairs makes your leg muscles burn and fatigue. Doing something like squeezing a stress Ball 2000 times consecutively would render your forearm muscles almost unusable until they recover. Yet you...
<|im_start|>user If we should use antibiotics sparingly, why is daily antiseptic mouthwash OK? We've been hearing for a while now that overuse of antibiotics leads to proliferation of antibiotic-resistant strains. Why doesn't the same apply to dental mouthwashes/rinses, which are recommended for daily use? I understa...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the reason that it is common to eat 3 meals in a day?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 'Mealtimes' are constructed to accommodate social, geographic and economic norms and lifestyles. Doctors will often ask you if you're getting three square meals, but that's just because its an easy way o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Will a kickball that is pitched faster go further when it is kicked? Why or why not? My friend tried to say it was related to Newton's "Equal and opposite reaction" thing, but I think the action here would be the kicker's foot, nothing to do with the ball. I believe that a faster pitch will be ha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are human eyes usually blue, brown or green as opposed to any other colors?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The stroma (top layer of the iris) is what determines eye color. For those with no melanin (pigment that makes eyes or skin a warm brown), the only color comes from the Tyndall effect o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it easier to talk when we move hands? I see it all the time during speeches. I noticed I was doing it the other day and it made my flow of speech better.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Words are linguistically representative of concepts, but their range of meaning is limited. You can get ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Teachers should be one of the highest paid professionals in our society We need to prioritize what is beneficial to society as a whole and what is not. There is no justification to pay a CEO thousands of times more than what a normal employee makes. The foundation of our society depends upon educa...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Difference between "Decriminalize" and "Legalize" So I'm trying to figure out the difference between legalizing something vs decriminalizing it? E.g. Marijuana<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In practice, "legalizing" something allowes the government to regulate it in a way that allows for some le...
<|im_start|>user CMV: People should be kept anonymous until found guilty. In the American Justice system, arrest records are public, and it's easy for newspapers to find out what someone has been charged with. From high-profile celebrities to average people, all of this information is easily accessed. However, I think ...
<|im_start|>user I believe school administrations have no business interfering with student activities, particularly with respect to fraternities and sororities, when they aren't detrimental to people who aren't participating. CMV Background: I currently attend a university in the United States with a somewhat small fr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : Why do we like to bother our siblings much more than other human beings around us ? I have two brothers, and I can't help but notice how much I like "fighting" with them, much more than anybody else, even the people I don't like and would love to see sad. Is it just the bond between brothers, do...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The difference between an API and a REST API<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant An API is just a formal, well-defined interface for programs to interact with each other. These interacting programs can be running on the same machine, or they can be communicating over a network. Doesn't matter. The AP...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does music invoke such an emotional reaction from us? (e.g. making us want to dance, cry or sing)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I heard a story that Charles Darwin always believed that humans invented music (probably rhythm and humming) 10,000's of years before a spoken language developed ...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn’t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Many of the Force techniques (at least how they're taught) seem to require gestures of one sort or another. I...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How do signatures prove anything? Are they not easily forged?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Legally, your signature is any mark you make under the eyes of witnesses with the intent of affirming something. So the mark itself means nothing. The mark is merely evidence that you had, at the time yo...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Gender-neutral pronouns reinforce the gender binary Gender roles are outdated and there is no realistic reason in America for people to confine to a gender norm or gender roles. It is socially acceptable today in mainstream culture for both men and women to do many things that once traditionally b...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The difference between Laws, Statutes, and Ordinances in the USA?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Statutes and ordinances are laws. Statutes are promulgated by the federal and state government. Ordinances are promulgated by counties and cities. Statutes will apply in the whole state or country ...
<|im_start|>user AskScience AMA Series: I’m Dyann Wirth, Chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Harvard Malaria Initiative, and I’m here to talk about malaria eradication; Ask Me Anything! Hello, reddit! I’m [Dyann Wirth, Chair of t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: You can locate an airplane when you hear one with reasonable accuracy. But why is it much harder to locate a helicopter?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You can make use of the Doppler effect to gauge the direction of incoming sound waves (changes in pitch correlate with the direction and motion ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What differentiates a "cuss word" from a normal word? In simpler terms, what determines/determined words like "damn" and "sh*t" to be bad words? Thanks :)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Well, in some sense, words are defined by what meaning people ascribe to them. So, a word is a cuss word or...
<|im_start|>user Why do economists plot independent variables on the y-axis ? Other than to annoy physicists<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Do you mean with price vs quantity graphs? Neither price nor quantity are truly "independent variables". In some models of markets such as Bertrand competition, we can think abou...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The new Canadian Cabinet should have been less about equal gender count and different cultures and more about who is RIGHT for the job. I'm in an office environment by day, and all I'm hearing is about Justin Trudeau being sworn in as the next Prime Minister of Canada. But when they're all talki...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are old "religions"(norse, pagan etc.) are not considered religions today, when Christianity, Islam etc. is and they have pretty much the same proofs for their beliefs?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A religion isn't just the things people believe, it's the institution to act in accordance w...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does wearing black make people seem slimmer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because black absorbs most light, rather than reflecting it like lighter colours, we can't see much detail in dark clothing. When we see someone wearing a light coloured item of clothing, more light reflects: specif...
<|im_start|>user Why is it that I can't see clearly under water without swimming goggles?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your eyes have evolved to see in air, your corneas have evolved to shape and focus light passing from air into the eye. The different refractive index of water makes it so that your cornea focuses t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does 'Anti-Paparazzi Scarf' work ? I just saw the [Anti-Paparazzi Scarf.](http://i.imgur.com/LxxdHSE.jpg) Explain how it works.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cameras can be set up a couple of ways. one way to use them very quickly in unpredictable situations (Like paparazzi for instance) is...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do celebrities rarely get prison sentences that match the severity of those given to non-celebrities? EDIT: thanks for all of the thoughtful responses, this turned into a really interesting thread. the side topics of the relationship of wealth and fame could probably make up their own threads...
<|im_start|>user Why do advances in animal models rarely translate to equally functional &amp; effective therapies? I understand that there are fundamental differences in biology between animal models and humans. However, I don’t think I have a clear answer as to what broad categories of issues might be responsible for...
<|im_start|>user Why are people skeptical about metaphysics? I saw few posts titled ".... save metaphysics?" "is metaphysics no longer valuable?" Why are people skeptical about metaphysics? What's the problem?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "If all we can have access to is the physical, the natural, how can we talk a...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Teaching your kids to believe in Santa is stupid. Note: this goes for other made up characters like the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. As a kid, I never understood people’s obsession with Santa. Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Christ and sure it’s now evolved to include some gift-giving ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do they measure the depth of caves when there’s no real direct path top to bottom? I’m talking about the record-holding ones in Georgia (the country) or Mexico. I’ve read a few books about these adventures but never do they go into HOW the depth is accurately measured. I’m 49, but my 13 year ...
<|im_start|>user Why do queen ants shed their wings after mating? Title<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant After a queen ant has mated, she will search for a suitable place to produce offspring and start a colony. Most species of ants make nests in the ground, in small holes of (dead) trees or other narrow spaces. Having ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What actually is Asbestos? I keep hearing about it in different contexts but still am not too sure what it is why it was considered good and turned out to be bad. Anyone know?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Asbestos is a naturally occurring silicate mineral. People have been using it since antiq...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How does the Bible explain dinosaurs? According to the Christian faith, God created man and woman. How does that explain dinosaurs? &gt; Wanting actual advice, not hating on relgion &gt; &gt; I'm just curious<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Worth pointing out that the bible is made up from texts ...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel comics/MCU] Could Steve Rogers be worthy of wielding Mjolnir pre-SSS? Steve obviously has the requirements in his heart and character to wield mjolnir but is it the SSS that makes him capable of acting out these traits that lets him lift it or could he lift it pre-serum?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>a...
<|im_start|>user What is the significance of "returning the power to the states"? You hear this a million times in every debate. A candidate is asked about his position on a topic, and ultimately the answer boils down to, "I don't believe the federal government should be making those decisions. I think those choices sh...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Antifa is a terrorist organization In the United States, the Antifa have successfully gotten two events canceled in the past week. First, at Berkeley, they made it impossible for the University and the Berkeley police force to ensure that Ann Coulter and people interested in hearing her speak woul...
<|im_start|>user How were carnivorous plants able to evolve as they did? Let me preface this question by saying I have always been a firm believer of evolution. However, I've puzzled over many strange results of evolution and how they got to be where they are. Carnivorous plants are one example. How can a plant GRADUAL...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why is there so few natural blue colored foods?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plants have only three pigments: Anthocyanin (red), xanthin (yellow), and chlorophyll (green). It's pretty difficult to combine them in a way that yields blue. Some plants get close, but it's really more of a purple co...
<|im_start|>user Resources on the philosophy of fear? Since a very young age, I have found this emotion to be one of the most fascinating... especially with how it hinders a person. If you know of any resources on the philosophy of fear and can share them here, it would be much appreciated! Thank you.<|im_end|> <|im_...