I think this is an interesting thought exercise, but "Jesus Walked on Ice, Study Says" is just asking for trouble.
That's funny. Last night, I was watching
The King and I
(the old one) and when the Crown Prince does not believe there is such thing as hard water that you could walk on, it made me think of that.
What is the motive for an eyebrow piercing? Only one of my piercings had a motive other than "Hey! I want that!" I don't want back piercings, but I don't feel it needs (although it may have) any complex motivation.
I guess I figure piercing so much of one extended area of the body like an entire back might likely have a motive at least more complex than "Hey! I want that!" (although that's got to be a part of it, and granted, where it ends up) because it's so much more extreme, and seems more likely to cause discomfort and be harder to tend to.
Well, it's the
why
part of "Hey! I want that!" For body modifications I'd do, the why is generally, "Because it's pretty." Other people can have other reasons -- liking the pain, liking other results, whatever.
On walking on ice:
Their analysis supports the likelihood that a brief blast of frigid air descended over the lake and dropped to 25 F (-4 C) for at least two days,
This reminds me of the sweatshirts that you see back home: "Minnesotans: We Walk on Water."
But Minnesotans don't try to walk on ice formed by two days of 25 F air temperatures unless they want to become ex-Minnesotans. So unless Jesus weighed less than a pound, he would soon be one wet savior.
Well, it's the why part of "Hey! I want that!"
I don't have a why for most of mine, so I haven't been thinking other people need one. I thought the navel would be pretty, and the nipple was part of a control issue I was having. Piercing all up my left ear? Just because I wanted to. How it looks or feels or what it means...zip there. I also kinda want a tongue piercing, but I think the discomfort part of the healing process would drive me insane.
Maybe Jesus used a robotic submarine that traveled under the ice and held it up as he walked above it....
Based on the principles he lays out, we seem to be doing very well. Good for us!
Can we have a rating system like slashdot?????
Maybe Jesus used a robotic submarine that traveled under the ice and held it up as he walked above it...
Or a submersible Zamboni.
Piercing all up my left ear? Just because I wanted to.
I think that's enough of a why, though. I just figure that people doing more extreme stuff might have more complex answers. But that's just a guess.
I don't think there's any reason to assume that tastes outside societal norms require more complex motivations than tastes within them.
(For me, piercings are out of the question because they tend to result in severe eczema at the site. Unfortunately.)
Maybe Jesus used a robotic submarine that traveled under the ice and held it up as he walked above it....
Yeah, pretty sure that's in the Book of Kodos. Or possibly Kang, I disremember.
