[Bucknobs]

I'm working oversea's and praying for Town to win tomorrowL we have to turn this around before Christmas! COYB! It can even be my Christmas present!

[Sammy Spireite]

Bucknobs, on 13 October 2017 - 10:49 AM, said:

I'm working oversea's and praying for Town to win tomorrowL we have to turn this around before Christmas! COYB! It can even be my Christmas present!

https://uk.answers.y...30111218AAzng8G

second answer down probably is a fair response

"What's the point of praying when you know your team's going to lose"

This post has been edited by Sammy Spireite: 13 October 2017 - 10:54 AM

[Zytok]

The problem I have with people praying in general is that presumably there'll be someone who's praying for the opposite. If God exists then he/she/it can't give everyone the outcome they want.

[Bucknobs]

Zytok, on 13 October 2017 - 11:30 AM, said:

The problem I have with people praying in general is that presumably there'll be someone who's praying for the opposite. If God exists then he/she/it can't give everyone the outcome they want.

The clouds are Blue the Sky is white!

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[Goku]

Zytok, on 13 October 2017 - 11:30 AM, said:

The problem I have with people praying in general is that presumably there'll be someone who's praying for the opposite. If God exists then he/she/it can't give everyone the outcome they want.

How naive of you. When this happens, a prayer tug-of-war occurs. The person who has accrued the most God points over their life wins the encounter, and their prayer is the one which happens. The loser's prayer is instantly discarded and they are sent to hell cos God is eternally forgiving but simultaneously a bit of a knob jockey.

[danblue]

Or just keep your fingers crossed (non-crucifixion joke)

[Zytok]

haha, brilliant Goku! It's one of the many reasons why I despise organised religion and the majority of wars. The eternal, my God's better than your God argument.

[Doughnut]

Zytok, on 13 October 2017 - 12:03 PM, said:

haha, brilliant Goku! It's one of the many reasons why I despise organised religion and the majority of wars. The eternal, my God's better than your God argument.

I quite like the FB meme with a picture of God deciding whether or not to cure some poor kid's illness based on the number of 'likes' he's received.

[Zytok]

Stephen Fry is pretty good on the subject....
The interviewers face is priceless

https://www.youtube....h?v=-suvkwNYSQo

[martatcross]

Bucknobs, on 13 October 2017 - 10:49 AM, said:

I'm working oversea's and praying for Town to win tomorrowL we have to turn this around before Christmas! COYB! It can even be my Christmas present!

As an Atheist I won't bother praying but hope they do too. My fear is that the players haven't got the talent to do anything about saving the team.

[azul]

Goku, on 13 October 2017 - 11:58 AM, said:

How naive of you. When this happens, a prayer tug-of-war occurs. The person who has accrued the most God points over their life wins the encounter, and their prayer is the one which happens. The loser's prayer is instantly discarded and they are sent to hell cos God is eternally forgiving but simultaneously a bit of a knob jockey.

I would like to refine your argument if I may

I also think all these god points from people praying are aggregated together. There is strong evidence to support this, for example, Man United are more successful than Chesterfield. This doesn't mean that Man Utd fans are better human beings than us, just that there is more of them.

I think the same goes with peoples pre game superstitions not always working. There are others on the other side with more and better superstitions.

There is clear empirical evidence to suggest both theories are valid and that they are not just valid for football

[Elmer Fudd's Thick Lip]

Goku, on 13 October 2017 - 11:58 AM, said:

How naive of you. When this happens, a prayer tug-of-war occurs. The person who has accrued the most God points over their life wins the encounter, and their prayer is the one which happens. The loser's prayer is instantly discarded and they are sent to hell cos God is eternally forgiving but simultaneously a bit of a knob jockey.

That shouldn't be this funny, but I audibly lol'd at that!! Haha

[martatcross]

azul, on 13 October 2017 - 08:41 PM, said:

I would like to refine your argument if I may

I also think all these god points from people praying are aggregated together. There is strong evidence to support this, for example, Man United are more successful than Chesterfield. This doesn't mean that Man Utd fans are better human beings than us, just that there is more of them.

I think the same goes with peoples pre game superstitions not always working. There are others on the other side with more and better superstitions.

There is clear empirical evidence to suggest both theories are valid and that they are not just valid for football

Superstitions don't work either my lucky pants are ready for the protest ... Pants on head 2017 !!

[SpireiteFitzy]

Goku, on 13 October 2017 - 11:58 AM, said:

How naive of you. When this happens, a prayer tug-of-war occurs. The person who has accrued the most God points over their life wins the encounter, and their prayer is the one which happens. The loser's prayer is instantly discarded and they are sent to hell cos God is eternally forgiving but simultaneously a bit of a knob jockey.

That explains it all. Astra must be rubbish at Tug-of-wars.

Though the way we are playing currently we may very well witness the second coming of Jesus before Town win a league game again.

[Madorama]

Bucknobs, on 13 October 2017 - 10:49 AM, said:

I'm working oversea's and praying for Town to win tomorrowL we have to turn this around before Christmas! COYB! It can even be my Christmas present!

Pray if you feel like it - we've all lived before now we're in hell

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Bucknobs, on 13 October 2017 - 10:49 AM, said:

I'm working oversea's and praying for Town to win tomorrowL we have to turn this around before Christmas! COYB! It can even be my Christmas present!

I’m in Mexico so they are bound to turn in a performance this week!!!

[Nerima Spireite]

Goku, on 13 October 2017 - 11:58 AM, said:

How naive of you. When this happens, a prayer tug-of-war occurs. The person who has accrued the most God points over their life wins the encounter, and their prayer is the one which happens. The loser's prayer is instantly discarded and they are sent to hell cos God is eternally forgiving but simultaneously a bit of a knob jockey.

I have to take offence here. As a fervent discipline of knob jockeys, how dare you equate them with that God character!

[Toddhopper.]

God hates us!

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on 14 October 2017 - 02:02 AM, said:

I’m in Mexico so they are bound to turn in a performance this week!!!

Well I got that wrong!!