Comments on: The Superbowl and God https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485880 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:03:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485880 Some people spell it Super Bowl and some Superbowl. Personally, I don’t really care.

]]> By: Jim https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485879 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:40:15 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485879 I couldn’t finish reading your article. I was too distracted by the spelling errors. If you can’t or forgot run spellcheck/proof your work, how do you expect anyone to trust your data?

]]> By: Javier https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485878 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:01:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485878 Baltimore tiene que ganar esta noche a San Francisco, no creo que se vean en otra como esta durante muchos años y aunque las casas de apuestas dan como claro favorito a los de San Francisco <a href="http://apuestas.betfair.es/futbol-americano/apuestas-super-bowl-los-baltimore-ravens-representan-el-valor-280113-441.html
Baltimore tiene que ganar esta noche a San Francisco, no creo que se vean en otra como esta durante muchos años y aunque las casas de apuestas dan como claro favorito a los de San Francisco http://apuestas.betfair.es/futbol-americano/apuestas-super-bowl-los-baltimore-ravens-representan-el-valor-280113-441.html yo creo que los Ravens pueden alzarse con el trofeo.

]]> By: Al Johnston https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485877 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:35:18 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485877 Mike, it depends on the sport.

It certainly would be in rowing (if the assistance were received) as the rules specifically state that “the boat shall be propelled solely by the efforts of the crew at the oars”.

]]> By: michael rowland https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485876 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:08:18 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485876 If these athletes are asking for god’s assistance before an event, and believe that they will receive it, doesn’t that count as cheating?

]]> By: Doyle https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485875 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:24:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485875 Greg: I personally favour the hypothesis that a god’s power is at least partially determined by number and fervor of worshipers (which helps explain why they are all so eager to be worshiped), so I am willing to grant that Odin is pretty weak these days. However, even if he were at full strength, I am not sure he would be inclined to grant victory to a bunch of posers who persist in perpetuating the fallacy that vikings had horns on their helmets.

]]> By: Dimitrios Papagiannis https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485874 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:43:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485874 And 100% believe that Greg doesn’t know how to use a spell checker.

]]> By: Doug Alder https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485873 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:49:32 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485873 If only we still worshiped Kw-Uhnx-Wa the Seattle Poohawks would be playing tomorrow and not SF

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485872 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:20:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485872 Joe: Yes, the fact that the Vikings are not in the Superbowl is a testament to the weakness, or possibly the non-existence of, Odin.

Mauro: Cheating and religion certainly go together quite often!

]]> By: Mauro https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/02/02/the-superbowl-and-god/#comment-485871 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:01:46 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=15719#comment-485871 53% of Americans beleive that god rewards athletes who have faith with good heatlh and success

I say just “Lance Armstrong”. He had success and good health after the cancer… it means that faith and doping go simply together…

Cheers,

Mauro.

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