yizus

joined 3 weeks ago
 

How can it be improved and what Interests are preventing a healthier public transit system?

[–] yizus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Get in the Catholic Church. Bribe, cheat and blackmail my way into being a bishop. Borgia my way into the papacy. Surround myself with loyalists and on my first Urbe et Orbi just be like: “Psych! ‘‘Twas all a big fat lie. God isn’t real and we’re all rapists!!!. FU all!!”

By then I have obviously put the entire Vatican archive on Wikileaks and signed the entirely of church land and property and property over to local NGOs.

[–] yizus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Marxism as a hobby?

[–] yizus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
[–] yizus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Just piggybacking on this thread: Is there any place to try out skydiving in or near Winnipeg?

[–] yizus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If someone is denying the moon landing, I doubt pointing out the mechanics of dust particles in low-g environments will do the trick.

The strongest evidence is the fact that modern equipment can see the actual tracks the A11 astronauts left while hiking and driving on the moon.

If that’s not enough, it’s probably best to drop the matter. You can’t use evidence to convince someone who does not want to be convinced.

[–] yizus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Well, we care. That’s why I asked. It’s just that some people are certain about they position on this and refuse to back it up.

And of course it’s fun, I’ll happily suspend belief for 90 minutes to allow me to be creeped out by a good ghost movie, but that ends when the credits start rolling.

[–] yizus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (60 children)

He’s wishy washy on the scientific method, not because he doesn’t understand it but because he believes it’s wrong (or at least incomplete)

We’ve spoken about this on several occasions and either his arguments make no sense or I’m genuinely too dumb to get them.

 

A friend and I are arguing over ghosts.

I think it’s akin to astrology, homeopathy and palm reading. He says there’s “convincing “ evidence for its existence. He also took up company time to make a meme to illustrate our relative positions. (See image)

(To be fair, I’m also on the clock right now)

What do you think?