Extreme sports

[dafalax]

Hello. I’m only 27, but it seems that i’m progressively becoming less and less fun. This post is my latest attempt to find a philosophical basis for proving something “fun” to be sinful, so here goes.
Extreme sports often endanger the lives of the participants. Lately in the news there are stories about mountain climbers dying because they risked their lives for fun. A man died by bungee jumping off a hotel because he forgot they didn’t have a 13th floor, so he used too much cord.
I’m wondering if this isn’t often sinful. Now, i don’t think people would actually start up a mountain if they knew they would die, but they often know it’s a possibility and do it anyway. I mean, who goes up mountains in December? Don’t tell me we risk our lives when we step out of the house. I know there’s always a chance i might die crossing a street, but there’s an even greater chance i’ll starve to death if i don’t go to the grocery store.
When the only advantage to risking your life is that you will get a “thrill”, is it a sin? I know there has to be sufficient reflection, etc., but any thoughts?

 

[littleone]

Hello. I’m only 27, but it seems that i’m progressively becoming less and less fun. This post is my latest attempt to find a philosophical basis for proving something “fun” to be sinful, so here goes.
Extreme sports often endanger the lives of the participants. Lately in the news there are stories about mountain climbers dying because they risked their lives for fun. A man died by bungee jumping off a hotel because he forgot they didn’t have a 13th floor, so he used too much cord.
I’m wondering if this isn’t often sinful. Now, i don’t think people would actually start up a mountain if they knew they would die, but they often know it’s a possibility and do it anyway. I mean, who goes up mountains in December? Don’t tell me we risk our lives when we step out of the house. I know there’s always a chance i might die crossing a street, but there’s an even greater chance i’ll starve to death if i don’t go to the grocery store.
When the only advantage to risking your life is that you will get a “thrill”, is it a sin? I know there has to be sufficient reflection, etc., but any thoughts?

I open my phone, my mouth to preach God’s word, some person hates God’s word I get killed?? Extreme, very??
I go out to help some persomn who has no way of gettiing home, a person comes out from a bush and hits me taking my car, all what Jesus tells us to do, extreme???
I go to a hospital to see some person who doesn’t want me there their parents friends tell me to go.
I DID go down to get some milk one evening on my bike, extreme??? This happened when I was 12yrs of age, obedient to mum, I got hit by a car driven by a drunk I died was given my life back (thank you Lord), I contracted menengitus, had an oporation that coulod have killed or cured me, it cured me 1 year latter I wanted and did play rugby as a lock in the rep team and got into the provincial team, extreme???

You see what I’m getting at? Jesus came down on earth knew he would die if he preached love, He still did and died…extreme??
You better believe it, to the max.
God bless
littleone