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vogue - I think the real problem with this thinking is what it implies
What I see as problems with it are as you say; the influences it has on the thinking of our youngsters and the fact that it is yet another exclusionary mindset premised upon a primitive philosophy of being favored in the eyes of God simply for having faith.
posted by
gomedome
on April 6, 2008 at 7:39 AM
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I fail to understand what some people are thinking. The sad thing is, that athletes are role models, now just imagine that their mindless utterings influence the thinking of our youngsters.
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vogue
on April 6, 2008 at 6:57 AM
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mysteria - Re: It Seems No Matter how convoluted
Human beings are capable of convincing themselves of anything and once they set about to convince others and find enough people to agree with them, it becomes an eternal truth simply by concensus. Except that consensus has nothing to do with the truth?
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gomedome
on April 5, 2008 at 1:37 PM
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It Seems No Matter how convoluted
"what the people believe, is true" truth being a very relative thing
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mysteria
on April 5, 2008 at 12:55 PM
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ZenMom - the implications of thinking that some grand puppetmaster cares
about individual achievements have to be ignored by those who do such things.
If their God actually gave a flying fig about such trivial matters, it would be necessary to redefine their God as a mindless simpering twit. Letting tsunamis and hurricanes happen without stopping them but meddling in meaningless human indulgences such as entertainment and sports contests?
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gomedome
on April 4, 2008 at 5:54 PM
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I am critical (extremely) of any athlete, "movie star", talk show hose (I mean host), American Idol contestent, etc. whom, looks up to the sky, then to the audience before (tears, here) and starts to say......"but, most all I want to thank....."
I want to say to them "shut the fuck up, you stupid moron.....like "god" gives a shit about YOUR career, cause, you know........"god" has nothing better to do then watch you make a fool of yourself" (that's IF there is a god)
My husband is a smart ass. He always says "I'll try to be nicer, if THEY will TRY to be smarter." I've recently adopted that quote but, in an attempt to be "nicer" I always swallow the words. Enough said.
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ZenMom
on April 4, 2008 at 1:06 PM
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