Sam Harris

I really enjoyed Sam’s sports metaphor to describe the different religions.  But he gets it wrong on which sport best represents the Mormons.  It has long and boring engagements; is a uniquely American phenomenon; and it has arcane rules, unusual uniforms, and inexplicable rituals which make the uninitiated scratch their heads in bewilderment:  it’s baseball. 

Islam would be, I presume, the Hunger Games. 

TheCoolinator - 20 September 2012 01:16 AM

I really enjoyed Sam’s sports metaphor to describe the different religions.  But he gets it wrong on which sport best represents the Mormons.  It has long and boring engagements; is a uniquely American phenomenon; and it has arcane rules, unusual uniforms, and inexplicable rituals which make the uninitiated scratch their heads in bewilderment:  it’s baseball. 

Islam would be, I presume, the Hunger Games. 

‘cept baseball broke the colour barrier long before Mormonites did

Ice Monkey - 23 September 2012 12:39 PM

TheCoolinator - 20 September 2012 01:16 AM

I really enjoyed Sam’s sports metaphor to describe the different religions.  But he gets it wrong on which sport best represents the Mormons.  It has long and boring engagements; is a uniquely American phenomenon; and it has arcane rules, unusual uniforms, and inexplicable rituals which make the uninitiated scratch their heads in bewilderment:  it’s baseball. 

Islam would be, I presume, the Hunger Games. 

‘cept baseball broke the colour barrier long before Mormonites did

As long as we speak about a color barrier, there will be one.

Ice Monkey - 23 September 2012 12:39 PM

TheCoolinator - 20 September 2012 01:16 AM

I really enjoyed Sam’s sports metaphor to describe the different religions.  But he gets it wrong on which sport best represents the Mormons.  It has long and boring engagements; is a uniquely American phenomenon; and it has arcane rules, unusual uniforms, and inexplicable rituals which make the uninitiated scratch their heads in bewilderment:  it’s baseball. 

Islam would be, I presume, the Hunger Games. 

‘cept baseball broke the colour barrier long before Mormonites did

Agreed.I agree with you both,thus,with you yourself getting involve on the criticism on other religion does make you like them,which we should not be,right?What makes you different from them,asking hope from a presence or entity they say true.