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[COLOR="Indigo"]I have one bad habit i can think of at the moment. I correct people too much. Spelling errors, grammer errors, any other errors.:catgirl:[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]the numbers are fingering. it really is recommended when you have to play a song without numbers. it's better to know the notes rather than know the songs. sure you can play all the songs you've played before, but what if you have to play a song you don't know anything about? that's the reason why you need notes. my old piano teacher made me memorize the songs instead of just having me memorize the notes.[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]yeah, I know you're older than me, but trust me, you [I]need [/I]a teacher. sure you can know all the technical stuff, but there's certain habits that you develop that you yourself cannot fix. only a teacher can fix errors on stuff like, holding your fingers. i know, i stopped playing for a year and when i went back, although i almost finished the book i was in, i had to almost start over![/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]Heck yeah! E.D. on duty! Yahoo! Let's get this thing started![/COLOR]

[quote name='Lunox'][font=trebuchet ms] I used to play, I got lessons for about eight years and then I quit. I used to play the cello, too, but I miss playing the piano much more. Unfortunately when I learned piano my teacher wasn't very thorough and I didn't learn the basics well. I could play songs pretty well, but only after I memorized them, which was a problem as I never developed any good sight-reading skills. I basically played songs over and over enough so that I memorized the notes and didn't have to rely on my knowledge of notes. lol [B]So when I moved onto a better teacher she made me cry sometimes as she yelled at me during practice, but it helped[/B]. [/font][/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]Dang! Poor you. I never knew a piano teacher who made someone cry(however, I do know teachers and coaches) my teacher's like that, too. minus the yelling and crying part.[/COLOR]

[QUOTE]I'm not sure I understand this... Are there any rules stating that homosexuality is against the law that I should know about? True, many states don't allow marriages to occur because, as with most important things in life, change takes time. But until I see a law that says homosexuals are breaking the law, I refuse to acknowledge this statement as viable evidence. (Especially considering that marriage is legal in two states) The fact is that the American government was established on christianity and therefor, many of our "guidelines" tend to be ethnocentric. This is why we have so many radical christians in the U.S. However, not everyone is religious at all and shouldn't be effected by laws based on something they don't believe in.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]Okay, what I meant was that to Christians(I don't think you understood me right), the law in the Bible is just like the law for the U.S. There's no law for the U.S. stating that homosexuality is against the law, but in the Bible there is. So no, they're not breaking the law for the U.S., they're breaking a law in the Bible. Viable evidence. The American government was established on Christianity, you're right, and our guidlines are based on Christianity, must I bring up how our ancestors came here under Christianity?[/COLOR] [QUOTE][SIZE="1"]Well, there you go. Do you witness to this person? If you're a good christian, you would. (Or at least that's what the bible says) If not, then take the verse in the bible that says no sin is greater than the other and then we could assume that you're in the same boat as all the homosexuals in the world. See, you've been raised in a country where freedom of choice is a give-in... So much so, that you probably didn't even think about the fact that you were sinning. (You might even find it an unfair sin because you might make your bisexual friend mad at you for nagging him/her about such issues) Welcome to the GLBT club.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]If you must know, I did witness to her. That didn't break up our friendship, though and I din't force it on her, that's what a lot of people are thinking about Christians nowadays. some Christians try to [I]make[/I] others believe in what they believe in, instead of just telling them/ I know that verse very, well Darren. So, now you know I"m a good Christian(and I'm well prepared). As for the part about me being raised in a country where freedom of choice is given, alot of my descendants didn't, and I spend a decent amount of time studying about my heritage(I'm black, you should know already). Every day I think about what I sinned on, so I usually know when I'm sinning and if I don't, I read my handy Bible. And my bisexual friend wasn't mad at me. [I]Why?[/I] Because I didn't force my beliefs on her.[/COLOR] [QUOTE] "Treat others how you want to be treated."[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]I do so.[/COLOR] [QUOTE]If people want to hate on homosexuals, that's their prerogative. Sadly, the main cause is religion and when you think about it, how can you believe in something that's meant to unite people when all it does is tear them apart? I may be a self-proclaimed atheist, but I do believe that mostly things come full circle. Call it karma if you want, but I just believe in entropy and coincidence. Everyone has bad stuff coming at them. Figuring out when it hits is the key. I for one, want to be able to say I'm a good person when something bad comes my way.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"] the problem is that you have to accept, as a Christian that not everyone's going to agree with you. it wasn't intended to tear people apart and it wasn't intended to be argued of in the first place. [I]ALL[/I] things come in full circle. However, who's to say that a Christian is wrong? Who's to say he's right? bringing up relegion again- God knows who's right or wrong. and the Bible says(not the most perfect quote) that "the man who doesn't accept reproof is a fool and a man who accepts reproof is wise." so maybe doing good is considered doing bad just because the other person is offended. life ain't easy.[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]Well, um, are you looking to buy or loan?:confused:[/COLOR]

[quote name='Crimson Spider']Women, strangely, are much easier to diagnose because they are more attracted to things like status and power rather than a nice butt. This focus is more oriented towards the emotional satisfaction rather than the physical stimuli, and so lesbian relationships are founded more on pathological desires rather than physical association. The sex is just a side benefit. Sexuality is way too diverse for there to be some sequence of genetic coding that dictates what people perceive.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]Good point. However, not all women are like that. i understand the fact that most of us are looking for emotional stuff. And I also agree that someone cannot be "born"gay, hm, but I never said that. But what about men?[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]yeah, i know. i'm pretty bored right now. and after a debate i had, i want something else to talk about.:animeswea anyway, what are some bad habits you have? do you want to change them, do you enjoy them? i'll post mine later. i'm giving everyone else here something to do too.:catgirl:[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"] It seems as if no one's replied. gosh I suck. [/COLOR]

[quote name='Crimson Spider']That "feel" probably comes from Vasopressin or other various chemicals. These chemicals are tied to conditioning in obsessive-compulsives, and are emitted in large amounts during intercourse by the man. [/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]no, not necessarily. if they are emitted in large amounts by a man, but a woman has her first time having sex with another woman, they may have those feelings, too. i'm expecting you to say that they were probably gay in the first place, but is that really so? maybe they were curious, as people are curious who try drugs, and most likely end up being drug addicts, but weren't drug addicts in the first place.[/COLOR]

[QUOTE]This is a big problem in today's society, for many reasons. Women are seen only as possessions and trophies by men, and thus are not treated with respect. Other women cave in to these ideas, and see themselves only valuable if they are hanging off of a man's arm. If you look at how popularity associates two groups together, you see that this is just a shallow generalization that ignores the humanity of either party. It breeds ignorance towards how everyone see's each other. What you should do is view each other as individuals.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]Yes but to certain men, today, from what I've seen in my own home town. A man who treats his woman as a "prize" is kinda, well, you know, not a good guy, therefore that man is frowned upon by the other men, who see their women as something that should be treasured and not treated like crap.[/COLOR] [QUOTE]When you break down your senses, your sense of touch doesn't care what you have sex with. It stimulates just the same. What you smell or hear isn't as important unless it is extremely obtrusive. What you see, now that is meaningless until you assign meaning to it. It is this association that assigns what is sexy or attractive and what isn't, very similar to how our brains assign meaning to the words we see written on this forum. It is arbitrary, and really all the sexual association is, is vanity. [/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]Okay, as a Christian, I know and feel when you have sex with someone, whether it be man or woman(aside from objects), spirits entertwine. whatever spirit the person has(i.e., anger problems, homosexuality) that other person begins to have those same feelings. Maybe another reason why people are homosexual.[/COLOR] [QUOTE]What the Bible discriminates against isn't just homosexuality. The Bible discriminates against heterosexual relationships with another's wife or husband, too. Lust is the problem that is emphasized.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]I know that and that's true, too. [/COLOR] [QUOTE] [B][I]What Deus wrote:[/I][/B] Guidance can be interpretated I think. It normally refers to social standards among a community, how to treat people (ironic?) etc etc. Following guidance will, according to the majority of the religions we're referring to, 'get you into a better place'. Although I'm only assuming that. I don't know this part all too well.[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]I think you are right, Deus, and I believe that [I]some[/I] religion's guidance [I]will [/I]get you to a better place.[/COLOR]

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#9933ff][Center]]The Bible contains [B]six[/B] admonishments to homosexuals and [B]three hundred sixty-two[/B] admonishments to heterosexuals. This doesn't mean God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.- Lynn Larner[/center] [/color][/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]Whoa, there. Hold up. Never said I didn't like homosexuals, I have a friend who's bi, and a very cool person. I just don't agree with their way of life is all.:catgirl:[/COLOR]

[quote name='Deus Dog']The 'Ten Commandments' are present in Judaism, only they have 613 (?) mitzvots, but still the same commandments within them. Again, the Commandments came from Judaism (they were there first) and appeared in the Torah - first. The Torah is guidance. What Christianity took from 'guidance' became law which seems like losing the original meaning. [/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]What's a mitzvot? Wasn't Christianity branched from Judaism?(don't kill me if i"m wrong, I'm more interested in medical stuff). When you say "guidance" isn't that like leading you to a good place in their standards? I shouldn't have said law(big mistake) perhaps the Ten Commandments are a guidance, but should really be taken as a law, but they don't have to be taken as a law, but are good to follow so they lead you to a right place? Excuse my repeatitive-ness. Allamorph, please don't call me "hun" i'd rather be called "squirt" rather than "hun" any day. Back onto topic. I've read the whole Bible, and I see your point in saying "why should non-Christians care?" I agree with chibi, too bad for us who [I]are[/I] Christians. as you should know, Christians believe that if you don't give your life over to God, you'll go to Hell. Am I wrong? So, we think non-Christians should care.[/COLOR]

[quote name='Deus Dog']The Bible does not have laws as such as far as I'm aware. The part of the Bible as far as I'm aware that states homomsexuality is wrong is Leviticus which is present in the Torah (Five books of Moses or the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). The Torah is 'guidance', not laws. [B]This should not be disputed as Christianity evolved from Judaism - therefore, the Bible is not law and would probably be best used as guidance.[/B][/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]Ten Commandments=[B]laws[/B]. Well, only if you want to go to heaven, but lets not get into that, shall we?:animeswea[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]Hm. Interesting. What kind of an opponent? You should make a list so people know how to sign up and what they're signing up for. Just a suggestion. ^-^[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]no, not those laws, i'm talking about [I]all [/I]the laws, just like the Bible has. and sure, we can go against those, it's no different than the Bible's and we [I]are[/I] going against those.[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]crap. you read it. i'm ready for a debate! bring it on! bring it on! oh, yeah, back on topic. before i get into the really juicy part, chibi, you said that you say that people should do their own thing and stop letting the Bible rule their lives, right? Okay, I accept that. but, what about our set of rules for the U.S.? should we just forget that set of rules, too?[/COLOR]

[quote name='chibi-master']What do I think? Why, exactly the sentence that I quoted up there. [B]And the whole 'it branched off of a bible passage from Paul thing? C'mon, he also wrote that being gay or lesbian was wrong, and it ISN'T[/B]. Should I really be trusting him now? Actually, I was recently wondering about female church leaders and was very annoyed that there are virtually none.:animeangr[/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"] um, not to burst your bubble chibi, but being gay or lesbian [I]is [/I]wrong. what I think about what 13th man said, they [I]should[/I] change it, the women's rights thing, but also 'cause women can preach about things that men can't.:p[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]Well, scary games are scarier for me 'cause I always watch horror movies. i'm kinda scarred for life. hehehe. anyway, i've watched silent hill alot so i take it that the game is twice as scary. as for overly happy people, i'm one of them.:catgirl:[/COLOR]

[quote name='Crimson Spider']I feel a little sheltered whenever someone makes a thread like this. [/QUOTE] [COLOR="Indigo"]What do you mean by "sheltered"?:confused:[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"][B]~[/B][B]Just to let you know, Victoria's a little nosy, so if it's something really juicy like a conversation between two people who shouldn't be trusted, she would ditch class for it.~By the way, like my new sig? Every character in the story!^-^~[/B] Victoria walked into her algebra class and sat down at her desk. "Finally, no John." she whispered to herself. Mr. Bradie walked up to the front of the class. "Quiet! Today, we're going to have a group project. As we disscussed yesterday, you are going to help each other study for tommorrow's unit exam. Victoria, you are going to be paired with Tyler, Shanice, Alexandra, and Devon." The classroom was loud as desks were shuffled around and groups were distinguished. Victoria turned her desk around and faced her group. "Whasup, Vicky! I really like that hat you have on today, I could where that in a porno video." "Figures, that's what whores like you do anyway." Victoria said. Shanice gasped. "I'm telling Mr. Bradie!" "I don't care." she mumbled as Shanice walked towards the teacher's desk. "Damn. Why the hell did Mr. Bradie have to group me with [I]these[/I] idiots?" Tyler looked up and grinned at her. He ponted at Shanice. "[I]She's [/I]the idiot, I'm not." Just then, she had a feeling that she should leave, someone was in trouble. Victoria lept up. "Excuse me, Mr. Bradie, can I go to the restroom?" "Yeah, sure whatever." She quickly walked out of the class and happened to detour so she would pass the principal's office. She immediately saw John and Tetra on the floor with the nurses hovering over them. She walked in, unnoticed and saw that they were out cold. Victoria gasped and yelled at one of the nurses. "What the hell happened to them?!" "Watch your language, young lady. Anyway, Principle Barnes walked in here and saw them like this." "Do you know where Eon is?" "We don't know. After we found these two, nobody has seen her." "What about Cathrine?" "No one know where she is either." "Damn! What the hell happened?" she thought to herself. Then she remembered what happened in english class. In some way, she knew that the incidents here and in the classroom were somehow connected. [B]~Again, in this part, the conversation between Victoria and Shanice is a conversation I had in my own life, just so ya know.:animeswea~[/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]funny how i've never seen this thread. ah, well. here's mine. kinda small, but yeah, I'm kinda obsessed with him. :animedepr[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]Awesome idea, KG! [B]Appearance[/B]: On bottom [B]Name: [/B] Cleo Starks [B]Age[/B]: 22 [B]Gender:[/B] Female [B]Blood type[/B]: O [B]Height[/B]: 6'0 [B]Weight[/B]: 135 [B]Position(Pilot/Repairer): [/B]Pilot(one of the few women who has the position)[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Indigo"]you know tracy morgan!? :wow: that's just totally awesome. he's funny![/COLOR]