• melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    You’ve gotta have some faith in your ability to think. There is no evidence that the sun will come up tomorrow, but the world keeps spinning. If I sip on a Slurpee, but don’t have a receipt, do you believe your eyes, or do you need the receipt? By the way, pretty well all of Science is based on well-reasoned guesses, then the move towards the truth of the guess is refined over time. Confirmation of facts is a good thing, but not always necessary, according to the universal “walks like a duck” rule. As far as sucking on toes? That says more about you than it does about evidentiary verification.

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      5 days ago

      Maybe simply explain your reasoning for people who don’t come to the same conclusions as you.

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        4 days ago

        Might be a good idea if I’m having a debate. I’m just internet quipping, nothing more.

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          Then you may want to signal your shitposting somehow if it’s in a serious discussion instead of implying everybody is somehow stupid for not following your reasoning.

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        4 days ago

        I was wondering if you’d latch onto that and ignore everything else. Maybe we’re testing each other.