Just because you prefer "hard science" because it's easier to control variables doesn't give you license to push your pet definition (notably, not provided) and value-judgements about the word onto other people. (Or at least—taking this license destroys your own credibility.) Doing so does just as much reputational damage to the aforementioned institutions, processes, methodologies, and cultures than people who try to draw too much certainty from poorly controlled variables.

What ever happened to nuance and understanding? C'mon! I believe you're capable of better. This kind of rancid tone has no place in serious discussion.

No, it isn't. Secondly, you're assuming malice where it doesn't appear there is any. Third, you're perfectly capable of communicated despite this, and certainly more than pointing out a disagreement over facts. Why comment at all if you only want to point out disagreement and don't appear willing to discuss the bulk of the commentary?

Meanwhile, "good faith" actually is a precondition for decent conversation.

EDIT: Meanwhile, googling "marijuana death penalty singapore" turns up way, way too many results for this to be likely to be an entirely false claim. So from my perspective you basically killed the conversation while contributing nothing of value. Eg https://apnews.com/article/singapore-death-penalty-drugs-exe...

What a snide mischaracterization of a word that essentially means "methodology"

Compared to what?

Who gives a damn how he dresses; I hope he takes his own advice because it'd be pretty weird not to, but he could walk around nude for all I care.

It seems very obvious why someone could get worked up over demonizing a relatively benign psychedelic over literal poison that is responsible for myriad health issues and daily violence.

If you can't meet in the middle and actually discuss the substance of the topic rather than nitpicking their comment, why comment at all?

That said, I rarely eat out anymore, and when I do get food I order takeout. The obsession with service when I don't really give a damn about it has basically destroyed my desire to sit down in a restaurant and pay even more to have my water occasionally refilled. The constant "thank you"s and "how's the food" and pushing menu items on me is basically the opposite of how I'd prefer to spend my time eating in a restaurant. Just bring the food and a water pitcher and leave me alone, please!

Personally, I find computers to be harbingers of doom. Not essentially, of course, but it's pretty clear at this point we're not going to see the potential of the technology we already have realized within my lifetime, but we will see a good deal of the predicted use to abuse people. Hell, we already see much of it.

Is this an odd translation of 中国 or am I missing something?

Edit: took me way too long to realize this was referencing lord of the rings.

what a ridiculous counterfactual. We have plenty of wildly successful standards that weren't just thrown at consumers and called a standard.