Bil Korea teetering fuq it-tarf ta 'gwerra sħun, diżastru ekoloġiku ta 'proporzjon mingħajr preċedent u inkwiet ċivili fil-Ġamajka (xi ħadd harshed lixxa tagħhom) – biex insemmu biss ftit mill aħbarijiet lum minn sorsi oħra – CNN jieħu l-ħin biex tentix up paġna ta 'quddiem tagħha.
I usually get a little excited when I come across articles like this because I always have hopes for something so ridiculous it has to be discussed. Thankfully CNN is run by teams of drunken marmosets who like to fling crap at us. Before the Skeptical Moth epoch I would share links to cover page stories on the findings of bigfoot, chupacabra u aljeni bi ftit ħbieb biss jew ixerrduh madwar facebook. Issa nista' nirredikola CNN fuq mezz arkivjat fuq google.
Jien biss ma nifhimx il-punt ta 'dan l-artikolu. John Blake ma jiddiskutix spjegazzjoni għal dan il-fenomenu, joffri opinjoni, jew staqsi xi mistoqsijiet. Żgur, jistaqsi jekk Alla verament jimpurtah min jirbaħ, imma dik il-mistoqsija mhix aktar valida milli tistaqsi jekk il-kelb tiegħi (ukoll fittizju) jimpurtah x'tip ta' karozza nsuq (sakemm ovvjament huwa psikiku! Serjament…in-nies jemmnu dan). Meta naqra artikli bħal dawn inħossni daqslikieku qed niggrada karti fi klassi tal-Ingliż tal-iskola sekondarja. M'hemm l-ebda integrità ġurnalistika, opinjoni intelliġenti jew bażi fattwali għat-titqib – hemm biss stampi sbieħ u kliem li juruhom. Twarrab il-kwistjoni kollha tat-talb u l-fidi; athletes have always been known for their superstitions (another). Il “acceptance speech” phenomenon undoubtedly falls under this category. After achieving a statistically small outcome (tara hot hands), they are afraid of forgetting God in fear of magically losing their ability (not necessarily consciously). For some reason Blake restrains this article to only sports – perhaps he is intentionally playing into the massive demographic of American sports loving, bud-light swilling, christians – but clearly this is a reoccurring theme. At any awards ceremony God, Jesus or Allah is usually at the top of the thank-you list. Forget all that hard work and talent you might have, it was something or someone else. Abandoning all rational thought to a mystical being is a dangerous thing. This mindset is the same one that allows addicts to blame anyone but themselves (even if addiction is in part hard-wired), believe in faith healing, start a holy war, or let the Catholic church blame the devil.
CNN is flashing the lights and jingling the keys over the faces of their readers. Usually I leave it up to FOX news to insult my intelligence, but I am glad to know I have a choice in this market.
Not to mention the lack of consideration God gave to the opponent of the victor (despite whatever hard work and preparation they may have had).
If I ever have a health challenge I need to call upon God to help me with, I hope it’s not amputation!