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Kane noted that academic declines are appearing in other countries as well, which suggests a broader global trend that could be linked to increased screen use.

From the article as well. So the pandemic definitely didn't help, but they also don't feel it is only because of that. The article also mentions that the decline started since before the pandemic as well.

I feel in this case, it just "proves them right" . Your 5 year old won't begin to use silence as a sign that they're right and spread videos of that debate to thousands of people.

yeah idk who "they" are specifically (i know in some state/city, they want the 10 commandments in schools), but I doubt they are a religious group that believes in all of the old testament, which means you make a very good point.

watched the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZPWbpOnZ-8

Kirk actually has a good point in that those lines are from the old testament, which Christians believe doesn't apply, and only believe in the new testament. Assuming Kirk is right that it isn't in the new testament ( the Cambridge speaker doesn't contest it either, for whatever that is worth). From the the student then pivots to talking about a new testament description along the lines of: Man shall not sleep with man, which he says can be interpreted differently than man and man and could be man and prostitute. Kirk contends that the traditions and interpretations were created during the time that the writings were created, and so there is no loss of translation then, and those understandings have been passed down until down consistently. I will say, i've summised this, but it is a lot more of a meandering argument afterwards that is not very interesting to watch.

I feel like the cambridge student shouldn't have even brought up the lines in videos above because it doesn't completely apply to Kirk's religious beliefs. The student studied the bible decently enough to make his point, but it seemed he needed additional context of Kirk's beliefs to make a strong point against Kirk.

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Idk the retraction is pretty honest. Not to mention, that source may have said things originally, and not wanted to continue to say those same things afterwards for any number of reasons(they were lies or even, they don't feel comfortable being publicized)

I'm assuming they found other rounds that were engraved.

So it seems you're trying to say that some of new week's articles may not be of high quality so we shouldn't dismiss them as a reliable news source. I feel like that's a very low bar for a news source in a world with a lot of fake news, that ultimately makes Newsweek unreliable.

Live in LA. Water is good

It still feels like that's crossing a boundary, i don't know how you feel about that. I do recommend practicing socializing. Go to bars, events, etc. and just try to make conversation with people. Yeah you may start off being awkward, but you'll get more comfortable as you practice.

yeah embarrassed for your dad. "evolve" wtf. this is too little context, but this can range from your dad genuinely caring about you("complain you're unable to find girls") but the execution isn't great, to just wanting to push you into doing certain things. This definitely requires a conversation with your dad about boundaries.

On another note, if you are trying to find people to date, you should figure why things aren't working there, and see how you can improve your chances ( are you well kept? are you comfortable talking to new people? do you expose yourself to new people in order to both meet new people and also practice talking to new people? )

lol i think that makes it even more hilarious. Trump likes to also compliment himself in his statements, so its par for the course in mimicking him.