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Is watching football a sin? - yvonne - 12-29-2014
Quote:Are we contributing to the harm of these young men by tuning in on the television or showing up at these sporting events that bring in billions of dollars for colleges and the National Football League? By our presence, are we aiding and abetting the harm of other human beings? Is watching football a sin?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/27/football-concussions-sin-_n_6383676.html
Re: Is watching football a sin? - stupac2 - 12-29-2014
I find it weird that people are only asking this question after all of the mental health questions come up. I know a few ex-players are they all have physical problems, mostly bad joints/backs. Is having an elevated chance of depression (etc) really all that worse than having back problems 40 years earlier than normal? I dunno, it's not obvious to me that it is.
Anyway, at this point there's basically no one who's naive about this. These are all adults and they're making their own choice. I don't see where my decision to watch the game factors in. Yes, I know the audience is why the sport exists in its current form, but, again, if a young man decides it's worth it to pursue that dream, who am I to say he's wrong? People make choices that shorten their lives (on average) all the time, as long as they're not ignorant about the risks I don't see why it's anyone else's problem.
Finally, if it weren't for football how many fewer poor kids would have an education? How many lives has football immeasurably improved for every sad story like Junior Seau? I have to think that ratio is rather large. It's not at all obvious to me that football is a net negative for American society, I'm inclined to think it's a substantial net positive.
Re: Is watching football a sin? - CornFed - 12-29-2014
Some people's capacity for empathy and guilt stems from the superficiality of their thought process. I totally agree with Stupac2 and also agree that the sports world as a whole should continue to do everything they can to reduce/eliminate the lifetime impacts of some of these injuries. I think the attitude that we should not support athletics because some people get hurt - sometimes badly - is the kind of thinking that gave rise to the phrase about babies and bath water.
Re: Is watching football a sin? - jacketree - 12-29-2014
If it is, I hope they have big screen TVs in hell.
Re: Is watching football a sin? - BostonCard - 12-29-2014
(12-29-2014, 08:57 PM)jacketree link Wrote:If it is, I hope they have big screen TVs in hell.
Yes, but the sportsbar in hell plays nothing but reruns of Wake Forest's thrilling double overtime victory over Virginia Tech 6-3 that featured 488 yards of total offense, combined!
Highlight shows include endless reruns of "The Play", and, just for you, reruns of the Georgia Tech - Duke game.
BC