[Ducati] Blasphemy...

[Ronald Betts]

Thanks Peer. Kind of puts things into perspective.....!



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: Peer Landa <peer at ccrma.stanford.edu>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: ducati at ducati.net
>Subject: [Ducati] Blasphemy... Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:12:49 -0800
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>Rob Allen wrote:
> > I just don't understand your apparent consternation with
> > Nicky's including "the Lord" in his list of thank-yous.
>
>
>Well, no matter what your beliefs are, isn't it a bit disingenuous to  
>thank the "Lord" for their win and proclaim themselves "blessed",  etc.?  
>Of course, it's not only Nicky who does this, as most of the  NFL players 
>do too, but to me it screams arrogance.  It's as if they  believe they are 
>God's chosen and that God wagers on the NFL action.
>
>Perhaps this is a kooky assumption, but I think the Almighty should  be 
>engaged in more important things than cheering for his favorite  football 
>team (or MotoGP rider, for that matter).
>
>And speaking of feeling blessed, how is it that some unfortunate  people 
>can yet be so darn classy about getting life's shorter end of  the stick?  
>For example, rarely we hear/see athletes behaving as  classy as this:
>  http://movies.crooksandliars.com/MJF-CBS.mov
>
>-- peer
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