Sports (football HOF) Religion and God Atheist perspective

Saddened by the hall of fame ceremony. Why does everyone thank God? Why are athletes so religious?

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[RO1Chris]

your an atheist and you like sports? That is rare among atheist's, at least as well as I am aware. I don't like any sports as they are pointless, waste of money and it's just another way to try to gain power as they say, absolute power corrupts. I don't support most of the people who play them as they all have a god complex(I'm god and and the rest of you are just little bitches), think life is a game like thoseelitistscumbag'swhoruleth­ecountry.This iscomingfromsomeonewhodidplays­ports.

[daswann14]

@RO1Chris I think you're right that most atheists don't like sports. They tap into a very tribal side or groupthink side of humans, as well as being part of the distraction as Marx or many others would put it. While each of those things may be true I think it sports is the most mundane form of groupthink which is still a part of our natural social behavior. I don't think most pro athletes have a God complex; they are just stupid b/c intelligence is not valued in their industry.

[daswann14]

@RO1Chris Exercise isn't pointless and a very fun form of exercise like basketball has real value. Entertainment also has value; my favorite show on right now the League does not attempt to make any statements about morals, or life. But it isn't pointless. I think Nascar is pointless but watching country boys drive in circles entertains a lot of people. You can't only watch politics, documentaries, and expose's, lighter (as you call it pointless stuff) has its value.

[BadassCeino]

Thats a slap in the face comment that football player made, there just not informed.

Its just like some people going to a doctor to get a problem fix & in return thank god,

thats just a slap in the face to modern medicine. Why dont they just cut out the middle man & pray to god cure them of there illness.

[daswann14]

@BadassCeino They don't have a thought process that complex in most instances.

[joquinn06]

Manito, you should do historical research in the foundation of sports as leisure which in turn was the method used by modern Europe as a mode of evangelism so for you to be an athlete in essence you've subscribe not only to the imperial christianity of modern Europe (18th-19th century) but also to the system of supremacy that has labeled you a second class citizen. Religion is connected to sport because Religion in its foundation was used for Christian Evangelism. Meet me at Princeton to learn.

[daswann14]

@joquinn06 Meet you at princeton??? You're being quite condescending for someone who is missing the point entirely. Sport comes from competition which exists in most breeding mammals. WTF are you rambling about?

[press1500]

I'm right with you, I'm a Black atheist (rare as we are) and a Diehard REDSKINS fans... I think it is ridiculous to bring your religion specifically american football, which is played on sunday, into my beautifully blasphemous sport.

[MichWerk]

yeah.. cuz it's the lord who helps players run, and jump, and maybe paralyze someone.. Dear God, please give me the ability to be huge, and help me lift weights, and make me rich, so I can have ho's in different area codes.. I guess at the beginning of the season, Kitna prayed for his team to go 0-16

[BadassCeino]

@daswann14 SO FREAKIN RIGHT SON, THESE PEOPLE LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH THE IDEA THAT GOD CONTROLS EVERYTHING, GIVING AWAY THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN LIVES.

[kwiksteen]

Historically thanking god is seen as being humble. it does piss me off though.

like jesus watches football and nascar.

[shirehorse9]

Excellent point about athletes not focusing on developing their minds=dogma.

[joquinn06]

@daswann14 If you would like an in depth bibliography on this history of sports I would be more than happy to get that for you...and rambling, not quite, just commenting. If you felt as though the text was condescending that must be your interpretation of it. I got your point, but i'm just saying that religion is inherently engrafted into sports from the historical inception of sport as a profession so it will be innately a part of sport.