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babelfish · 03-27-2003, 08:05 PM

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Originally posted by Grizzly
....He's either an athiest ....

athiest?!?!?

Grizzly, I never would have expected this from you!

BigJim · 03-27-2003, 08:36 PM

I'm a Professional Disc Golfer.

Seriously.

http://pdga.com/tournament/playersta...?PDGANum=10712

VonEvilstein · 03-28-2003, 03:17 AM

I would most certainly consider pro-wrestlers to be athletes. The fact that they put on a show, rather than compete in a sport, is neither here nor there. I would consider circus acrobats and trapeze artists to be athletes, too.

Azathoth · 03-28-2003, 04:50 AM

I would think it would be a little harder to tell with Athiests.Most religious players spout off about how god helped them hit their homerun,pass the ball,or get a lucrative advertising deal,but it probably wouldn't work for athiest,so finding out if they are one would be harder.

I'd guess that the number of athiest athletes in a country would correspond roughly with the percentage of people in the population who are athiest.Unless a large percentage of the athletes are hired from other countries.

kwigibo · 03-28-2003, 05:00 AM

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Originally posted by Godless Dave
You mean when a cricket player gets 18 wickets in an ironmonger or whatever it is they do, he doesn't drop to his knees and genuflect?

No, but Matt Hayden does the sign of the cross every time he gets a hundred. And most of the Indian batsmen look up and thank a god when they do something good, but they also talk to the sky when bad things happen, so i respect them for being internally consistent. Oh and Hansie Cronje blamed the devil for tempting him to fix matches. It's a very religious sport sometimes, but any sport that stops when it rains is bound to have ideas regarding divine intervention.

JGL53 · 03-28-2003, 02:37 PM

I'm an atheist. Am I missing out on something by not being an 'athiest'?

babelfish · 03-28-2003, 08:58 PM

Well, you could be a little athier, but being athiest is definitely the best!

openeyes · 03-28-2003, 09:38 PM

Well, I'm just athy. If you want to be athier or athiest, go right ahead.

Vespertine · 03-28-2003, 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by BigJim
I'm a Professional Disc Golfer.

Seriously.

http://pdga.com/tournament/playersta...?PDGANum=10712

That's cool! There are so many 'folfers' in my town, its quite popular. We even have teams that've made it to international competitions.

Secular Pinoy · 03-29-2003, 02:45 AM

Kazushi Sakuraba is an atheist? Wow! Where'd you hear about that?

Sadly, I have to agree. He seems to be past his prime, but wow, all his fights are a joy to watch (even those where he was pummeled senseless).

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03-27-2003, 08:36 PM	#22
BigJim Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Stepford, CT Posts: 4,296	I'm a Professional Disc Golfer. Seriously. http://pdga.com/tournament/playersta...?PDGANum=10712

03-28-2003, 03:17 AM	#23
VonEvilstein Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: .nl Posts: 822	I would most certainly consider pro-wrestlers to be athletes. The fact that they put on a show, rather than compete in a sport, is neither here nor there. I would consider circus acrobats and trapeze artists to be athletes, too.

03-28-2003, 04:50 AM	#24
Azathoth Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The centre of infinity Posts: 1,181	I would think it would be a little harder to tell with Athiests.Most religious players spout off about how god helped them hit their homerun,pass the ball,or get a lucrative advertising deal,but it probably wouldn't work for athiest,so finding out if they are one would be harder. I'd guess that the number of athiest athletes in a country would correspond roughly with the percentage of people in the population who are athiest.Unless a large percentage of the athletes are hired from other countries.

03-28-2003, 02:37 PM	#26
JGL53 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outer Mongolia Posts: 4,091	I'm an atheist. Am I missing out on something by not being an 'athiest'?

03-28-2003, 08:58 PM	#27
babelfish Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Augusta, Maine, USA Posts: 2,046	Well, you could be a little athier, but being athiest is definitely the best!

03-28-2003, 09:38 PM	#28
openeyes Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 4,215	Well, I'm just athy. If you want to be athier or athiest, go right ahead.

03-29-2003, 02:45 AM	#30
Secular Pinoy Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Quezon City, Philippines Posts: 1,994	Kazushi Sakuraba is an atheist? Wow! Where'd you hear about that? Sadly, I have to agree. He seems to be past his prime, but wow, all his fights are a joy to watch (even those where he was pummeled senseless).

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