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  • If people small-talk in sign language, would it be called small-talk?

    Your remark about “spoken words” made be think about this and I find it curious, since “small-talk” has become something of a fixed expression.

    While words related to vocal conversations do appear in other phrases like “being left speechless” for example, I imagine “small-talk” to be more of a thing on its own in today’s usage.


  • I’m not arguing for either determinism or non-deterministism here, but let me ask you this:

    If every action has a cause, and every action has a subsequent reaction, and all these chains of events follow predictable rules, what is the factor of “randomness” that allows for free will to exist?

    Genuinely curious to hear your opinion seeing your stance on this is very strong.









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    Wearing a seatbelt in a moving vehicle does not magically prevent all deaths upon an accident. Do you recommend we should stop wearing seatbelts?

    If there are measures in place that reduce the danger of something happening, it’s not wise to remove them just because they’re not 100% effective.