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whygohome

http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/0 ... publicans/

Poll: 43 percent of people think Tebow’s success is due to divine intervention … including 54 percent of Republicans

Rick Chandler
Jan 12, 2012, 11:04 AM EST

So it’s come to our attention that you’ve been taking this Tebow-divine intervention thing seriously all this time? Sigh.

Noticing a Tebowing craze that’s swept the world and the fact that the Broncos are still alive in the playoffs, the folks at the survey company Poll Position decided to find out exactly how many folks think that Tebow’s success is indeed due to the Lord’s intervention. Their findings.

Among those aware of the Tebow phenomenon, 43% said they believed divine intervention was at least partly responsible for his success. Forty-two percent disagreed, and 14% expressed no opinion.

Yep, more people (among those aware of Tebow) believe that God is influencing NFL games than don’t believe. But here are some interesting breakdowns of the survey:

The numbers fluctuate greatly with the age of the respondent. But when it’s broken down between races, 50.5 percent of African Americans said yes to divine intervention, to only 37.1 percent of Caucasians. And a whopping 81.3 percent of Hispanic respondents answered yes, God has a headset.

And among Republicans, 54.2 percent think God helps Tebow win. Among Democrats, it’s 38.2 percent.

Oh, and men are less likely (40.6 to 46.8) than women (46.4 to 37.3) to think that God has a Tebow poster on his wall.

Meanwhile an ESPN poll rated Tebow as America’s favorite athlete: the quickest a pro athlete has ever topped their survey.

Prince Of Dorkness

35,000 people died yesterday of starvation.

4,263 people died yesterday of tuberculosis.

2,391 people died yesterday of HIV-related illnesses.

and children's school was burned to the ground by soldiers in Africa.

And in Mexico this week, the death toll reached 47,000 in the drug war.




God was too busy making sure some douche bag won a football game.

If you are a Christian... your God is a fucking asshole.

gimmesometruth27

what is tebow and his followers going to say about god's involvement on monday after the patriots kick the shit out of the broncos?

seriously, god must be a hell of a sports fan... because if god is for your team, who could be against it?

catefrances

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

what is tebow and his followers going to say about god's involvement on monday after the patriots kick the shit out of the broncos?

seriously, god must be a hell of a sports fan... because if god is for your team, who could be against it?

i dont think he roots for the jersey devils.

inlet13

You people have too much time on your hands...

First, Tim Tebow has done nothing to you. Many of you just dislike (hate) him because you believe his religious beliefs are directly opposed to your political agenda. That, right there, is sad and sick. Everything comes back to politics to some here.

Second, as to the point, a high number of people believe in karma. They think that doing something negative or positive, may cause something negative or positive down the line to a person. Others believe in fate. The fact is these people believe something similar, but replace the word karma or fate with God. I don't see what the big deal is. You don't agree that God controls everything. They do. So what? Stop whining about how they're dumb and you're somehow intellectually superior, when the reality is you can't prove they're wrong. It's endless loop debate and for some odd reason, some feel a sense of superiority when denigrating other people's religious beliefs.

Third, at the end of the day, do we really need to have more commentary (via new threads) on Tim Tebow? The dude's religious, we get it. He's also a unconventional QB. Yet, he's winning games. Ok. Got it.

polaris_x

the US is definitely a religious country ... i would say probably the most religious of the G8 ...

whygohome

inlet13 wrote:

You people have too much time on your hands...

First, Tim Tebow has done nothing to you. Many of you just dislike (hate) him because you believe his religious beliefs are directly opposed to your political agenda. That, right there, is sad and sick. Everything comes back to politics to some here.

Second, as to the point, a high number of people believe in karma. They think that doing something negative or positive, may cause something negative or positive down the line to a person. Others believe in fate. The fact is these people believe something similar, but replace the word karma or fate with God. I don't see what the big deal is. You don't agree that God controls everything. They do. So what? Stop whining about how they're dumb and you're somehow intellectually superior, when the reality is you can't prove they're wrong. It's endless loop debate and for some odd reason, some feel a sense of superiority when denigrating other people's religious beliefs.

Third, at the end of the day, do we really need to have more commentary (via new threads) on Tim Tebow? The dude's religious, we get it. He's also a unconventional QB. Yet, he's winning games. Ok. Got it.

1. I don't have too much time on my hands. As I was browsing through the latest political news stories, I came across this article. I found it to be stupid. My opinion, I apologize for having one.

2. Nothing you wrote in your post applies to me, gimme, prince of dorkness, or cafefrances. None of us are whining. None of us feel that we are intellectually superior. (Though I would make the case that we all dedicate much more time to educating ourselves and increasing our awareness than a majority of the American public).

3. I--I won't speak for the others--feel that religion is a product of arcane mental capabilities. I feel that religion and the belief in a "God" is a fairy tale. Can I prove I am right? No. Am I foolish enough to believe in a fairy tale that relies solely on the luck of where I was born and what family I was born into? Again, no.
I find it troubling and disconcerting that I live in a society that believes in an invisible man in the sky. To me, it is stupid and a real hindrance to any type of progress. Therefore, I will denigrate those beliefs that I feel play a role in weighing down a chance at progress for American/human society.

4. This thread is not about Tim Tebow--that was not my intention. It is simply a bit of social commentary to illustrate the fact that a substantial percentage of those polled live (mentally, philosophically) in the Middle Ages.

5. "First, Tim Tebow has done nothing to you. Many of you just dislike (hate) him because you believe his religious beliefs are directly opposed to your political agenda. That, right there, is sad and sick. Everything comes back to politics to some here." Who's intellectually superior and denigrating now?

whygohome

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

what is tebow and his followers going to say about god's involvement on monday after the patriots kick the shit out of the broncos?

seriously, god must be a hell of a sports fan... because if god is for your team, who could be against it?

I'm a Mets fan...."God" must hate me..........

cincybearcat

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

If you are a Christian... your God is a fucking asshole.

I get your point from the beginning of your post, but this is a really not a very cool thing to say.

inlet13

whygohome wrote:

None of us feel that we are intellectually superior.

I--I won't speak for the others--feel that religion is a product of arcane mental capabilities.

hahahahahaa... ok. These two statements don't seem to go with one another.

cincybearcat

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

what is tebow and his followers going to say about god's involvement on monday after the patriots kick the shit out of the broncos?

seriously, god must be a hell of a sports fan... because if god is for your team, who could be against it?

Prince, you, and a hell of a lot of other people on these forums.

whygohome

inlet13 wrote:

whygohome wrote:

None of us feel that we are intellectually superior.

I--I won't speak for the others--feel that religion is a product of arcane mental capabilities.

hahahahahaa... ok. These two statements don't seem to go with one another.

DO some research on religion and get back to me.

Arcane mental capabilities=a world without science, a world without reason, a world without facts, a world of fairy tales.

Why is Christianity reputable, but Greek Mythology refuted? What the hell is the difference between the 2?

cincybearcat

whygohome wrote:

inlet13 wrote:

whygohome wrote:

None of us feel that we are intellectually superior.

I--I won't speak for the others--feel that religion is a product of arcane mental capabilities.

hahahahahaa... ok. These two statements don't seem to go with one another.

DO some research on religion and get back to me.

Arcane mental capabilities=a world without science, a world without reason, a world without facts, a world of fairy tales.

That's funny, I just google searched it and those words never came up together. Maybe I misspelled something, tends to happen when I type.

whygohome

cincybearcat wrote:

whygohome wrote:

inlet13 wrote:

hahahahahaa... ok. These two statements don't seem to go with one another.

DO some research on religion and get back to me.

Arcane mental capabilities=a world without science, a world without reason, a world without facts, a world of fairy tales.

That's funny, I just google searched it and those words never came up together. Maybe I misspelled something, tends to happen when I type.

Google is not research. Research takes a bit more time
(Though I sense you were being facetious)

Jason P

whygohome wrote:

I'm a Mets fan...."God" must hate me..........

(nodding)

inlet13

whygohome wrote:

inlet13 wrote:

whygohome wrote:

None of us feel that we are intellectually superior.

I--I won't speak for the others--feel that religion is a product of arcane mental capabilities.

hahahahahaa... ok. These two statements don't seem to go with one another.

DO some research on religion and get back to me.

Arcane mental capabilities=a world without science, a world without reason, a world without facts, a world of fairy tales.

Why is Christianity reputable, but Greek Mythology refuted? What the hell is the difference between the 2?

Why do I need to do research on religion? To try equate myself to your mental capabilities? Why do you think you know more about religion than I do?... it couldn't be that you feel you are "intellectually superior" right.... cause... you already said you don't feel you are.

Hypocritical much?

cincybearcat

whygohome wrote:

Google is not research. Research takes a bit more time
(Though I sense you were being facetious)

I was.

But since you brought it up, I have a question for you. When you state something here and someone either questions it or misunderstands, etc.... why do they need to do research? Should you, the person that posted the concept actually present that information as well? And then if they want to look more into it they can?

I honestly find it just as lazy to say "Do your research" as you probably think it is for me to think you should have provided the information.

Prince Of Dorkness

cincybearcat wrote:

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

If you are a Christian... your God is a fucking asshole.

I get your point from the beginning of your post, but this is a really not a very cool thing to say.

When I start to care about what Christians think is "cool," I'll let you know.

keeponrockin

I don't hate Tebow... but to think God intervened at a football game and not when people are dieing.. Yeah that god's an asshole...

cincybearcat

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

cincybearcat wrote:

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

If you are a Christian... your God is a fucking asshole.

I get your point from the beginning of your post, but this is a really not a very cool thing to say.

When I start to care about what Christians think is "cool," I'll let you know.

Good deal. Keep lumping all Christians together, just like some Christians do to all gays.

If you hate something....

cincybearcat

keeponrockin wrote:

I don't hate Tebow... but to think God intervened at a football game and not when people are dieing.. Yeah that god's an asshole...

I don't know...he is terrible and yet he still wins some games. I mean, how do you explain my Steelers...#1 pass defense giving up over 300 yards passing to Tim Tebow???? Something had to happen.