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I am religious and believe in free will

71 (27.7%)

I am religious and do not believe in free will

10 (3.9%)

I am not religious and believe in free will

114 (44.5%)

I am not religious and do not believe in free will

61 (23.8%)

Total Members Voted: 251

[Graknorke]

The kind of weaseling that only an overworked nihilist bureaucrat could love.

That was the point. His opponents were trying to trick him into either inciting rebellion or being seen as a Roman shill.

It's very much a non-instruction. It's as good as staying silent. Same as telling someone "your BMI is ideal for someone of your height, age, and body mass." You did say something, but it's completely lacking in any real substance.

[Loud Whispers]

That BMI statement is actually saying a lot though

[Graknorke]

No, it says absolutely nothing. BMI is defined by height, age, and body mass. It can't be anything but ideal for those factors.

[Orange Wizard]

Your age is ideal for your age.

[Loud Whispers]

No, it says absolutely nothing. BMI is defined by height, age, and body mass. It can't be anything but ideal for those factors.

If your BMI says you're hyperobese for your height, age and body mass then you're not ideal

[Graknorke]

A 21 year old man who weighs 70kg and is 180cm tall is only ever going to have a BMI of 26.1
You cannot be hyperobese for your height, age, and body mass. You can be hyperobese, but with a height, age, and bodymass that makes you hyperobese you will only ever be hyperobese.

[Loud Whispers]

Exactly, that is a useful statement

[Graknorke]

Could somebody please come in and end this back-and-forth by explaining what I'm not getting thanks.

[Loud Whispers]

Hahahaha I don't get it either, is this something to do with Caesar?

[scrdest]

The kind of weaseling that only an overworked nihilist bureaucrat could love.

That was the point. His opponents were trying to trick him into either inciting rebellion or being seen as a Roman shill.

It's very much a non-instruction. It's as good as staying silent. Same as telling someone "your BMI is ideal for someone of your height, age, and body mass." You did say something, but it's completely lacking in any real substance.

Again - that was the point. He had to say *something* but any substantial response would have gotten him in trouble. It was a bullet dodge.

[Criptfeind]

Could somebody please come in and end this back-and-forth by explaining what I'm not getting thanks.

I dunno, it looks like the original thought was missing the body mass thing, ie, the statement was you have an ideal BMI, which obviously is good and important information. When you returned with a no, I actually meant in the useless way, it quickly dissolved into insanity, although I can't tell how far that was because of continued misunderstanding about the inclusion of bodymass or LW being LW.

[Loud Whispers]

LW being LW.

[Bohandas]

Hahahaha I don't get it either,

He specified body mass. He said "your BMI is ideal for someone of your ... body mass"

[Calidovi]

Hahahaha I don't get it either, is this something to do with Caesar?

Your weight and height all play a role in your exact BMI. If you're 200 lbs and 6'4", then you have a BMI of 23.7. There is no way that could be a different number unless you change your weight and height.
Therefore, your BMI can't change if your height and weight don't change. Hope that elaborated.

Hahahaha I don't get it either,

He specified body mass. He said "your BMI is ideal for someone of your ... body mass"

Pre-edit, no.

[Descan]

The only way your BMI could not be 'ideal' in that scenario is if you were an eldritch abomination that messes with basic mathematics.