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To: Lane3 who wrote (6448)	6/19/2003 7:46:25 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

Well, we don't know that God isn't a basketball fan. And Texas is God's country, after all. I've been preoccupied with "good people" lately. I think that's why I was so into American Idol and Clay Aiken. It's so satisfying to see good things happen to good guys for a change. Were you suffering from negative news overload? It's good to disengage once in a while. I know I've had it with the Laci Peterson story. Good things must happen to good people all the time, don't know why the news shows cling to the belief that the only news that is worth reporting is bad news.

To: Lane3 who wrote (6448)	6/19/2003 12:31:45 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

Why is it a turnoff? If he had said "Lady Luck favored us" would you be as upset? if he had said "our drive and determination won it" would you consider that an insult to the Nets drive and determination? If he had said "talent paid off" would you have considered that a slap at the talentless Nets? If he had said "we were the better team" would you consider that a blow to the Nets self-esteem? Either God helped the Spurs, or God didn't. Nothing anybody says about it can change the reality. If God did help the Spurs, all he was doing is telling the truth, and can you fault somebody for telling the truth? If God didn't help the Spurs, all he's doing is fooling himself, and aren't people entitled to be fooled from time to time? If he had said "Zylog was on our side" would that also have upset you? Or "Superman gave us this victory" would you be offended because Superman is only a fictional character? But if you don't believe in God, then God and Superman are the same thing to you, so why would one upset you and the other not? You're usually logical, but I don't think you've thought this one through.