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You would call Iran democratic? You would claim it protects the liberty of its citizens? Allows for religious freedom? Iran's elections are widely considered shams: https://www.for…

Honest question: if people decide to adopt this veggie diet, will we see a change in average height? Protein or not, most cultures with veggie cuisines have much shorter people.

They are part of the same thing. There are not "so many" muggings/fights/etc., but I do know several people who have encountered them. That's not so many; don't you? With respect t…

> Some martial arts have some application to self-defense, but I don't think that's the real distinction Many of the martial artists whom I know began training for purposes of self…

Which most housewives have.

I'm not sure in which martial arts you dabbled or on which circuits; could you clarify there? Different martial arts are very different in on what they focus. Some don't really spa…

Self-defense. Know two other guys who have possibly had their lives (or at any rate, probably hospital visits) saved in street fights and muggings. There are also countless juniors…

I'd say there's a bit of a difference between martial arts and a toy pony. I know martial artists who can break a dozen cinder bricks with an elbow; that's a serious pursuit. I'd s…

No one in America needs a new standard either. Literally no piece of gear I own has usb-c, except for one on my laptop which is not the primary charging port and I do not ever use …

I would argue that the industry do this already. On the part of Apple, lightning was undoubtedly better than micro-usb, and switching immediately to usb-c would arguably create mor…

That's only true of you prioritize minimization of e-waste over personal convenience, which most (including me) do not. The regulation delay is exactly the problem: had politicians…

That's 180M degrees Fahrenheit, for those of us who are American, Liberian, or Burmese.

Whether or not this is possible, it seems like a serious DDOS risk. Some one with malicious intent could give you a huge hosting bill. It might be difficult to apply IP-based rate-…

As far as I'm aware, the most the EU has done is look closely at doing it (most recently in 2018). One could argue that Lightning ports are better (particularly when compared to mi…

> Abstinence is absurd, regressive, arcane, etc, and doesn't belong in 2019 nor does it work on 2019. Why do you call it these things? Your opinion is not a source. I think both of…

> How are you missing the simple fact that most women get the cancerous strains from men? This is exactly the problem. How do you plan to convince men to get vaccinated to prevent …

You're right that taste is subjective, and that what tastes good for one may not for another. That is a large part of the reason that I take issue when people self-righteously say …

> You're not implying that if people just abstained from sex they wouldn't need the HPV vaccination? That's a judgement about people having pre-marital sex, is it not? No, because …

> no chance A 100% effective vaccination? Also, I didn't imply any moral judgement, I'm simply stating it's not as important as others. With respect to the baby story, was that a s…

HPV is elective, because activities that cause it are elective. Cancer-causing strains are transmitted largely by risky behavior, which is a choice. That is why I called it electiv…

I've always struggled a bit with the whole vaccination issue. Those who don't want them are obviously idiots, and unfortunately most are parents who are refusing to vaccinate their…

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That's not meat. Also, not every one likes that; will you try to force them to eat it via the vote?

Beans, lentils, and chickpeas are not a substitute for meat, in terms of either nutrition or flavor. Vegetable protein does not equal meat protein in terms of amino acids. Plant pr…