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Should clarify that personhood is: can create any new knowledge in principle (excluding resource constraints). A program consisting of a looping quale cannot create any possible knowledge, whether or not it is creating some each time it's run.

A looping quale is also not a person because personhood is not just: can create a given piece of new knowledge, it is: can create any knowledge (not just that created by this quale; again assuming knowledge creation defines qualia).

Some people are lactose intolerant, others are vegan.

I’m pro abortion but I have some pro life in me.

Banning the abortion of a zygote seems ridiculous. So does aborting a seven-month-old fetus.

Why not go with: you can abort until the nervous system develops.

Clearly, an embryo without a nervous system can’t be sentient and thus can’t be a person, right? And as long as it’s not a person, it doesn’t have any rights.

According to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542179/, “CNS [central-nervous-system] development begins during the 3rd week of embryogenesis…”

This idea is for viable pregnancies only. Other considerations may apply for non-viable ones.

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You can just eat fiber with your meals instead, that will slow down insulin secretion afaik.

One is that it's a way of reducing body fat, and overweight is likely a bigger problem for many people than potential short term negatives of fasting.

When a question is a criticisms, you want to mark your answer as a criticism too so it counts as answered.

There are hints that your body cleans up cells when you fast (autophagy).

Eating dinner earlier can be beneficial to sleep because digestion raises body activity.

Yes. Fat is calorically dense and easy to overconsume, especially from hyper-palatable foods which are often greasy. I try to eat around 60g of fat per day.

I could see that. Milk is hydrating. Yogurt is a good source of calcium and protein. Can go with low-fat or fat-free options to reduce calories.

Per kg of lean mass. Someone who weighs 150kgs does NOT need to eat 300g of protein.

Nuts in moderation. Very calorically dense, easy to overeat.

Ultra-processed foods are the main enemy.

Total dietary fat should be minimized.

Evolutionary mismatch is a good guide for diet design.

Dairy is a health-promoting food.

Anti-nutrients in plants are a real health problem.

Seed oils should be avoided because they are harmful.

Calories-in/calories-out is the main driver of weight loss.

LDL cholesterol is a decisive cardiovascular risk marker.

Ketosis is a useful or optimal metabolic state.

Saturated fat is preferable and good for long-term health.

Raising metabolic rate is possible and preferable to long-term health.