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A lot of opponents try to argue from the angle of choice, and proponents do the same, claiming it's not a choice. Ignoring the science that leans towards a mixture of nature and nurture, let's, for the sake of argument, say it's totally a choice.

If it is totally a choice, and you can decide your sexual preferences on the fly, what is inherently wrong with same-sex attraction? If your male neighbor chooses to feel attraction for the mail-man who chooses the same thing... who is this harming, and why?

Without arguing from religious texts, can you give any particular reason why two consenting adults of the same sex, even if it's a straight-up conscious choice, should not be allowed?

I apologize for the narrowly-targeted question, but I'm having a hard time finding online resources that pertain to this.

I'm an FTM wondering where I might be able to go to gain a prescription for testosterone in the Chicago area. I was diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria in 2010 and began taking hormones prescribed in Minnesota in 2012. I moved to Illinois in 2014 and have not since been able to find a safe place for transpeople to gain HRT prescriptions. My prescription in MN was one I had to physically renew every couple of months by a somewhat pricey doctor visit, with accompanying LAB tests, though I was very comfortable at that clinic.

Where can I go to get a new prescription for testosterone in Chicago? Is there anything out in the 'burbs that could save me the expensive and stressful trip into the city? Say, in the Hinsdale area or DuPage county in general?

Thank you!

I'm moving from Minnesota to Illinois, and I will be near the city. I've visited on several occasions, but if I'm going to be living there, I'd rather just have an I-Pass and not have to stop for the tolls every few miles.

I started to sign up on the website, but it told me that they would mail the transponder sometime within 14 business days. I'm moving in 6 days. I was wondering if it ever really takes 14 business days, or if people have gotten theirs sooner. Should I perhaps just wait, or order it now and have it sent to my new address?

I was kind of hoping to have it before I made the initial trip down there but if that can't be done... ah well. Just looking for insight!

Thanks!

So my dad and I are somewhat distant. We talk to each other maybe once a year. He didn't raise me. My parents were separated when I was 2, and my step dad came in to my life when I was 6. I'm 25 now.

My dad had a back injury and he's been trying to get disability for it. He's been turned down numerous times. Recently, he called and left a message for me asking for my SSN. I thought it was a little odd, being that I'm too old to be claimed as any sort of dependent, and I didn't think disability would concern itself with offspring who are now independent adults.

What could my father possibly want my SSN for? Is there some sort of disability request that does require the SSN of all of one's children regardless of age, and regardless of the parent's involvement in their "child's" life? He did pay child support on me, though not regularly and not much...

So there are a few topics about Satanism floating around here. Many of the Christians who have replied to the threads insist that Satanists do believe in a god, suggesting that Satan is one.

If Satan is a god, does that not make Christianity, as well as other Abrahamic faiths, a polytheistic religion rather than a monotheistic one? Or is there a double-standard?

I guess this is more of a complaint than a question, but why do people post to requests for translations with the results of auto translators? If you don't know the language and you can't help the asker, don't post anything. Chances are, they've already tried an auto translator and gotten bad results, or they need a flawless translation.

Please don't auto-translate. An accurate gist of what this says would be nice. I've already exhausted dictionaries and translation software. This is an excerpt from a short fantasy novella.

태초에 어머니가 만물을 만든 후, 그들 열두 명은 태어난 자리로 돌아온 최초의 귀환자들이었다. 그들이 걸었던 길은 오랫동안 잊혔으나 그들이 세상으로 돌아와 한 일은 영원히 잊힐 수 없었다.

바위에 새겨진 이름들은 이후 수천 년이 흐르도록 지워지지 않았다. 언젠가 다시 찾아오는 자들은 가장 먼저 이 이름들을 보게 될 것이다.

Please help me out with this. I need an at least somewhat accurate translation to continue work on a personal translation project. Please don't reply that I should "just go learn Korean." I am studying, but can't make it to a level of proficiency worthy of understanding all of this before the translation is needed. Please don't put this through an auto-translator either, because no auto-translator has succeeded in making sense of this. There are mathematical terms in this...

Thanks in advance!

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대답은 없었으나 얼마 후 도로 나타난 Aranzeb는 자신을 보는 동료들을 향해 고개를 저어 보였다.

"너비를 알아내기엔 가장자리가 그리 고르지 않군."

그러자 그때까지 혼자 생각에 잠겨 있던 Kyprosa가 고개를 들었다.

"곡률로 반지름을 구해보려고요? 좀 더 멀리 가보면 가능하겠네요."

원주상의 두 점의 값으로 곡률을 구하고, 곡률의 역수로 반지름을 구해보려는 발상은 기하학에 능한 Delphinad 마법사다웠다. Aranzeb가 빙그레 웃었다.

"물론 원이라는 보장은 없지만."

"아뇨. 원일거라고 생각해요. 여긴 세계의 중심이잖아요?"

그들 두 사람만이 마법사였으므로 다른 사람들은 이해 못할 이야기였다. Gene은 두 사람을 흘끔 보았지만 Kyprosa가 눈길을 주지 않자 아무 말도 하지 않았다. 루키우스가 손을 흔들어댔다.

"마법사들만 아는 암호 얘긴 그쯤 해둬. 일단 움직여보자고. 가다보면 뜻밖에 아래로 내려가는 우아한 승강기가 나올지도 모르잖아?"

"그 승강기에는 물론 손잡이도 있겠지?"

Olo가 말을 받자 Lucius가 웃었다.

"그럼! 어쩌면 안내하는 아가씨도 있을지 모르지."

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"아뇨. 원일거라고 생각해요. 여긴 세계의 중심이잖아요?"

"아뇨. 원일거라고 생각해요. 여긴 세계의 중심이잖아요?"

진 is Gene, the protagonist of this story.

진이 커피를 마시며 창밖을 내다보고 있는데 또 다른 사내가 그를 불렀다. "아가, 왜 그러느냐? 엄마가 당밀과자를 감춰두고 주지 않더냐?"

진이 대꾸했다. "당밀과자도 안 줄뿐더러 저랑 같이 자주지도 않더군요."

사내가 다시 말했다. "그거 슬프군. 우리 엄마는 빗자루를 휘두르며 너 따위는 영영 집 문턱을 넘을 생각도 말라고 소리쳤지."

진이 다시 대꾸했다. "우리 엄마는 모두 널 위한 거라고 말하면서 제가 세상에서 제일 싫어하는 일만 골라서 하는 분이시죠."

Who is the character in the picture I linked below, and from what?

I'm looking for more pictures of this character, who I found on a random Google search. Not sure if they're an actual anime/manga character, or just an original illustration. If you're not sure, any advice on who to search that looks remotely like this character?

PICTURE:

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Hi. Just wondering how you can view video responses to a video on YouTube. I had to post a video response to a certain video to enter a contest, and I'm not sure how to check to make sure it went through alright. I'm also not sure how to check the competition.

I dun like new YouTube. Can anyone help?

My girlfriend's brother is a born-again Christian, which is all well and good, however, the sect he follows exhibits a lot of behaviors that I would typically attribute to a cult. His family is concerned for him. William Branham was a man who claimed to be a prophet. People believe he conducted spiritual healings, and there are photos of him with odd light stains that appear to give him a halo or strip of light on his shoulder. He made prophesies--some which never came true, and others that he claimed to have made in the 1930's, during a 1966 speech (many regarding WWII).

The religion is focused on the end of days coming, and also believes that women must be submissive and obedient in all walks of life. My girlfriend's brother is 19 years old and is engaged to the 17 year old daughter of one of his pastors.

He skips family events in order to pray to himself. When my girlfriend has tried to talk to him about thinking through why some of the Branhamism cult's teachings don't quite add up, he says that it is against God to think with logic, and/or one's carnal brain.

Is there any way to get him out of this? I've spoken to his family about a potential intervention, but I'm unsure that would work when he is being taught that his family, for not being Branhamites, are evil and immoral.

I just heard from a friend that it's pointless to get a computer with 8GB RAM because Vista 32 bit only recognizes 2GB RAM and 64 bit only recognizes 4GB RAM.

I've never heard of this. Can someone please confirm?