Examples where your own experience flies in the face of research.

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

You know, these things that make you wonder if you live in some parallel reality.

I'll start, with the first ones that come to mind. Bold is my own experience :

- In the West, more baby girls than boys are born.

This one is really WTF, and I know I must be wrong, because I am aware that it is not possible, demographically speaking.
Yet, from what I am seeing from my own family and friends and colleagues, baby girls outnumber baby boys by a ridiculous ratio.
Like 70 % girls, 30 % boys. And this is based on my experience in 3 different western countries.
There is some research on decreasing testosterone in Western males, but nothing that would lead to this conclusion.

- In the West, violent behaviour is correlated to origins.

In most of the cities I know, violent behaviour was most often correlated with visible minorities. Either street gangs, or even guys from well-off families. Thuggish, aggressive behaviour is way more prevalent amongst minorities, regardless of poverty levels.

 

[TheComebackKid]

I'm told we live on a spinning globe but all of my experience tells me we live on a flat, stationary plane.

I'm told the sun is 93 million miles away but my experience tells me it's within our own sky:

Research tells me planets look like this:

My own experience tells me "planets" look like this:

Research says that the sun is just a star at that starts look like this:

My own experience tells me the sun is completely different than the stars and the stars look like this:

Looks like someone has been lying to us guys...

 

[Phr3121]

Interesting. Well, the father determines the sex of the baby. China has a shortage of women. As far as violent behavior, I couldn't agree more.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Interesting. Well, the father determines the sex of the baby. China has a shortage of women. As far as violent behavior, I couldn't agree more.

Yeah I read that somewhere, but it must be a divergence of like what, one percentage point or something ? Isn't it linked with cultural practices such as well, "tilting odds" in favor of getting boys ?

 

[Phr3121]

Isn't it linked with cultural practices such as well, "tilting odds" in favor of getting boys?

Yes. Government limiting the size of families. Preference for boys for carrying the family name. Baby girls being killed or aborted. Same in the Muslim culture - baby girls and women get no respect. China is now bringing women in from other countries. I think if the world had more women than men, it would be a more peaceful place to live. Also, more 'pussy'.

 

[TheComebackKid]

I'm told we live on a spinning globe but all of my experience tells me we live on a flat, stationary plane.

I'm told the sun is 93 million miles away but my experience tells me it's within our own sky:

Research tells me planets look like this:

My own experience tells me "planets" look like this:

Research says that the sun is just a star at that starts look like this:

My own experience tells me the sun is completely different than the stars and the stars look like this:

Looks like someone has been lying to us guys...

@Lowmanproblems @ShadBo

I need your expertise guys. Help save me from the flat earth...

 

[Jake the Muss]

 

[Beechwood]

There was a light researcher named John Ott that discovered with some farm raised animals, the sex of the animal could be determined by the type of light bulb in the room. His books can be found on Amazon and elsewhere. Some fluorescent lighting would more commonly result in girls being born. Other type of lighting would result in boys. As far as I know no longer scale studies have been done on this, but thought it interesting.

It is known better that sunlight and bright light can influence sex hormones in males and females. As an example with men ~

Sunbathing ups men's testosterone

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8493042.stm

As for me, I've discovered that dairy products make my joints ache and feel sore. My knees in particular will feel sore. According to research I'm wrong.

 

[ShadBo]

@Lowmanproblems @ShadBo

I need your expertise guys. Help save me from the flat earth...

We've known that the earth was round since the third century. It's easy to confirm for yourself with household items and a lil math.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes

 

[Seaside]

What if governments put something in water and food to make sure there more girls than boys? Conspiracy

Let us admit real history shows women more tend to follow. It is men who overthrow and start revolutions.

 

[tonni]

Tapwater is just the same and exactly as safe (or safer) as bottled water.

<puh-lease75>

Stuff tastes like licking metal

 

[TheComebackKid]

We've known that the earth was round since the third century. It's easy to confirm for yourself with household items and a lil math.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes

But you can do the same with a flat earth...

 

[LMP]

@Lowmanproblems @ShadBo

I need your expertise guys. Help save me from the flat earth...

And mountains made of giants. Which I would say was a way better example.

 

[snakedafunky]

I live in Thailand for almost 10 years. It is apparently the most dangerous or one of the most dangerous countries to drive in.
I have never seen a serious accident or the aftermath of it. I have seen a few crashes but they all just looked like car or motorbike damage.
Never once did I think this looks bad.

On the contrary in Germany one of the safest countries to drive in.
I must have seen several fatal car crashes (not the actual crash drove past it after when the cops etc. were already there).
And a lot of very serious crashes.

 

[luckyshot]

But you can do the same with a flat earth...

Good lord, I wish the earth was flat so some people could fall off the edge of it...

 

[TheComebackKid]

Good lord, I wish the earth was flat so some people could fall off the edge of it...

And I wish the world was a big ball so luckyshot could fall off the bottom of it

 

[TheComebackKid]

And mountains made of giants. Which I would say was a way better example.

The mountain thing was just something fun to consider. This is something else entirely.

 

[Son of Jamin]

How more often women are being molested compared to how often men are.

I have never groped or sexually offended a woman (unless you count poor performances in bed) but I have been groped so many times, been verbally violated by middle aged women when I was a kid/teenager, received highly improper suggestions from women, two girls tried to rip off my clothes when I was in middle school. They were much older than me.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

What if governments put something in water and food to make sure there more girls than boys? Conspiracy

Let us admit real history shows women more tend to follow. It is men who overthrow and start revolutions. More women= easier to control less violence

Well this is the danger : to fall into conspiracy theory territory.

Even amongst feminists, only a tiny fraction of harcore men-hating dysfunctional and damaged few would want to change the demographic landscape like that.

Oh and these people are usually confined to batshit crazy countries like USA, UK, Canada and Sweden.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

How more often women are being molested compared to how often men are.

I have never groped or sexually offended a woman (unless you count poor performances in bed) but I have been groped so many times, been verbally violated by middle aged women when I was a kid/teenager, received highly improper suggestions from women, two girls tried to rip off my clothes when I was in middle school. They were much older than me.

Did you change your handle recently ? I always thought it was "Jasmin". LOL.