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[QUOTE=animejunkie] No need to thank :animesmil[/QUOTE] I've translated not only READY STEADY GO but all of L'Arc~en~Ciel's lyrics on my website: [url]http://haruka.vze.com[/url] No need to thank.

[quote name='Pumpkin']Maybe I have bi-polar too, never thought about it before[/quote] No, you don't.

[QUOTE=elfpirate] [b]I have to disagree that it's an irrelevence. Wouldn't it be stupid to follow a rule that said that you had to wipe your butt with a fistful of throwing stars? [/b][/QUOTE] But who is going to make such a rule? It's not like they're going to impose something like this on you at school or work anytime soon. The only place such a rule could be imposed on you is at some entirely voluntary place, in which I suggest you leave rather than attempt to follow it. You can't compare "wipe your *** with throwing stars" with "no card games at school".

[quote name='MistressRoxie']but so what if we don't like to follow stupid rules?[/quote] Then you're going to piss me off. I can be angry and resentful even if I don't have any sort of rationale for it. There's nothing to stop me. [quote name='MistressRoxie']It's okay that you want to follow them, but I think it's also okay not to follow stupid rules.[/quote] But stupid is an opinion. Whether or not the rule is stupid is irrelevant. A rule is a rule - that goes above opinion. It doesn't matter what you or anyone thinks unless they have enough influence/money to do something about it. [quote name='MistressRoxie']For example, there's this one rule at our school which is really dumb - no card games because they're considered "gambling." Of course, there are some teachers (which I love) because they look the other way, but gosh, some of them just have a really big sick in their butt and I can't even play solitaire around them.[/quote] But you're only seeing it from your perspective. What would motivate the school to make such decisions in the first place? Perhaps there was once a problem with gambling and parents complained about their children using their lunch money for card games. So they bitched until the school board's hands were tied. And thus the rule was made in order to appease parents and "crack down" on the problem. Oddly enough, know who you have to blame for this? [i]The people who were breaking rules in the first place.[/i] Why are you playing cards during class anyway?

[quote name='drive_monster'] I, too, am an African American that gets rejected by other African Americans due to the lack of rap playing in my CD player and basketball skills that I have.[/quote] It's interesting that they cast you out of their group because you aren't perpetuating racial stereotypes.

Is this the Bambi generation or what? Hunting is awesome. However, I'd prefer a game of paintball or laser tag, just because human targets are a little smarter and there's movement involved. If you intend to eat what you kill though, then I fully support hunting. Animals don't have rights.

I'm sick of people who think they can just pick and choose to obey whatever they feel like. They aren't "suggestions", they're RULES. There's a difference. Mostly this applies to driving. I drive through a school zone on the way to work, and except in the summer, the speed limit is ALWAYS 20. Always. Even at 2 in the morning. The light doesn't need to be flashing. What pisses me off is people pass me all the time like I'm going slow. I'm going the speed limit you ignorant fucks. But they don't care. They'll never be caught. Anyway, it's not up to me to decide what rules I feel like obeying, because it isn't my choice. My opinions aren't important enough to decide these things. So I abide by them because they're there for a reason, even if it's a stupid reason.

Mostly because I get bored when I'm not at work and I haven't been banned yet.

[quote name='elfpirate']I wasn't implying that religious people have chosen a religious path solely in order to cope. Nor did I imply weakness or gullibility of any sort. I was stating that religion actually helps people to cope with the world around them. It's a basic observation.[/quote] You implied it again. There are people who have no religion, so logically you can deduce that these people can cope on their own. For people with religion now, you're saying it's a way of coping with the world around them. You're saying they need this religion in order to deal with things. That implies they are weaker. Religion has nothing to do with just finding an easy answer. Here's a quote of yours: "It is simply part of the human condition that some people need that particular crutch to lean on in order to get them through life." You're now relating those with religion to INJURED PEOPLE (with the phrase "crutch to lean on"). OF COURSE they're weaker if they need a crutch. You said it yourself, right there. [quote name='elfpirate']Fool- does this not imply that these sins and virtues (of the Ten Commandments) are the influence of either a good deity or of an evil deity? I'm pretty damned certain that it states in the bible that satan is at the root of all evil, not man's free will... and that the will of man can be turned by evil and the man made to do evil deeds.[/quote] The devil can tempt man. What's your point? A confession is not using the devil as a scapegoat. When you confess your sins, the blame is squarely on the confessor, or it should be anyway. They don't try to blame the devil for what they've done. [quote name='elfpirate']I don't believe that I even said anything about Christianity in the first place. I'm pretty sure that I left it open-ended as "religions". I never implied that ANY religion was a farce...and I never implied anything about tricking oneself into believing anything.[/quote] If religion is just a tool used by people to cope with lives OF COURSE IT'S A FARCE! If it's part of the "human condition" as you say, then it's just some made up thing people use to feel good about themselves according to you. Religion has nothing to do with picking and choosing which one you think suits you or your lifestyle best. [quote name='elfpirate']"If you had any faith you'd realise..." What do you know about my faith? Perhaps, if you had any brains, you'd realise that you don't know me and it's therefore idiotic to make any assumptions about me.[/quote] I meant faith in terms of Christianity. You clearly aren't a Christian. I can assume that from your post, unless everything you've said up to this point has been a lie. [quote name='elfpirate']And exactly when did I tell any religious person how they should feel? Feel whatever the hell you want- I don't give a ****... And how in the world did homosexuality get brought up? Where the hell were you going with that one?[/quote] If you can't figure it out I'm not sure if I could explain the complexities of analogies to you. [quote name='elfpirate']And I said quite clearly that I did not think that religion was unintelligent... but maybe you missed that part...[/quote] Intelligence had nothing to do with it. You were saying religion was a crutch for weak-willed people. [quote name='elfpirate']Banned for insensitivity? How about for being an immature jerk that ends his posts with something like "Screw you."? Your degree of sensitivity is duly noted... jackass.[/quote] Way to go, winner. Insult me and then outright tell me you're sinking to my level.

[QUOTE=kabapu] rules seem to be relative....[/QUOTE] Then they're not really rules, are they? More like "suggestions".

[quote name='Altron']Nope. If you "believe in Christ" but live a bad life, you're going to hell. However, if you truly "love and believe in God," your actions should be loving and virtuous anyway.[/quote] Usually when you use quotes, you're quoting something. However you quoted me wrong. Here's what I actually said: "You get into heaven because you love and believe in God." That's what I said. And here's the thing about that quote: if you truly love and believe in God, good deeds will follow. If you think it's possible to love God and be some terrible person... it's like saying you can stilly love your wife and openly cheat on her every night. It doesn't work. I'm not saying when you love God you'll suddenly be perfect. But I'm saying that if you believe and love God the deeds will follow. If you don't, then you won't go to heaven. That's all there is to it.

[quote name='dMage']If the almighty is as benevolent and loving as he is, then why should he shun a person who has done just about everything he has asked of his creation/charges?[/quote] You don't get into heaven by good deeds. You get into heaven because you love and believe in God. The proper actions will follow from this. This is what Christians believe, end of story. No amount of good deeds will get you into heaven. If you don't believe in God you're rejecting Him. You can't reject him and still expect entrance to his paradise. You're either in or out. That's all there is to it. [quote name='dMage']If you really believe, and have faith, than your actions, rather than you words, should reflect it.[/quote] Very good. Someone actually said something correct in this thread. [quote name='dMage']And how about we look at the flipside of this? What if the true way to get into Heaven/Paradise/whatever is the good place after death really is based on merit and action, rather than belief?[/quote] But it's not. And it doesn't matter whether or not you like it or whether or not a billion people don't like it. If you don't love and believe in God you reject him and therefore you will not be going to heaven.

I've often dreamt about being king of the USA. First order of business - screw the judicial and the legislative branches. I'm king. I'm dictator. I answer to no one. Second order - set up my own personal concentration camps for dogs. All dogs, except seeing-eye dogs, will be exterminated from the US. Third order - Cut welfare out. The money instead will be used to train everyone previously on the program to be traffic cops. Therefore there will be traffic cops on every street corner. You'll never have to deal with people not signalling their turns or cutting you off again. Fourth order - caps on the salaries of entertainers. Mostly this is sports players. Fifth order - eradication of at least a quarter of the population of the US. Mostly people of my picking. Then I'll place limits on how many children people can have. Some people will not be able to reproduce at all (and I'll make sure of it). That should it for awhile.

I guess since I don't dye my hair stupid colors or pass out in drunken stupors or commonly have unprotected sex or shop at Hot Topic I'm a conformist. I should really carve out my own path by doing what all those cool rebels are doing.

[quote name='elfpirate][b']People seem to need religion in order to cope with what's going on around them- to make sense of the things they don't understand and to offer comfort when faced with the trials of life.[/b][/quote] Since not everyone has a religion, this quote implies that those who have a religion use it in order to cope. It is not because of faith, no, it is just something they buy into it because they're gullible and weak-willed. What a load of crap. [quote name='elfpirate][b']Without a devine deity and an evil deity, people become more responsible for their own actions.[/b][/quote] Not true at all. Ever hear of the Ten Commandments? People are very much responsible for their actions. Ever hear of repenting, either? This is an act of people begging forgiveness for what they've done. In order to do that they have to admit what they've done. How is this not personal responsibility? If anything, it is an atheist who is more likely to not take responsibility for their actions. After all they have no divine being to answer to so what would it matter to them? [quote name='elfpirate][b']I don't know if the majority of those religious people could deal with the fact that a person would simply choose to be evil without the influence of a "devil". Nor do I think that they could cope with the idea that this life is all that there is- when they die, there is no special place for them and no reward for making the "right" decisions in their life on earth.[/b][/quote] Again, categorizing all religious people as people who subconsciously know they're dealing with a made-up religion to help themselves because they're so weak. If you had any faith you'd realize it's not just a matter of "you know, I think I like Christianity. It makes me feel good. I guess I'm a Christian now." It's not like that at all. It isn't a matter of tricking yourself into believing something, which you imply. For some it is that way - but they are obviously not true Christians. [QUOTE=elfpirate][b]My conclusion- religion is neither ignorant nor intelligent. It is simply part of the human condition that some people need that particular crutch to lean on in order to get them through life.[/b] [b]Everyone has a vice to help them cope with life- religion is one of those vices.[/b][/QUOTE] What a load of ********. If you have no faith you have no room to speak about what it's like; you simply have no idea. What if I told a gay person how he should feel? I'd be banned for my insensitivity. Since I'm not gay I can't tell them what they're doing or why they're doing it. Yet people can constantly tell religious people this kind of crap. Screw you.

All atheists/agnostic/heathens are arrogant, ***-backwards, self-serving bastards who are slowly tearing apart our society. I assume expressing these thoughts on this board is OK because it was OK for people to express their thoughts on those who do have a religion.

[QUOTE=Zidargh] My position was as a cashier(clerk) in Safeway/Morrison, and I hated every single minute of it. All I experienced in that store was exploitation. Whether it be them changing my shifts days before when it clearly states in the contract they have to inform me of shift changes 2 weeks before. Or [b]when they try to manipulate me into working extra hours[/b], it just got ridiculous.[/QUOTE] [i][b][u]WHAT THE ****?!?!?![/u][/b][/i] I'm sorry, this is ridiculous. Manipulate you into working more hours? What the hell is this? You realize they're PAYING you for this? And if your state is anything like mine, probably too damn much for the work you're doing. That just seems like a ridiculous reason to leave a job. If you're going to work at a grocery store you need to have flexible hours. It's just a given. You really shouldn't have acted so rashly. yes, you should've quit, because clearly this isn't the type of work for you, but it didn't need to be a big scene.

There are numerous, better multiplayer FPS games available for computer. Halo just delivers to the console crowd.

[QUOTE=KuaiEienGunjin]why is it our country and its ppl suport a holiday in wich mass amounts of mony are spend in ways that cause ppl to go parading around showing off how happy they are and rubing it into everyone that has never known what its like :flaming: just wondering[/QUOTE] I think just about everyone in the world got laid and was happy today, except for you.

Other than Every Breath you Take, I can only think of "mitsumete iru" by Porno Graffitti.

I am sure at least three cows/pigs/any other edible animals die for my sake every day. If I don't meet this quota (ie: I'm too full to eat all three), I'll just kill them as a sacrifice to myself. Their bodies will decompose and become food for other animals and the great cycle goes on. "'how could you possibly eat another living creature?!'" Ask that grizzly bear who just devoured a hiker. Ask what was going through his mind. Anyhow, vegetarians can think of me as barbaric or whatever they want. I criticize them too.

[quote name='Mitch']"Finale," by L'arc-en-Ciel. I got it off of wristcutter's My O, and I'm obsessed with the song for whatever reason. My exposure to Japanese music is, of course, limited, but this is my favorite of what I've heard so far. The funny thing is I don't know what the lyrics mean.[/quote] I have it translated on my site now, as well as all of the other songs in the top 50: [url]http://haruka.vze.com[/url]

[QUOTE=James] So I don't think that shame is even mostly a good thing. We are often ashamed of things that we shouldn't be ashamed of and that in turn isn't good for one's self confidence and so on.[/QUOTE] The other extreme is just as dangerous though. Having no shame is actually rather common these days. I'd rather people be too ashamed of themselves than having very little/no shame.

[quote name='Shugo54']I wanted a religion that I like and I can believe In.[/quote] Because that's what religion is all about. Making yourself feel better by randomly pulling deities out of... the garbage chute.

People who try to do in-depth analysis on trivial subjects.