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We need to call them something other than “stem cells” (here in America, at least). Republicans have trained people to assume that stem cells can only come from aborted fetuses, and that will be a major hurdle to overcome for any procedure involving “stem cells”.
If you say that 1+1=2 and they say that 1+1=3, what should be done?
That’s an excellent question. I wish I knew the answer.
Then you need to read "1984" to the end (the book, not the movie)
Yup,
2 + 2 = 5, I love big brother.BTW, reading Julia right now, which is the same setting, but with more graphic language and a dose of feminism. Will probably follow up with a re-read of 1984, it's been a few years.
I suppose it depends on your goals - for a child or pet, is it okay to lie to them or simply force the issue, whereas for an adult human, how far should someone go to remove from them the consequences of their own actions?
Interesting article about the changing language surrounding climate change. Like now it's starting to become climate emergency/breakdown/crisis, but before any of that it was global warming, and in the 80s apparently it was "inadvertent climate modification".
Never forget that behind the mobs is a controller.
If progress can be made by being a week (more likely years) earlier than them on terminology to actually achieve progress. I'm here for it.
For examples, please see: The change in nomenclature from UFO to UAP and how that has played out in mainstream media and government.
1 should be renamed to 2, obviously.
/s
Patriot cells.
Freedom cells 🇺🇸 🦅
I don't think anyone in the U.S. where I am from has a memory that lasts beyond the last 10 political lies anymore. That's why we are having these issues.
So, the first few minutes of any politician opening their mouth?
Ah yes, like how “fusion” somehow isn’t “nuclear”.
Well, "nuclear" has come to mean "fission," because that's how it's used in every nuclear energy system today. "Fusion" isn't something that exists in a meaningful way outside of science labs.
So I think that association is fair. If you mean "fusion," you should say "nuclear fusion."
Are you meaning because people are excited about "fusion" being a possible future energy source, whereas when they here "nuclear" their minds immediately go to weapons and fission accidents and pollution?
Correct.
I asked chatGPT how stem cells are collected:
TIL
ChatGPT, a notoriously reliable source
Did you ask it how to keep cheese on pizza after that?
What exactly did you learn? If it's that there are a number of different types of stem cells, then we really need to improve scientific communication to the average person. I learned this kind of thing because I'm interested, but I thought this was being taught to kids since they were an active area of research (something like 15-20 years?).