(April 6, 2014 at 6:16 am)SepirothNZ Wrote: Thought I would throw this thread up in the Sports section...
Do you guys get annoyed when an athlete credit's their great performance, form or their team's success on a higher power? Typically "I am blessed to be here" or thanking their god for having a great game or performance. Personally I hate it when I hear the "Blessed" word.
As a big sports fan you hear this all the time especially in American sports. Yes a lot of high level athletes have amazing natural abilities but some have worked bloody hard to get where they are, others a combination.
Are they just being humble? Not wanting to sound full of themselves or over confident, as a way to please fans etc..
What are your thoughts?
"Humble" in a narcissistic childish gullible way. I find the concept of one's good fortune being the part of a "plan" absurd knowing all the worldwide death from all sorts of things. If an all powerful god has the time for you to get rich playing a sport, or owning a business, or making music, then certainly this same "all powerful" god could stop the suffering of those who have it far worse.
Kathy Griffin said it best "Suck it Jesus".
The reality is that if you make it, it was you your work and a bit of luck as well, nothing more. No divine magic man helping you.
The god concept explains absolutely nothing about the nature of reality. It does however explain everything about human gullibility, selection bias and sample rate error.
