As per Singles Awareness Day tradition, time to spend the night alone, in the basement, watching Makoto Shinkai movies. Possible eating ice cream straight from the pint, but it has yet to get to that point
So I'm arguing with some idiot on a friend's Facebook wall, about the legitimacy of childhood psychological diagnoses. I used ADHD as my example. The idiot is basically saying that child psychiatry is garbage and that kids are just kids. His argument was basically, "You don't know how this works. Nobody does." Then, I gave a relatively detailed explanation of the function of a mutation in the gene LPHN3, which encodes for a receptor that functions in a neurotransmitter pathway. This mutation is associated with ~9% of ADHD cases and can be treated with stimulant therapy. We have science that demonstrates this.
His response?
"Remember also that genes are the song sheet. We play the music."
WTF. Why are people stupid? And why am I arguing with them on Facebook?
"Remember also that genes are the song sheet. We play the music."
Ask him when he chose to play "Transcription and Translation of Topo IB" and who influenced his performance. After all, if it's just sheet music, his performance must be unique.
For the non-biologists: Without Topo IB in embryonic stem cells, all the transcription machinery goes berserk and the embryo kills itself.
If his body of argument is low enough just script dismiss.
He's just been scripting Obfuscate this whole time:
Possibly we will find some day that "inspiration" affects these things. But until then there are other ways to cause change in the body. You appear to know something of science, and that means you are a seeker and a thinker, and I like seeing that. What other things could affect our minds, other than our genes?
By the way, apologies, but it is late, and I must sleep. Be well.
Speaking of Facebook arguments, a asshole of mine accused my partner in crime and me of not being able to care enough about comics and stories we want to tell with them. We both told him how his accusations were invalid and baseless, and he called us trolls. He really rustled my jimmies, so I guess he won.
He's just been scripting Obfuscate this whole time:
The next time I make a religious character, one instinct will be "obfuscate in all situations."
You should see how John plays his super-religious character. It's hilarious. Just take tons of doctrine and whatever bullshit you make up is magically true!
one instinct will be "obfuscate in all situations."
That's a shitty instinct. How is that going to get you in trouble?
No, a better instinct is "Always extol the superiority of my religion." You can use that as an obfuscate, and that can also get you into all kinds of trouble. That tells me, "OK, I have to give you someone who doesn't like your religion."
You should see how John plays his super-religious character. It's hilarious. Just take tons of doctrine and whatever bullshit you make up is magically true!
It helps that he's studying to be a lawyer. Talking is sort of what he does.
The younger brother of my sister's fiance invited me to the bachelor party since I am one of the groomsmen. The activities were drinking, golf, drinking, strippers...oh yeah, and it's in North Carolina. My sister and her fiance live in Maryland. Had to make up an excuse about being at work, as it would only be the drinking that would interest me in the slightest, and the copious amounts they were touting were NOT up my ally at all.
He's just been scripting Obfuscate this whole time:
The next time I make a religious character, one instinct will be "obfuscate in all situations."
You should see how John plays his super-religious character. It's hilarious. Just take tons of doctrine and whatever bullshit you make up is magically true!
Or maybe he plays it by just copying previous posts of mine. Zing!
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Fail more: The snow that fell months ago was finally receding.
And from the article: Right, so, never going to Wales.
A friend of mine is dating a Welshman. I hang around my west-Dublin IRA friends because they're more even-tempered.
Ever saw what the Welsh language is like? It's quite bizarre, it's like a contest to see how many w's and y's you can fit in a sentence.
His response?
"Remember also that genes are the song sheet. We play the music."
WTF. Why are people stupid? And why am I arguing with them on Facebook?
I think I'm done.
For the non-biologists: Without Topo IB in embryonic stem cells, all the transcription machinery goes berserk and the embryo kills itself.
I have decided that I will not argue with this person on the Internet, wrong though they may be. I'm out. He isn't listening, so there's no point.
OK, maybe just one more post.
We both told him how his accusations were invalid and baseless, and he called us trolls.
He really rustled my jimmies, so I guess he won.
No, a better instinct is "Always extol the superiority of my religion." You can use that as an obfuscate, and that can also get you into all kinds of trouble. That tells me, "OK, I have to give you someone who doesn't like your religion." It helps that he's studying to be a lawyer. Talking is sort of what he does.