Originally posted by iBOCK3

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Whoa... I think a few of my brain cells just died

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I think that was the point. I feel the same way when someone goes raving about any kind of religion. =/

Originally posted by Zylo

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when in actuallity the world is only 6,000 years old.

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Since it's already bumped, I just had to quote this. I'm fairly sure it's already been proven that certain pieces of information from the Bible, like this one, are, if you'll excuse me, bulls***, and that only by sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling "LALALALALALA" could you possibly not realize it.

They actually ban that kind of educational stuff over there, even for "kids" in their late teens? I had a whole chapter dedicated to it in my biology book, in junior high school. Pictures and all.

Originally posted by Cookieman003

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I think it's ok to not say under god if you don't want to, or say it if you do. Taking it out would have people miss it and if it is in there, it's easy to ignore.

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I agree with this. People can simply not say it, or even replace it with "Under Allah" or whatever. If it's what they honestly believe, then I fail to see how it can make the pledge any less valid.

These days, it's far from impossible for a gay couple to have their own biological children.

Also...

Originally posted by iBOCK3

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It's got a lot to do with childhood. I know this thread isn't about my life, but my father was always out partying when I was born, he was always away and right when my dad started staying home, my mom got wicked sick (when I was 12) and I've had to take care of them since.
This means that your later life is greatly changed by your childhood environment.

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Having to care for others in your childhood doesn't make you gay. It just makes you a caring person.

The actual reasons for homosexuality are still heavily debated, but I think the fact that children who turn out to be gay come from all kinds of different home environments and parents proves that it has little to do with upbringing. It is definitely not a choice. The way it works is that, for example, a gay man is attracted to the same pheromones as a straight woman would be. That has very little to do with choices and childhood.

Also, sorry to hear that about your friend. It's such a shame that some people are capable of abandoning their children over something like that.

I love that bass/guitar combo too much to just end it there. It's still in the works, but hey, demo:

http://midishrine.com/midi/19570.mid

That won't help the quality though.

Meh, nothing helpful at school. Here's the result of using an online converter, but I don't like this one because it tends to mess up the music more than anything. Also, whether the quality is better or not is a matter of opinion.

http://www.divshare.com/download/3018859-005

My mp3 converter has a bit of it's own will, so it pretty much decides which midis it wants to convert and which it doesn't. However, we might have something at school that works, I'll check it out today.

Yes, I made it, why else would I post it here? It's my job, no?

Thought maybe you would want some original background music, so here's an FF-like one. Short, but it should do. I'll split the intro and the rest into separate files if you want.

http://midishrine.com/midi/19493.mid

Gotta love that old FF bass... Dun dun dun dun dun dun don don dun dun dun dun dun dun don don!

(Midi secretly updated... ...Oh nuts.)

Now, I've wanted to ask these questions to you guys for a while. Personally, I'm an atheist. I have trouble believing anything that doesn't have solid proof. I question everything. How someone can follow a religion of any kind is beyond me, which is why I want to ask:

Why are you a christian?

What exactly made you a christian?

Why is christianity more plausible to you than other religions or theories?

How much does your faith influence other parts of your life?


Think of it as a chance to inform this little non-believer here.

Originally posted by Davideo7

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I honestly don't think anyone is born in the wrong body, it's all in the head, them people have a mental illness and are unstable.

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I can understand why you believe it to be a mental illness, but I do wonder where this unstability comes in. Care to elaborate?

To turn this away from myself, here's another question:

Imagine that you have a child (imagine one you already have if that's the case). After around 15-20 years of you not noticing anything, said person suddenly approaches you and says that he/she does and has always wanted to be the opposite sex, and wants your support. What do you do?

Yes, I'm doing this to annoy you. Don't complain, it generates posts.

You're right that it's all in the head, considering that my body is male and it doesn't exactly change much during certain circumstances. Oh, and do elaborate as to why my points prove your opinion further.

Charles Manson is irrelevant.

When I was little, I did have those phases, yes. To be more specific, I wanted to be a dinosaur. The flying one, pterodactyl. Awesome creatures.

Actually, being bigendered isn't supposed to affect your sexual orientation at all. If you're attracted to women as your "male self", then so are you as your "female self". Also, do I have to say it one more time that sexual orientation and gender identity aren't directly connected?

Let me inform you a little bit here...

Gender identity is what your mind tells you that you are. Assuming you're male, you have a "click" inside you that says "You're male! Follow a male gender role! Be en homme!". Usually, this is how it works.

You have transsexuals. They have a click that says the opposite of what their physical sex is. Then you have androgynes, who don't have this click at all, or it doesn't really tell if they're distinctly male or female. Then there's bigendered people, who get both of these clicks.

For your intelligence, when my en femme persona is "active", I don't "think" I'm female. I feel physically female, males become somewhat alien to me. Then, other times I'm just a regular guy. My life so far has been a strange kind of compromise, wearing androgynous clothes and having semi-long hair, so as to lessen the confusion.

Also, you don't seem to know what schizophrenia is. Go wiki it or something.

Thank you for bringing my age into the equation, it's very much appreciated to hear that knowing oneself is reserved for the "adults".

Originally posted by Lieutenant Vicktz

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This thread suddenly got freaky...you are saying you got a vagina?

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Originally posted by Bustus

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Also, you should know that physical sex, sexual orientation and gender identity are different things.

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Originally posted by Bustus

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Bigender, which most probably have never even heard of, is to identify both as male and female,

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Originally posted by Davideo7

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I suppose it's possible for a female to have a male part, but she's still a female. Likewise, it might be possible for a male to have a female part, and again, he's still a male...there's no "both male and female".

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I suppose this is a good time to mention the actual reason behind my controversy? I'm bigendered. Just so you know.

Also, you should know that physical sex, sexual orientation and gender identity are different things. For example, you can be male, and be attracted to other males, but still identify as male yourself. Or you can be attracted to females and identify as female. In other words, you can have a male body, but still be female in most other ways.

Bigender, which most probably have never even heard of, is to identify both as male and female, and "switch" between an en femme and en homme persona depending on the situation. Contrary to your last statement there.

If you were thinking of there being no "both male and female" physically, then you have intersex people.

Transsexualism, genderqueers, androgyny and non-binary gender variants in general.

Your thoughts?

Yes, I feel controversial today.

*waltzes off*

I'll be checking in now and then to see if you have any requests. Won't be posting much else though. Do give me requests whenever you feel like it, and I'll see what I can do.

Gee, when I look back at my old posts here... Yikes. I'm sorry for putting you people through that. o.o

You're great, David.