I remember it well.

Definitely. I think it was one of the first game soundtracks that made me realize, videogame music isn't just a bunch of bleeps and bloops. It can use orchestral instruments and electric guitars and sound freakin' epic. And it was a good fit to an epic game. A large part of FF7 is the music.

Really enjoyed the series of exchanged letters. Very cool to rediscover an old classic with a friend. Also, no mention of this track anywhere? For shame!

Hey, have you heard about that Mario guy? The one with the mushrooms.

You mean the hilarious pseudo-Italian gibberish they spout to each other? But yeah, SSS has a great soundtrack, because everything Yoko Shimomura touches is gold.

With all those eyes, you'd think he'd be able to see the sugary cinnamon swirls in every bite.

Hear, hear!

That's because it's on your tiny little DS screen! In real life, we's gon do it big, bitches.

Udgey! Swim much?

Indeed, this is true. If the coming generation is any indication however, it seems to be on its way out, for better or worse. Fox News especially has been under scrutiny by other media outlets and has gotten its fair share of criticism—which hopefully will make it a better news organization, because as you said, in…

Mm, not necessarily. Our current scientific understanding is not the same one we're going to have 500 years from now. Did you ever think about why the language in Genesis is so symbolic? I think it has a message that is not completely contingent on how each of us happens to understand the world. In other words, I…

Ah, I see. Well, that's not what you said in your initial statement—whether they are real or imaginary cannot be proven/disproven at least by empirical methods. Which leads me to state that if you only believe in things which can be empirically proven, that's your worldview.

Ha, indeed. I guess in a sense many religions operate in that way, but doesn't human nature as well? We enjoy being affirmed in our beliefs. We enjoy other people liking what we like. We enjoy being "right", for better or worse.

Definitely isn't wrong! In fact, it should be encouraged if nothing else—people (myself included) are inclined to accept things at face value without deeply considering them, because it's easy and comfortable. I think as far as the gaming industry goes, it would depend on the way you approach your criticism. If it…

Very true! I've heard the phrase "an agnostic is the lazy man's atheist"; while this is an exaggeration, I think it does sometimes fit the bill: sometimes just don't really care. Which is fine, of course, if it's just not something that you consider important or worthwhile.

Unfortunately you cannot claim this as "fact", any more than I can say "Aliens don't exist, and that's a fact".

Strangely enough, I think a lot of professed "Christians" are living the same way—taking core values and morals from Christianity, and going to church once in awhile or saying grace before meals, but otherwise living a secular life. This is actually becoming very easy to do, and hence more people doing it.

While I agree with the sentiment, I think there's an exaggeration of the "shoving" of beliefs in modern culture. There's a clear difference between asking someone, "Hey, what do you think about Jesus?" and screaming "REPENT THEE VILE SINNER, FOR THOU SHALT BURN IN HELL". I don't think simply mentioning religion or God…

I completely agree. I also object to a product being labeled as "Christian". Did Jesus, who was supposedly a carpenter, call his chairs "Christian chairs"? No, he probably just called them chairs, because that's what they were. I think we need less "Christian" products being marketed purely towards Christian audiences…

The label "Christian" can be very broad and vague, especially in surveys/questionnaires. For one thing, there are many different denominations of Christianity, and some people would not consider, say, Mormonism to be Christian. Second, I believe it's become a sort of cultural thing—going to church on Sunday as part of…