You did what?

Edit: You've blocked me. I get it. But truly, dousing doesn't work. Dig a hole, and you'll usually hit water. Yes, a douser can tell you "dig here", and lo and behold you'll hit water. You would also be likely to hit water if you dig the places where they don't tell you to dig.

No, it didn't. You dug wells and found water, but you could have dug them in the places that it didn't indicate, and you probably would have also found water. It's nonsense.

>We called them “witching sticks” too. And yes they work.

No they don't.

Did he also drill wells everywhere that the rod didn't indicate? You know, to demonstrate that there was no water there and that the rod actually worked?

Most people I know say "bless you" after someone sneezes. Do you think that keeps the sneezing person healthy?

>can confirm that this method works.

No you can't. Unless you dug wells everywhere the dousing rods didn't indicate, so that you could check that there wasn't water there, then all you've done is dig wells roughly at random, or with some intuition based on geography and flora.

Why on (what's left of) Earth would you want to do that?

Shut the fuck up, Sanguinet!

I don't think they made any claims about it being safe. To me they seemed to imply the opposite, but just that their father did it anyway.

>animal welfare, taste preference, cultural or religious reasons, health reasons, etc.

All these plus environmental impact.

This is not one of my favorite Mondrian pieces, no. Also abstract art isn't for everyone.

>It just looks like a couple strips of interlocking duct tape to me, respectfully.

Well, it basically is, but like most things, it's about how the individual components combine to make something more. The human brain reacts to color, pattern, spacial frequency, negative space, etc. often with emotionality that isn't explicitly invoked by the work. There's aesthetic intent in the composition, and I imagine that many people have a stimulating response to viewing it.

If you can engage people that way by putting a few pieces of tape on a blank canvas, I encourage you to do so, and perhaps you have found a new low effort career. However, I think the trick is in how to use basic elements to do something that others find interesting.

To put it another way, waving a stick in the air isn't so hard, but I certainly can't conduct a symphony.

There's a difference between a painting using only a few colors in simple shapes and a painting using only a few colors in simple shapes that is pleasing or interesting to look at. If you have a good sense of abstract composition, go for it.

Are you interested in a high fantasy setting with original characters and a murderous plot? Well then I've got just the story for you! It has dwarves, magic relics, a dragon, etc. Does that sound like the kind of story that might interest you? That's too bad, because I wrote it in sixth grade, and it's not very good.

My point is that a book might be in the genre you care about and still be garbage. However, if a book receives positive praise from reputable sources (e.g. authors you like or critics you respect), then it might be worth reading even if it's not in your favorite genre.

If you haven't watched the 1957 classic Twelve Angry Men, I highly recommend it.

>I disagree with the idea of trying to skirt such duties personally.

Yeah, I hope I'm never charged with anything, with my fate in the hands of a jury of my peers, or rather the ones that weren't able to get out of it.

Going even further, every living thing sends to be descendant from some single ancestor common to all.