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Comment · 7 years ago
We do assume the accused of rape or sexual harassment against a woman is guilty though. In that case, it's guilty until proven innocent. Allegations only are enough to ruin a man's whole career.
Comment · 7 years ago
You dont need to be a graduate in math to prove things. Check out the IMO and tell me it isn't real math, and it's only highschool level.
Comment · 7 years ago
If you went through a math undergrad and some grad courses, you are not self-taught.....
Comment · 7 years ago
Definitions and notations are not discovered, they're invented. I think that's what OP was talking about.
Comment · 7 years ago
To be rigorous you would need to prove that the machine verified it correctly. Good luck doing that. Also theorem proving is only good for basic rudimentary maths, and not abstract state of the art math research.
Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
Alright then, let's go see what the dictionnary has to say.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happiness

Happiness: a) a state of well-being and contentment b) a pleasurable or satisfying experience

No where does it say that it comes from making others happy(which again, this is in itself illogical). Also, you claim many times that "sadistic pleasure" isn't happiness, but that clearly contradicts the second definition of happiness. You are free to misunderstand happiness as much as you like, but happiness has a meaning and trying to force definitions from your own universe down other people's throat and denying other's doesn't seem like the right thing to do.

Comment · 7 years ago
>It's purpose is to reward you for doing the right thing

And who defines what "the right thing" is?

>The surest way to invite misery is to go chasing happiness. Ask a heroin addict.

Or you could ask an entrepreneur who made his dream come true by chasing happiness. He would tell you the surest thing he did to get out of his misery was chasing happiness. Depends on who you ask.

Comment · 7 years ago
If your doctor tells you that you have terminal cancer and you will die within 2 weeks. You expect to die within 2 weeks, but I dont think that makes you suffer any less.
Comment · 7 years ago
That hole can be filled as long as they keep doing it.
Comment · 7 years ago
These are synonyms to some.
Comment · 7 years ago
>No, happiness is the result of making others happy.

By your own definition, you can't make others happy. Because, again by your own definition, for them to be happy, they need to make someone else happy, but for that someone to be happy, he needs to make an other person happy etc... A never ending chain. Your definition is illogical.

Comment · 7 years ago
>just because an evil company like Google or Facebook or Microsoft made an open source product that you are using, you need to shut up and stop criticising them!

It's the other way around, if you hate them and criticize them so much, you need to stop using their products.

Comment · 7 years ago
It doesn't say "A woman behind", it says "THE woman behind". Big difference.
Comment · 7 years ago
In situations of injustice, choosing the side of the oppressor is not always a bad thing, It's sometimes beneficial to let oppressor get it's way. You need to look and evaluate the whole picture before making a decision because constant local optimization is not always the best global strategy. Your goal is to win the war, not the battle.

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