Is being religious good or bad for Boxers???

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Yes
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1. It can make you not worry about dying and let you go the extra yard
2. Make you more disciplined in life generally..
3. Can make you more goal-focused.

No
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1. Might make you feel when you are under the kosh (like that word) that it's God's will you are destined o lose..
2. Might make you lack the killer-instinct....
3. Make you more likely to be duped by unscrupulous people.......because you tend to see the good in people more..or you are supposed too anyway!!

Sure are other arguments to be made but is being religious generally a good or bad thing for Boxers..

Joke...

you or your post..clarify!!!

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Joke...

you or your post..clarify!!!

Whichever make you feel comfortable, big guy.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:maybe........Scotty

Religion can be whatever you make it... and it's as important as you want it to be..

like Balti said though there are a lot of people who think that by spending a few minutes in confession with a soft Priest... it cleanses the vile views they spout...and hypocrisy is rife!!

So it sounds like you are religious because you want it to be true, rather than you believe it to be true?

Like anything, it's how you adapt it to your life. You can be a good/bad person with/without religion.

I do find it interesting though, bit random but we used to have some long chats with the religious guys after a night out at the student union.

Every religious person suffers a crisis of faith every so often...

You're right not easy believing when the facts aren't always on your side.

Don't most wars have origins in religion?

War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing, say it again

Edwin Starr

rowley wrote:War, HUH, what is it good for, absolutely nothing, say it again

Edwin Starr

Corrected for you jeff.

Couldn't decide how to spell HUH or whether it would come across with enough emphasis in print, am still not certain.

War, HUHwhat is it good for, absolutely nothing, say it again

rowley wrote:Couldn't decide how to spell HUH or whether it would come across with enough emphasis in print, am still not certain.

I was going to go with bold and italics. Do you think I should have? I was worried it would be too much.

Scott's post came in just before I hit send, but he has inadvertently joined in on the joke.

Good work Scotty.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

rowley wrote:Couldn't decide how to spell HUH or whether it would come across with enough emphasis in print, am still not certain.

I was going to go with bold and italics. Do you think I should have? I was worried it would be too much.

Reading Scott's post above I personally think it works

Didn't bother to read all the comments before posting, but as this comment of mine wasn't laughed at I consider it a successful contribution! Phew!
Have read "The God Delusion," and whilst he makes some very salient points Dawkins is ultimately intolerant ,this is my feeling.No need to put down other people's deeply felt views.
Personally I kind of envy the believers, cos it does seem to help them; I feel that you're either the type who has that "gene" ,or you don't.
There is a good book written by "Ludovic Kennedy" called "All in the Mind",Jeff which explores god's various forms, from the times we were afraid of the weather and decided that it must be god expressing his anger! A right good read.Though possibly rare now.

rowley wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

rowley wrote:Couldn't decide how to spell HUH or whether it would come across with enough emphasis in print, am still not certain.

I was going to go with bold and italics. Do you think I should have? I was worried it would be too much.

Reading Scott's post above I personally think it works

I feel bad now. Shoudl have gone with my gut instinct.

Truss will think I am a joke now.

I had a teacher called Miss War, although it was spelt Waugh and pronounced Phwoooaaarrr!!!!

Carry on...

Union Cane wrote:I had a teacher called Miss War, although it was spelt Waugh and pronounced Phwoooaaarrr!!!!

Carry on...

Reminds of the famous Australian cricketing brothers Steve and Mark. Pre 2001, Mark was known as Afghan.....the forgotten Waugh!

Brilliant.

Andy agree about the God Delusion, also really winds me up why people wear their aetheism and agreement with Dawkins as some sort of badge of intellectual superiority, they almost work the same as D4 does with Manny, find myself not wanting to support or agree with them such is the sheer persistence in their views.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:Reminds of the famous Australian cricketing brothers Steve and Mark. Pre 2001, Mark was known as Afghan.....the forgotten Waugh!

Brilliant.

That is number two in my Top Ten sporting nicknames, surpassed only by 'One-Size' Fitz Hall.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Union Cane wrote:I had a teacher called Miss War, although it was spelt Waugh and pronounced Phwoooaaarrr!!!!

Carry on...

Reminds of the famous Australian cricketing brothers Steve and Mark. Pre 2001, Mark was known as Afghan.....the forgotten Waugh!

Brilliant.

Mark Waugh : F**k me, look who it is. Mate, what are you doing out here, there's no way you're good enough to play for England.
James Ormond : Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my family.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Union Cane wrote:I had a teacher called Miss War, although it was spelt Waugh and pronounced Phwoooaaarrr!!!!

Carry on...

Reminds of the famous Australian cricketing brothers Steve and Mark. Pre 2001, Mark was known as Afghan.....the forgotten Waugh!

Brilliant.

There is the famous sledge by some English cricketer, when he came out to bat Mark Waugh said to him something along the lines of dear god are you really good enough to play for England? To which he responded, maybe not but at least I'm the best player in my family.

Balls Sean, when I get them another message has been posted really should read them

We already know, Jeff.

Agreed Union. John Eales was another good one. He was know as "nobody" because "nobodies perfect".

Those Aussie larikins sure come up with some good nicknames.

Michaels, Sean wrote:Don't most wars have origins in religion?

Unless the US or UK is involved. Then its all about the oil

Nothing better than coming across a pro cricketers brother. You can have hours of fun with their inferiority complex.

Steffan wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:Don't most wars have origins in religion?

Unless the US or UK is involved. Then its all about the oil

We are having fun here Steffan. Go away Captain Sensible.

Union Cane wrote:We already know, Jeff.

Did anyone notice where I left my coat.

Reminds me when I had an idea for a title of a thread, (Alan Partridge-like),without a decent argument (for once), and posted it anyway. It was called "W.B.O. HuH What is it good For?". Doggone crazy days.My marriage dissolved shortly afterwards.

andygf wrote:Reminds me when I had an idea for a title of a thread, (Alan Partridge-like),without a decent argument (for once), and posted it anyway. It was called "W.B.O. HuH What is it good For?". Doggone crazy days.My marriage dissolved shortly afterwards.

Is anyone else getting a bit worried about andy?

Union Cane wrote:

andygf wrote:Reminds me when I had an idea for a title of a thread, (Alan Partridge-like),without a decent argument (for once), and posted it anyway. It was called "W.B.O. HuH What is it good For?". Doggone crazy days.My marriage dissolved shortly afterwards.

Is anyone else getting a bit worried about andy?

That's the beauty of having an imaginary wife isn't it Union, they can't leave you

rowley wrote:That's the beauty of having an imaginary wife isn't it Union, they can't leave you

I have a real one. Why will nobody believe me?

What payment plan did you take out on her?

Scottrf wrote:What payment plan did you take out on her?

Careful.

Scottrf wrote:What payment plan did you take out on her?

I didn't even realise that advert was on here long enough for anyone to buy one

Michaels, Sean wrote:Nothing better than coming across a pro cricketers brother.

That's a new low Sean. Even for you.

I don't want to come over all Mother Theresa, but can we talk about religion?

andygf wrote:I don't want to come over all Mother Theresa

andygf wrote:I don't want to come over all Mother Theresa, but can we talk about religion?

To be fair Andy we are discussing Union having a wife that is a leap of faith as big as any religious believer has to take

andygf wrote:I want to come over Mother Theresa

You're sick.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

andygf wrote:I want to come over Mother Theresa

You're sick.

You'd have to take the lid off and everything, far too much hassle.

Union Cane wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

andygf wrote:I want to come over Mother Theresa

You're sick.

You'd have to take the lid off and everything, far too much hassle.

I wouldn't even know where to start looking? New Delhi?

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:I wouldn't even know where to start looking? New Delhi?

Calcutta might be a better bet.

Yes,where is she buried? Her death didn't trouble the world as much as that dizzy plank Diana's did.Elton wrote a song about it, "Sandals in the Bin", but it didn't even chart.

That horrible waste of DNA and oxygen Jade Goody got more sympathy and press coverage when she died than Mother Theresa.

rowley wrote:War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing, say it again

Edwin Starr

Movies, videogames and technological advancement. Also, those 'Commando' comic adventure books 'for boys'. They were ace. ACHTUNG!!!

TopHat24/7 wrote:That horrible waste of DNA and oxygen Jade Goody got more sympathy and press coverage when she died than Mother Theresa.

Mother Teresa was a horrible mean old cow, by all accounts.

Don't think she was mean, but she was very driven and focused at times which, when you're a leader with the ability to give millions of money to worthwhile causes but don't want to, can lead you to think "that Mother Tereasa is a bit on the grumpy side"

Dave, I've read stuff about her that ain't nice.

Go on Balti, you cant libel the dead.

Also, sandals in the bin made me laugh very much.

BALTIMORA wrote:Dave, I've read stuff about her that ain't nice.

I've read Elvis is still alive and man didn't land on the moon. Doesn't make it so. Although personally I like to believe the Elvis one.