[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's becoming increasingly apparent to me that Pascal's Wager makes more sense in the opposite direction.

Let's say that there's a chance that there is no God, and your actions alone impact how future generations live.

With how Christians are currently behaving, their actions will result in untold misery for decades to come as countries succumb to fascism and the environment collapses.

On the other hand, if they behave in a way that would potentially benefit the lives of future generations, that is a moral good and God would approve of this behavior if he does exist.

Thus, it is more logical to act the same way as liberals and raise up the downtrodden.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 62 points 2 days ago

The United States federal government has said loud and clear that not only are foreign visitors not wanted, they are risking their freedom by setting foot on American soil. I don't see how anyone would be interested in visiting under those conditions who doesn't have family or the like in the States.

"I'm telling everybody in Canada, please come. We love you, we need you, and we miss you,"

That's not what we're seeing from the White House, lady.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 6 points 2 days ago

I mean

part of this is probably that no one can afford a new car at all

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 7 points 3 days ago

Yeppppp. I personally know three people who moved out of Texas specifically to get away from their abhorrent legislation.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 15 points 3 days ago

'Zionist' is separate from 'any religious fundamentalist'. Creative interpretation supports your statement. :)

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 3 points 3 days ago

You kid, but the reason we can regrow teeth like this is that we actually have the cells for a third row of teeth. Once these ones are gone, though, you don't have any more back-ups.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 5 points 3 days ago

I'd say maybe it's a grasshopper mouse, but if that were the case, those bugs would be eaten by now.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 11 points 4 days ago

You're ignoring the fact that you have to:

  • get a wallet
  • make sure your wallet is secure
  • fund the wallet from a trusted source
  • back up your wallet

Crypto is many things, but it isn't exactly as friendly as a credit card provided by your bank. Or PayPal, for that matter.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 4 points 5 days ago

You would be correct if not for the fact that consuming animal protein is waaaaaaay less farmland-efficient and more environmentally damaging than consuming plant-based protein... unless you're eating meat from sustainably-grown animals. Including carefully-managed hunting of wild animals. Factory-farmed meat, however, is very much not that. Most of the feed that goes to them is ALSO a mono-crop.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

diarrhy

HA

There's no reason to be afraid of the result; it only changes your future actions, not your future state. The condition is either there already or it's not, and the knowledge doesn't change that fact. Take life as it comes and don't borrow trouble.

I know that's easier said than done for people who are prone to anxiety, but take it from someone who has busted one hand and one wrist in recent years; you can adjust to whatever comes, so don't be afraid of it. Plan for what you know now, and save the rest of the planning for when you have more info. Don't let it shake you and don't let it eat your happiness.

You got this.

[-] SparroHawc@piefed.world 21 points 5 days ago

I remember in the distant past a video about a 'study' of kids who are given a marshmallow, and they are left alone with it after being told that if they don't eat it, they can have more later - but if they eat it now, that's all they get.

And later I heard that they looked into the kids that had 'poor impulse control' because they ate the one marshmallow ... and these kids apparently had grown up in an environment where promises were often broken.

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