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> > This is terribly assumptive of all people. I > believe that, if one gave > everyone in the world a red crayon and told them to > draw a house, perhaps > 25% (if that!) would produce a drawing at all, and > most of those would be > attempted duplicates of what was perceived to be > "the most popular" drawing > of a house. Remember back to when we were children, > folks. yah, you are proably right. In an attempt to make a point I gave the human race way to much credit ( what am I, a hippie?) anyway, what i was trying to say is that I think being original can't be forced. trying harder doesn't make one more original, just more contrived IMO. So I feel originality is more a function of intention than end product - for example, if my honest creative expression ends up sounding similar to yours I think it's still original because its my pure honest expression. If I copy you with the intent of passing it off as my own than clearly its not original. Only the creator knows if his/her motives are pure, everyone else comes to their own conclusion (correct or not) based on listening to the "end product". So I believe if I am creating from a "pure place" (motivated by the "right" reasons) I will naturally be whatever it is I currently am and therefore original. (Gee, could I have been a little wordier?!) -AS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com