What are the worst misconceptions you know of?
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I'm that size, and I'm 13, I mean, he must have been relatively small.Trildor said:
And that real life military is like CoD, just no...
Australia is populated by the descendants of convicts: while it is true that it was used as adumping ground for convicts it wasn't until people started going there willingly to set up settlements that things really took off, australia is actually populated by the descendants of migrants,
australia is entirely 'the outback' and everyone talks like either paul hogan (crocodile dundee) or steve erwin
the refugees in boats shouldn't be allowed in australia because there might be terrorists among them: puh-lease, if a terrorist group was going to send people to australia, they wouldn't send them in a leaky boat that has a 75% chance of sinking
all criminals are evil dastardly cruel masterminds who want to break into your house to rape/kill you for teh lulz: the average criminal is by any standard not particulary bright, and just looking to make a quick buck the fastest way possible
if you don't have a gun, you are 100% defenceless from the evil criminals (see above) breaking into your house: funfact, there is a very effective way of detering anyone from trying to break into your house without relying on a gun, it also serves as an early warning system, it can guard the house when you're not there, and you can take it in public to most places without a concealed carrying permit, its called a dog
australia is entirely 'the outback' and everyone talks like either paul hogan (crocodile dundee) or steve erwin
the refugees in boats shouldn't be allowed in australia because there might be terrorists among them: puh-lease, if a terrorist group was going to send people to australia, they wouldn't send them in a leaky boat that has a 75% chance of sinking
all criminals are evil dastardly cruel masterminds who want to break into your house to rape/kill you for teh lulz: the average criminal is by any standard not particulary bright, and just looking to make a quick buck the fastest way possible
if you don't have a gun, you are 100% defenceless from the evil criminals (see above) breaking into your house: funfact, there is a very effective way of detering anyone from trying to break into your house without relying on a gun, it also serves as an early warning system, it can guard the house when you're not there, and you can take it in public to most places without a concealed carrying permit, its called a dog
I'm guessing you're one of the tallest in your class then?TerribleAssassin said:
Regardless, improvements in diet and healthcare with successive generations, have ensured a steady increase in the average height since the Napoleonic era.
What's unethical about it? Could it not be argued that you're stopping the unwanted breeding of animals that in turn could not be supported or looked after??CarlMinez said:
And that's fine, but I don't think I am. The ten percent argument is a willfully dishonest claim made by self-help coaches and new ages people peddling their services, and it's been propagated into accepted fact, for some reason. A much more honest way of looking at it is accepting that, yes, we actually use our entire brain. But maybe I am nitpicking. Either way, it's not an issue I lose sleep over.crudus said:
That all atheists will argue with you about religion.
That sexual harassment only happens to females.
That atheism is the disbelief in god rather than the absence of belief.
That America is the richest country in the world.
That Hitler was German(Seriously, some people still think that he was German).
That the SS was part of the German Army.
That sexual harassment only happens to females.
That atheism is the disbelief in god rather than the absence of belief.
That America is the richest country in the world.
That Hitler was German(Seriously, some people still think that he was German).
That the SS was part of the German Army.
Most Christians are fundamentalists.
Being Atheists makes you inherently smarter or more aware than a Christian.
The South is a place full of racists, bigots, and very few genuinely good people.
Being Atheists makes you inherently smarter or more aware than a Christian.
The South is a place full of racists, bigots, and very few genuinely good people.
1)A lot of people love Hollywood culture. Which is why it's followed by the media, why there are so many magazines and websites making millions to billions every year. People are star crazy in America because of the way this country makes success the only option. This "you have to be the best of the best" mentality most Americans have. That leads to people vicariously following celebs because that's what they want to be.Arsen said:
2)Black Americans do have it tougher in general, and saying differently is at the least, completely removed from the realities of their situation.
3)Opposing same-sex marriage=anti-gay position=anti-gay.
4)Warfare is a last option resort to problems, but many Americans are so gun/violence crazy, really starting from when we stole the land from the Indians, that they see that violence is the way to eliminate an issue instead of actually handling it like a human. Instead of strategy or some sort of detailed plan many Americans would just prefer we kill anyone and everyone who is a potential threat or in any way is interpreted looks at us a wrong way. It's a severe social-wide mentality issue that needs to be addressed.
Your other two statements are opinions, that are also debatable, but they are statements like the other things you said, and your entitled to your opinions, however wrong they may be.
Quite a few misconceptions. The some of the worst I can think of immediately:
1)That America is a democracy. How can people actually continue to say that it is? Do people not take civics? Which leads to another point, how many people "in the majority" (read: White, straight, Christian) feel empowered and entitled to extra rights and rights over others. Power hungry fools+ignorance=trouble.
2)That all people who do drugs/alcohol are all low-life losers. And that the mentally ill are freaks. That everyone in jail is a loser. That all homeless/poor/financially struggling are losers. That fat people are losers. These are majorly pervasive attitudes, that people who have problems in their lives are all losers. Many times these are people who really just need some direction, and a friend or some sort of person there to be there for them, or they are people who have just been hard done by society or made some mistakes. They need love and don't get it enough. The mentally ill are ostracized and not loved enough.
3)That sex is for reproduction. Making homosexuality unnatural, abnormal and, thus, immoral, heterosexuality pure, and homosexuality disgusting. Sex is NOT just for procreation. That is basic biology 101. So therefore, every single one of these statements are in-accurate. Every single anti-gay argument is inaccurate.
4)That being religious makes you moral. That religion is a moral standard. And that there is a such thing as absolute morality or normality. I don't think this needs to be explained further, it should be pretty obvious that simply believing in a belief doesn't make you a moral individual.
5)That guns kill people and are therefore bad. That is untrue. People kill people and people are bad.
1)That America is a democracy. How can people actually continue to say that it is? Do people not take civics? Which leads to another point, how many people "in the majority" (read: White, straight, Christian) feel empowered and entitled to extra rights and rights over others. Power hungry fools+ignorance=trouble.
2)That all people who do drugs/alcohol are all low-life losers. And that the mentally ill are freaks. That everyone in jail is a loser. That all homeless/poor/financially struggling are losers. That fat people are losers. These are majorly pervasive attitudes, that people who have problems in their lives are all losers. Many times these are people who really just need some direction, and a friend or some sort of person there to be there for them, or they are people who have just been hard done by society or made some mistakes. They need love and don't get it enough. The mentally ill are ostracized and not loved enough.
3)That sex is for reproduction. Making homosexuality unnatural, abnormal and, thus, immoral, heterosexuality pure, and homosexuality disgusting. Sex is NOT just for procreation. That is basic biology 101. So therefore, every single one of these statements are in-accurate. Every single anti-gay argument is inaccurate.
4)That being religious makes you moral. That religion is a moral standard. And that there is a such thing as absolute morality or normality. I don't think this needs to be explained further, it should be pretty obvious that simply believing in a belief doesn't make you a moral individual.
5)That guns kill people and are therefore bad. That is untrue. People kill people and people are bad.
That's still untrue. 10% of your neurons are firing at any one time, which is not indicative of the amount of th brain being used.crudus said: