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Read music perhaps, but understanding music and the concepts behind it is pretty necessary. And if you can do that you tend to be able to read it.

My point being that when you're standing you are usually doing something else. Noradrenaline is the chemical produced for instinctive emergency type situations, often associated with the "fight or flight" reaction, so not sure how much of that is released during standing about.

I would say the insecure one would be he who goes onto an online forum and persistently makes up tall stories. But you've never done that, have you?

:rolleyes: I'm sure you are, whatever keeps you happy at night.

It's exactly the same, you lie down and you're doing nothing else so you have more time to think, creatively or otherwise. It's not like you lie down and suddenly become more creative.

I've always gone with none, because it's always seemed a girly thing to do, it seems everyone does it now though. EDIT: Just lol at Scuzi. One day maybe you'll care little enough about these things to get a girlfriend.

Great. I can no longer take you seriously. Sorry.

Not really, your friend works nights which will bump his wage up a lot.

That's exactly the point myself and badbob are making, the religion of your parents has a massive influence on what religion, if any, you will follow in the future. I'm not anti-religion.

So you're saying the chances of becoming a Christian are similar for those brought up as a Christian compared to those with no religious sway either way during their childhood? I didn't say "the majority of people", just said it's far more likely. Of course people brought up in Christian...

2nd year of Mech Eng at Edinburgh here.

That's why I said "christening etc," if your family take you to church, make you participate in Christian activities, celebrate Christian festivals etc, you will be far more likely to become a Christian. You really can't see the point being made there?

That's not what we're talking about though is it, Christening etc is forcing your children into following a certain religion before they have the ability to decide for themselves.

The t and the h in 'although' are not silent nor are they invisible.

Totally unrelated analogy, teaching someone to play an instrument is passing on a skill, forcing them into a religion is totally different.

You don't even need A-levels to join the marines, just need to pass their entry exams.

Yep.

I know a couple of guys who left school as soon as they could and are now in the Royal Marine Commandos, so I'm not sure how much bearing it has on that side of things. Definitely counts for becoming an officer though.

I mean the full thing.

^ Incorrect, no stomach bug has visited me yet. < Has just managed to drag himself out of bed in time to catch his third lecture. V has recently checked him/herself for STDs.