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briefnuts t1_j1hemab wrote
Reply to Where history has been fought by RedTomatoSauce
15 Oktober 1944, Aachen, Germany
briefnuts t1_iulzctt wrote
Reply to I'm a guy trying to create a global democratic movement based on the Swiss Democracy. Ask me anything. by CitizenThinker
Do they not have webdesigners and copywriters in Switzerland?
briefnuts t1_is71wsb wrote
Reply to TIL one bite of the beaked sea snake that is fully loaded has the ability to kill 52 men and only three drops of their toxic venom have the ability to kill eight people! Without treatment, the venom will kill a person within eight hours. by johndurairaj1
Fully loaded snake contains 19.5 drops
3 / 8 x 52
briefnuts t1_irwi00p wrote
Reply to comment by RedSonGamble in TIL according to the Census of India of 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages by Sistermateriial
"What is this tickling? " the alien asked.
"Oh, it's just when people lightly stimulate the nerve endings in each other's skin to make their sensory receptors pass signals through their anterior cingulated cortex which in turn releases euphoria-promoting brain chemicals."
"That makes perfect sense, thank you earthling"
briefnuts t1_j8dw3ql wrote
Reply to comment by TheGrumpyre in [IMAGE] Be careful what you feed… by Rocky9711
I think you're focussing on exactly the right thing.
For example:
In "the Boy Who Cried Wolf" a young boy enjoys yelling “wolf” and laughing as the adults in his village run around in a panic. But one day, he sees an actual wolf, and cries out “wolf” to try and get someone to save him. But no one comes because noone believes him anymore.
Instead of just taking the lesson ("don't lie"), we should be putting all of our efforts into:
Who is this boy? Where did he come from? What type of wolf was it? Was it even an unfriendly wolf? When did this story take place? How old was the boy? Where were his parents? Why was there a wolf? Why was there a boy? What were his/her pronouns? What did his diet consist of? Did the boy have 2 wolves inside him too? Did 1 wolf escape? Was this why he cried wolf so much?
Conclusion: Only after getting the crucial context should we allow ourselves to take lessons from parables to heart.