12/12   What's up with all these crazy hikers? Do they not care about their
        lives?
        \_ The increase of interest in "extreme sports" may directly
           relate to the "continuous present" in which many people in
           western countries now live their lives.
           \_ Western countries have long abandoned spiritual fulfillments
              for materialism. iPod, low mortgage rate for new homes, new
              Lexus, etc. As people start to accumulate great material
              wealth and slowly realize that their lives are still empty,
              they need to go to the extremes to make their lives seem
              more fulfilled-- extreme sports. Well, let me tell ya. That
              is not your answer. Jesus is. God Bless.
        \_ Three letters - PLB - get one. Personal Locator Beacon.