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They should either drop the word or use it equally with everyone whether straight or gay.

No but the doctor could order a 24 hour test in which you would wear a device for a whole day, and monitor your stress levels. They can do this with your blood pressure.

As several other people already said, it depends on exactly what this 'assistance' is that they're asking for. Longer time for completing an essay because you have a damaged hand and can't write fast? Sure. Help answering the questions? Nope.

No - he would not be obligated to do this. It's his bloodstream, his kidneys.

You were right, the medulla isn't the only site. The capsule/glomerular area can make some epi too. If you demedullate, that area enlarges to compensate...I think...

Yes it is bad. Animals owe us nothing. Yes, yes, I know...a few should suffer for the good of all...well if you believe that, you volunteer to be tested on yourself.

Saying you shouldn't give kids condoms in case it encourages them to have sex is like saying you shouldn't tell your kid to wear a helmet when he/she rides a motorbike in case it encourages them to be reckless. In any case, why the assumption that a teenager should not be having sex at all? If it's safe sex then it's their business.

No, no one should be made to support another's life without their own consent. They do not owe that human being anything.

Letching at Hugh Jackman in X-men 3.

Oh right...I didn't know it could regenerate the medulla, and I didn't know it was not the only site either. Thanks for replying.

According to The Diagnosis of Man by Kenneth Walker anyway, you can have it removed and not die. How come you wouldn't just get all weak and your heart slow down and all that?

I doubt it, many different personality types are drawn to the same genres of music. Also, people can like more than one genre of music.

Hmmm... Say this 3-sex species were all massively enhanced mutants. Would their superior strength, intelligence, etc. compensate for the difficulties of 3-way mating? Or would they die out?

I don't think anyone has any right to be anti gay marriage. It is a matter for no one except those two men or women.

I guess I'm weird, I get really weak if I go too long without eating. I can actually fall asleep from low blood sugar, though admittedly I eventually start producing adrenaline to compensate.

Ah, thanks for reply.

How come it doesn't go really low when you're asleep? I mean, you can sleep for 12 hours and so and feel fine when you wake up....if you went for 12 hours without eating when awake you'd probably pass out from hypoglycemia. How does your body keep it level?

That makes me sick. It's akin to banning people who do not have schizophrenia or temporal lobe epilepsy from public service. Yes, I think religion is a disorder.

Adrenaline - I am addicted to this molecule. Noradrenaline, Dopamine, Serotonin - duh, I like them because you can get high on them. Mercury - It is nice to look at. Neon - it makes lovely colours. White phosphorus - it glows in the dark. Glucose, sucrose and fructose - they taste lovely, and give you energy.

I thought males were supposed to masturbate regularly to get rid of old sperm?

I agree. It is in many ways equivalent to a parasite. It is something in your body that you don't want, taking nutrients from your bloodstream. There are worse things than wires...in Singapore they have masseurs known as hilots who crush the fetus by digging their thumb and fingers into the woman's abdomen, and squeezing. http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKMAN29804620070905 As for when the viscous blob gains 'human being' status? I would say when it is sentient. Can it think? Can it feel? If yes, it's a person.

Agree with this. We need certain rules to cohere as a group. Sometimes these rules are appropriate ('don't disrespect people'), sometimes they are illogical, serve no purpose, and/or create divisions where divisions are not necessary ('don't wear a certain colour, or use a certain slang word').

I was just making a point in reply to yours. Take the sand out of your foreskin.

I have those for a few seconds when I stand up too fast..fuzz and neon colours...

I don't think using metaphor is imprecise. It can actually make things easier to understand, whereas explaining the exact science behind something can often go in one ear and out the other.