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sceptical about sport? too brutal and dangerous? Well...the world outside itself is too brutal and dangerous. Don't let your kids go out.

• gbog 12y ago
  I do not buy this argument. The world is not like sports. For example, the real world is not fair. Sports for the masses is a very recent invention (less than 100 yo). Before that, we had warrior training, and a few outdoor games. The world is not like sports anyway, the most visible difference is that in the real world, the weak ugly computer geek wins in the end, which we all know here.
  • icebraining 12y ago
    You should brush up on your history of sports. The modern Olympic games alone are older than that.
    • gbog 12y ago
      Modern sport is an invention by British noblemen. Greek olympic games were very different: a preparation for war, a preconfrontation. See the difference between say criquet or polo and weight lifting or javelot.