Palouse Falls - Page 2

FastDoc · 06-19-2013, 01:54 PM

Can't say Brother Spud. The feelings a father would have are too far outside my experiance to extrapolate.

I think it's similar in risk to motocross racing, race car driving, skydiving, scuba diving, boxing, martial arts, military service, or even doing missionary work in places like Iran or The Philipines.

I'm not going to do it, but as I say there are people who would consider the risks I take to be excessive as well ;-)

SpudRider · 06-19-2013, 02:06 PM

I'm not saying he should be prevented from recklessly endangering his life and well being. I'm just saying he is crazy.

Is it better to live for God, or to die for nothing? What would Jesus do?

Matthew 4:6-7
Luke 4:9-12

FastDoc · 06-19-2013, 02:12 PM

It seems to me that the risk/benefit ratio is unfavorable here.

A Navy Seal is in great risk, but benefits his country and loved ones by defending them. A SWAT officer is at high risk but benefits his or her community. A missionary is at risk but benefits the people he or she serves.

A dirt bike rider, parachuter or any of the other examples I mentioned benefit mostly themselves, but they also bear the risk.

FastDoc · 06-19-2013, 02:21 PM

Your Biblical quotations are apt.

FastDoc · 06-19-2013, 02:24 PM

Also, I don't know how risky it is.

Some people would think that aerobatic flight is very risky, and it is not. Ditto ultralights or any number of examples.

FastDoc · 06-19-2013, 02:25 PM

I'd like to contact the kid and ask, but I can't find a way to do it :-(

keith217 · 06-19-2013, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

I work 4 jobs, 6 days a week! The rest of the time I study. I have not had much free time, although I will be taking some vacations this summer :-)

Most of what I post is very close to home and just day trips ;-)

Sounds like the life! Med school student?

FastDoc · 06-19-2013, 08:21 PM

Self employed overachieving physician. Internal medicine.

Weldangrind · 06-19-2013, 10:27 PM

This has developed into a most interesting discussion! Some might say (yes, I mean my Mother in Law) that dirt bike and ATV riding are unnecessary risks and selfish acts. I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.

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FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Can't say Brother Spud. The feelings a father would have are too far outside my experiance to extrapolate. I think it's similar in risk to motocross racing, race car driving, skydiving, scuba diving, boxing, martial arts, military service, or even doing missionary work in places like Iran or The Philipines. I'm not going to do it, but as I say there are people who would consider the risks I take to be excessive as well ;-) __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-19-2013, 02:06 PM	#17
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I'm not saying he should be prevented from recklessly endangering his life and well being. I'm just saying he is crazy. Is it better to live for God, or to die for nothing? What would Jesus do? Matthew 4:6-7 Luke 4:9-12 __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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06-19-2013, 02:12 PM	#18
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	It seems to me that the risk/benefit ratio is unfavorable here. A Navy Seal is in great risk, but benefits his country and loved ones by defending them. A SWAT officer is at high risk but benefits his or her community. A missionary is at risk but benefits the people he or she serves. A dirt bike rider, parachuter or any of the other examples I mentioned benefit mostly themselves, but they also bear the risk. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-19-2013, 02:21 PM	#19
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Your Biblical quotations are apt. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-19-2013, 02:24 PM	#20
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Also, I don't know how risky it is. Some people would think that aerobatic flight is very risky, and it is not. Ditto ultralights or any number of examples. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-19-2013, 02:25 PM	#21
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I'd like to contact the kid and ask, but I can't find a way to do it :-( __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-19-2013, 08:21 PM	#23
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Self employed overachieving physician. Internal medicine. __________________ Happy to serve.
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06-19-2013, 10:27 PM	#24
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	This has developed into a most interesting discussion! Some might say (yes, I mean my Mother in Law) that dirt bike and ATV riding are unnecessary risks and selfish acts. I suppose it's all a matter of perspective. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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