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Abdial58 karma

Hi James! Fellow below-shoulder amputee here. When wearing the arm how does the weight sit? Most days I go sans-prosthesis, because the weight of the arm sits so awkwardly that I feel that I am being more hindered than helped.

Abdial23 karma

Another interesting note if you are Jewish: Cyrus' reign and acts toward Israel were foretold 150 years earlier in the book of Isaiah (chapter 44-45). Cyrus is mentioned by name in that passage.

Abdial13 karma

I feel like this should be stickied somewhere

Abdial4 karma

In what ways do you think that the cultural definition of gender is influenced by biological pressures? For example, in your example about differing responses to rowdiness, is it possible that boys are more biologically disposed to be physically energetic, and that tendency has shaped the cultural expectation? So saying "boys will be boys" is saying "boys are more biologically likely to be physically energetic, so we give them a greater leeway when it comes to controlling their behavior."

Abdial2 karma

Doesn't fit the narrative that "the rich get richer"