He & Satan bet on the outcomes.
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If You Want To Be An Olympic Champ Be A Christian
- Thread starter Skwim
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Demonslayer
Well-Known Member
Yahweh hates losing his fantasy football league. Xenu has won it all three years in a row so now He has resorted to cheap tactics and in-game miracles.
Demonslayer
Well-Known Member
Wouldn't be the first time God wagered against Satan.
RedDragon94
Love everyone, meditate often
You're not serious?
Skwim
Veteran Member
Why wouldn't I be? Just look at the numbers.
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Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Because god is always on the side of the good guys, and everyone believes they are the good guys.
Being that god (at least human conceived gods) is little more than a psychological and ego projection, this makes perfect sense.
Olympics need cricket. Another conspiracy!
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
I'm sure there are plenty of crickets in the grass.
They all died from a mosquito borne virus.
I was hoping for an update, so I went to the RNS site, and that page is no longer available...and it's only available now if you're a subscriber to their service...and I couldn't see if there is an update, or if they are planning to have updates...
Skwim
Veteran Member
Went alternate route (Googled it), and here's something interesting about the reported results:
Quoting the RNS by this source:
"We have neither the resources nor ability to poll every athlete on his or her religious identification. So the medals chart is really an extrapolation, derived by cross-referencing actual medals totals by country with data on the religious composition of the nations of the world from the Pew Research Center.
The table is meant to offer not a definitive count, but a novel way of looking at the Summer Olympics. Feel free to root for your country, and your religion (or lack thereof)."
http://www.realclearreligion.org/2016/08/08/which_religion_has_the_most_olympic_medals_273616.html
Unfortunately, the link to the RNS article goes to the same "page not available" page.
Quoting the RNS by this source:
"We have neither the resources nor ability to poll every athlete on his or her religious identification. So the medals chart is really an extrapolation, derived by cross-referencing actual medals totals by country with data on the religious composition of the nations of the world from the Pew Research Center.
The table is meant to offer not a definitive count, but a novel way of looking at the Summer Olympics. Feel free to root for your country, and your religion (or lack thereof)."
http://www.realclearreligion.org/2016/08/08/which_religion_has_the_most_olympic_medals_273616.html
Unfortunately, the link to the RNS article goes to the same "page not available" page.
Apparently, they got their inspiration from the Church of England a couple of Olympic games ago:
http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2008/08/gold-medal-winning-countries-in-2008.html
rather amusing, actually...
http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2008/08/gold-medal-winning-countries-in-2008.html
rather amusing, actually...
psychoslice
Veteran Member
I rather the quite achiever, not the big mouth I am right groups.
Scott C.
Just one guy
Somehow I doubt that you believe there's a direct correlation between one's religion and his athleticism.
Skwim
Veteran Member
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
Well, thanks for dashing my hopes!!!
Skwim
Veteran Member
There's always time to jump ship and get on board with the winning side. All it takes is compromise, compromise, compromise.
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Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
After seeing Phelps win two more golds, I'm gonna go with pot instead of religion, lol.