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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - May 29, 2014 - 10:56am PT
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I know that, arguing on the internet is fast replacing shopping as the top leisure time activity in America.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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May 29, 2014 - 12:51pm PT
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this is worth posting again I'd say. Its a disturbing thought that moderates are at least as dangerous as the fun dies but you really have to wonder. Like I 've asked before, met always with silence from the good christians here on ST, why the meek acquiescence when some completely unethical and intellectually dishonest jackass like Ted Nugent, Rick Santorum or Pat Robertson claims your faith as justification for completely immoral behaviour?
Its pretty week sauce when you can't answer such a simple question, and it suggests the above quote may be right. Even the moderates perhaps are merely tribal loyalists after all, concerned only about the concentration and maintenance of power. I was going to say that this comment is pretty asinine, but I'll backtrack and say that it merely comes off like a Fox News "reporter" who pulls a statement out of his ass and reports it as fact when it is very clearly opinion, and not very well thought out opinion at that.
Are you suggesting that moderates need to build a soap box and shout louder than the extremists? Isn't that the opposite of moderation? News outlets don't report moderation; they report the tintilating. So are moderate Muslims equally dangerous as Al Quaeda even though they don't engage in acts of terror, don't kill maim, preach hatred? Sure they post all sorts of press releases condemning these acts, but no one really listens or cares. Is that the gist of your theory?
Edit: Actually, let me apologize in advance (or is it after the fact) for the asinine comment. Not a polite or productive way of starting what should be an intelligent, reasonable discussion. Sorry Bruce. My bad.
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jstan
climber
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May 29, 2014 - 02:38pm PT
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Try this on for size. For a small demographic ST is both a social medium and is a game. The first
is frequently stated up front and the second makes itself apparent in the very visible contests
between posters. Let's look at the statistics.
Games usage has fallen recently from 25 million units to about 17 million. Perhaps this is related
to the decrease in the use of four letter words on ST over the last few months. Four letter words
are called into play at the ends of contests.
On the other hand social media has ballooned since 2008, the start of the economic recession.
When times are tough people tend to value relationships more, and it might be expected that four
letter words will be used less. There seems to be a migration away from contests/games and
toward social equilibrium.
The above model is quite sketchy but I would ask the following. Do you suppose we can separate
posters into two groups?
Social people and
Gamers?
The trend seems to be toward social and away from gamers. If so we might expect trip reports to
become an increasing share.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 29, 2014 - 02:56pm PT
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DMT
You're a fast thinker. The first graph shows the video game market (stagnation/decline). The second graph below shows the social media (growth)...
Not even the following video belongs to the video game category:
Django Reinhardt - 'Manoir de Mes Reves"
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Lol...
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jstan
climber
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May 29, 2014 - 04:05pm PT
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Dingus:
I don't have any personal interest in TR. The ones I read have been interesting.
Surely you don't think every expression on ST has to be self interested?
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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May 29, 2014 - 04:16pm PT
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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go-B
climber
Cling to what is good!
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If Jesus wasn't bona fide by God - “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Attested to by the Law and the Prophets, and through the working of miracles, of His virgin birth, death and resurrection, well - He wasn't who He claimed to be!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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this guy jesus gets around!?!
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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I'm still sinning. Maybe the rest of them could try dying for my sins, too. Minus the zombie returns.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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I'm still sinning.
Flip Flop, without proof I don't believe you. What sins? It would be a shame if someone was to die for nothing. What if you are really a good person.
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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I'm a blasphemer and coveter of neighbors' wives. I have fornicated with harlots and adulteresses. I worship idols of dirt, mud and worms before the god of Abraham. I have spilled my seed on the dusty ground. There must be more but all this sinning has made me tired. Pray for me.
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Tvash
climber
Seattle
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Jesus Christ, that's like David Hasselhoff 'Liking' his drunk video on YouTube.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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FLip, You would have been toast in the Old Testament. Might have been one of Jesus' BFFs with those sins< not the kind of behavior that would piss him off. Definitely redemption worthy.
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Pate
Trad climber
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sometimes you find christ in the strangest of places.......
pucker up go-b and meet your maker.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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I'll bet even Locker is only a lightweight sinner.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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It blows my mind that India can be a hub of high tech engineering and also maintain something as backwards as the caste system and allow horrific crimes against women.
Kudos to this girl for her achievements!
This is from a another thread but is an example of hardcore sinning.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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lol!
locker Jesus compels you to bring more art to the table!!
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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I have spilled my seed on the dusty ground. There must be more but all this sinning has made me tired. Pray for me.
TMI
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