Flux

This brings to mind FamilyJules7x, who does similar work. Here's some of the stuff he's done: Megaman X Medley The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Medley Castle Crashers Medley (This one is especially good if you've played Castle Crashers) The Elder Scrolls Medley (Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim) The Binding of Isaac Medley Super Meat Boy Medley

Your enthusiam about the To Aru universe is like my enthusiasm for the SAO universe. (Read the light novels and pretty much anything I could find about SAO, especially Aincrad, though I know a good bit about ALO and its mechanics as well.) Although I stopped where the anime stopped, so I could have the full experience when the next arc's anime comes out. Anyway, on topic, I would definitely love to see more of To Aru in anime form. (Is it ToAru, or To Aru, or Toaru anyway? I've seen it as all three...) I still need to finish Railgun S, but I've found myself craving some new Touma scenes, so getting back to the main plot would be nice. Although I do like the Accelerator/LAst Order portions as well, so I can't say I'd be upset if they went the Accelerator route. It'd be hard for me to choose absolute favorite characters, but I suppose I can try. Uiharu/Haruee Erii (Tied) > Railgun > Stiyl > Accelerator > Last Order > Touma ...I think.

Phantom stepped slowly out of the box he was contained in. He stretched a gloved hand upward, pushing the featureless wooden mask closer to his face. The two triangular eye sockets, the only irregularity across the blank white mask, flashed brightly before dimming to a dull red glow. He moved a lock of hair away from his view, glancing around the maze he found himself in. He was alone. That much was certain. His eyes glanced towards the plaque in front of him. For so long, you have been together, helped one another. Now, it ends. Only one can fulfill their desires, can complete the task they came here to achieve. What cost will you pay for this? Can you handle this circle, that which makes even what should be the most reliable of things turn treacherous? Abandon all hope, trust no one and nothing. The words held little meaning for him. There was only one person he had met along the journey through Hell that he could consider a true friend, and she was dead now -- by his own hand. He pulled up on the collar of his black coat, trying to prevent what he could of the cold. He strode forward, his coat trailing just above the ground behind him as he made his way into the maze. There was only one thought on his mind, one purpose to fulfill. It was a name, one of the sole memories he had. It passed across his lips, exiting his mouth in his otherworldly whisper. "Lyra..."

Well it's technically not an AMV because it's not anime, but I made this a while back.

Here's an OC that I drew the other day. I wanted to get a face done so I would have a reference when I start the full body. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out though.

Happy birthday Jan! I've only played a little bit of Rejuvenation, but it was fun stuff! (I really need to go back to it sometime...) Keep up the good work and stick around for another year!

Yeah, I was actually just thinking about that. I just realized a little bit earlier today that I had never actually responded to Lily. Regardless, the post is up now, so we should be set.

Vance and Lily "I see..." Vance replied slowly. "Well, 'night then. Do whatever makes you the most comfortable. Make yourself at home." That being said, he rolled over onto his side, falling asleep almost instantly. It had been a long day for Vance, and he'd only gotten one nap all day. Not to mention the fact that he was now wrapped up in a war between Masters and their all-powerful Servants. It was an unusual event for one such as Vance, that much was for sure. --------------------------------------------------------------- Sylva and Frog Sylva smiled as Frog fell asleep on the couch. She quickly turned and made her way to the room Frog had pointed to. She could just as easily rest and recuperate in spirit form, but she liked experiencing the human world. She looked down at her Master's bed, wondering how it would compare to the beds she was used to. She sat down and immediately noticed the softness. She patted her hands down beside her, enthralled with this new bed. It was the same general structure as he beds of her time, but it was so much squishier and softer than the straw bed she used to sleep on. Of course, it had never bothered her back then, but that was because she had never put thought into the matter. Sylva flopped onto her front, planting her face in the pillow. If the rest of the human world was as good as this, she was excited to see more. And tomorrow, her Master had promised that she would get to see some of the things the world had to offer. A smile spread across her face as she lay in the bed, slowly finding her way towards sleep.

I think that went pretty well for my first PVP game ever. Dat Win/Loss ratio tho. Also, who the heck stole the name Fluxator? It's literally a made up word... Obviously, I don't expect to do that well against people who are more experienced, but it was a nice start.

Two new mods? Congrats guys! I'm sure they're both well-earned positions, so don't go dropping the ball now!

Well, that actually puts us in the same place then. I've just used the christian God as an example, mostly because I know the most about that religion and therefore can provide more specific points. I personally would like to believe in a God similar to the christian God though. Well, to clarify, I hope that a God would base judgment more on actions than belief. I personally would still like to have a solid belief in some idea of a god though.

There are a few ways I'd like to address this. Firstly, like I said in my post, even if you choose incorrectly, what did you lose? In the grand scheme of things, it's better to at least have a shot then to simply give up. Secondly, I personally do not believe that a just God would damn you eternally for choosing the wrong religion if you lived a just life and truly tried to be the best person you can be. I also do not believe that the christian God, to name something specific, would damn his followers for choosing the wrong subcategory of his religion when they were that close to him, especially so when they have lived a good and just life. That's like saying, "Well, you may have guessed pizza, but I was thinking of sausage pizza, so you're wrong." That concept just seems ridiculous to me. I fail to see how anything I said is irrational. I'm not saying to force yourself to believe in something for fear of damnation. What I said was that if the option to believe or not to believe is there, the rational choice is to believe. There is nothing irrational about that. Sure, there may not be a scientific formula to make yourself believe in something, but that does not make it irrational. Sure, not everyone may be able to do it genuinely, but that still does not make it an irrational choice for those who can. If you can truly believe in it, it can be a rational choice. Just because you see the word "belief" does not instantly label an idea as irrational. I never once said you should fake your way through it, so that most definitely is not the wager I proposed. Well, I don't mean to be rude, but that very idea strikes me as utterly preposterous, thought up as argument simply for the sake of argument. I've already made it clear in my above words that my statement is not a carbon copy of this Pascal guy, from the way he sounds. Sure. If you ever feel like talking about it, feel free to contact me in whatever way.

I'm in a strange situation with religion myself, being that I don't really know for sure what my stance is. I was raised as a Roman Catholic, and those teachings are what I believed for most of my life. But like many have said already, I began questioning those beliefs somewhat recently. Perhaps it's not the beliefs themselves I questioned, but rather the Church itself. I found myself more and more frustrated with the decisions people of authority in the Church were making, and the limited way in which they view the world. They make decrees about things that are not mentioned whatsoever in the Bible and that they have no personal experience in whatsoever. It comes down to them making semi-educated guesses based around their own opinion and what little of the topic is mentioned in the Bible. The followers of the Church take their word as law, as these men are supposedly inspired by God. Personally, I find it hard to believe that many of these men are indeed inspired by God, simply based on their words and actions. As such, my stance is difficult to decide. I want to point out something that Hilda said earlier in the thread, as I found it to be an interesting statement that contradicts my own belief on the matter. The last few words of this statement are what really caught my attention, as they are the exact opposite of what I currently believe, and what I have always believed. I doubt that Hilda still feels this way now, but it is a point I want to address to those who may have had a similar thought. I have always thought that having strong belief in a religion is the MOST rational thing any human can do in life. Period. Many people consider religion to be a waste of time, and an easy way to ruin whatever fun you may have in your life. The people who think this way are generally atheists. But l believe that it is always better to assume a God exists and live your life accordingly. Assume atheists are correct, and there is no God or gods. Hurray for them. They lived a happy life, completely free of any religious "restrictions." But at the same time, while people of faith might be disappointed in the end, they will have no time to be disappointed, as they died too. They also lived equally happy lives. Sure, they went to church every week, and lost an hour of their lives. Maybe they lost more time from prayer, depending on the strength of their faith. But to assume those people weren't also happy is completely wrong. The majority of the people who believe in religion are happy to do so, and their lives are scarcely different from the majority of those who don't. We are equally happy. Now assume atheists are incorrect, and for the sake of this example, assume that a christian religion was the true religion. Now those who were atheist and rejected religion will be tested by God, while those who believed have eternal life and happiness. This is a point I cannot stress more. Those who believe in religion have two options, to generalize: A happy life with no afterlife, or a happy life with an eternal afterlife. Likewise, the atheists have two options: Live a happy life with no afterlife - at best, slightly happier than those who believed in religion; or, face the judgment of whatever god or gods may have been true in the end. This brings up my main point: Even if you choose the wrong religion and are still subject to the whims of whatever God may have been correct, is it not better to have the chance? If you can believe in a faith and be happy anyway, almost all of your options are good ones, regardless of the outcome. I'm presenting this in a purely rational way, as that's the way I feel most atheists will best understand it, though there are many alternative reasons that people join a faith. The hard part is actually believing, and that is the part that I'm still struggling with. I know that the rational choice is to believe in a religion, but I also recognize that simply being concerned for my own salvation isn't enough. I currently believe (or hope, to be more accurate) that if God exists, I can reach salvation by being a kind and good person while doing my best to believe. That's the most I can hope for right now, and I guess this post describes my current stance and thoughts on religion.

Well, I listened to some dubbed ToAru recently, and I have to say I prefer the subbed version. The dubbed actors just seemed like they had a lot less emotion. Granted, most people tend to like whichever version they see first because it's what they're used to, but I thought the subbed actors fit the characters better and did a better job acting. Shirai's voice especially bothered me in the dub.

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Let's all talk about Linux, the forgotten child. But to seriously contribute, I can't say I've ever had a good experience with a Mac. They seem to generally have less processing power, and while you can run pc programs on them, the very fact that you have to do workarounds makes them inferior in my view. If at any point they do become equals to PCs, then I doubt many people would have a problem with them. It'd just be another option for a computer at that point.

...These are seriously bad. Also, we should probably stop clogging this thread now. EDIT: I think we could have just stopped, rather than have 3 responses after this to say we're stopping, but whatever. The problem's solved either way. EDIT 2: ...Make that 4.