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by Generally, I couldn't care less about the World Series, but after seeing this piece of trash, GO SOX!
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A total shutout. Maybe if they quit blathering about "Christian values and clean living", and concentrated on actually playing baseball, this embarrassment could have been avoided.
Scott, you're absolutely right. This is no grounds to further establish your argument that God does not exist though. It just solidifies the well known fact that ignorant people have, do, and will always exist.
This isn't a point about the existence of any gods. The one comment I made on this page is about the stupidity of people who believe their gods support their sports teams.
However, I still stick with my statement that the bonehead who was so convinced that his god was helping his team win the series should have had his faith shattered by their utter failure in the actual event. Given the tenor of his beliefs, the overwhelming evidence that he was so completely wrong ought to have changed his mind.
The fact that it almost certainly didn't is indicative of the willingness of the religious mind to ignore any evidence that contradicts it's prejudices.
So, no - it doesn't further establish my argument that gods don't exist, it does further establish my argument that religious people are irrational.
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God and sports by Brandon :: NR9 :: on 25 October 2007
"You look at some of the moves we made and didn't make," general manager Dan O'Dowd said in the only interview he has given on the subject, long before the Rockies' remarkable ascension over the past few weeks. "You look at some of the games we're winning. Those aren't just a coincidence. God has definitely had a hand in this."
If God cared about sports, it definitely wouldn't be about baseball. I mean, soccer I could believe - maybe even college football - but not baseball.
I caught a few minutes of the World Series last night: 10% baseball, 90% guys chewing on various things.
RE: God and sports by ldsudduth :: NR7 :: on 25 October 2007
Baseball is only good if you're actually AT the game..eating over priced hot dogs and snack foods, and drinking over-priced bad beer.. (usually Budweiser or one of it's nasty ilk.) While I know you as a member of the LDS do not drink--trust me on this..domestic mass-produced beers like Bud are an insult to the palate--bad stuff..
RE: God and sports by scottb :: NR7 :: on 25 October 2007
As you've no doubt gathered, what pisses me off about stuff like this is that it so clearly demonstrates the dumb logic that goes along with religion.
This idiot (and his ilk) decides that any coincidence that works to his benefit is attributed to the gods. But any time things go wrong, it's just bad luck.
If last night's 13-1 stomping is any indication, his gods were just getting his hopes up just high enough so there's a good bounce after the fall.
Of course, I also suspect that his faith is a total sham. If he really believed the gods to be responsible for his team's success, then come Sunday when the Rockies lose in four straight games, he'd at minimum declare himself an agnostic. But he won't. Hypocrite.
RE: God and sports by gnifyus :: NR7 :: on 25 October 2007
Opinion: God does not care whether you win or lose, but only in how it affects you, in either case, before, during and afterwards.
Divine Assistance vs Performance Enhancing Drugs by VnutZ :: NR8 :: on 26 October 2007
Opinion: God does not care whether you win or lose, but only in how it affects you, in either case, before, during and afterwards.
Opinion: Then no athlete should need to pray to god for victory on the field. Any divine assistance is technically a more foul form of cheating than performance enhancing drugs!
RE: Divine Assistance vs Performance Enhancing Drugs by gnifyus :: NR7 :: on 26 October 2007
That’s right. They’re going to have to install prayer detection equipment in the locker rooms in order to combat this. So far it looks like God is going for the “let’s see how they handle losing” scenario.
RE: Divine Assistance vs Performance Enhancing Drugs by VnutZ :: NR8 :: on 11 January 2008
That’s right. They’re going to have to install prayer detection equipment in the locker rooms in order to combat this. So far it looks like God is going for the “let’s see how they handle losing” scenario.
Maybe when they're done pounding the MLB for suspected steroid use they can go around asking them - "Did God have anything to do with your ability to strike out 5714 batters; steal 1406 bases; get 4256 hits; play in 2632 consecutive games?" "He did? Let me pen an asterisk in there then. Cheater."