Maybe not create something that is potentially fatal and would require us to wash our hands, socially distance, and wear a mask.
Quarantine over for players?
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My 2 cents on the Bible argument. Fear is a natural human emotion just like sorrow, anger, etc. So fear in itself is not a sin, however I believe the Biblical principle is that to live in a state of fear, that is to live without trusting God and believing He can handle things is. It might be semantics but the sin is the lack of faith and not trusting that God is in control not the emotion of fear. Trusting God is not an absence of common sense, just because I belief God is in control so I don't fear the future doesn't mean I should be reckless or not careful to keep myself safe.
Yes you do, most of the things we avoid is because of fear. Fear of others finding out. Chris, which I know is not your real name.. do your fear people knowing who you are when posting here? I mean you hiding behind a screen name and not posting under your real name is because of fear of others knowing who you are. So under your understanding of fear you are sinning every time you post on this board.
The difference between the two is that one is in a list of Commandments directly stated and even put into stone by God himself and the other is not. The other is your particular interpretation of context-less quotations. I can do that too with these quotations that show that fear is something that we should do, indeed, that we are directly told to do:
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction" (Proverbs 1:7).
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
"The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are delivered" (Genesis 9:2).
These are all about fear of God, of course; nonetheless, they are about fear being something we should have. Your argument doesn't say that fear of God is excluded in this, just that fear is a sin and that nowhere in the bible does it say that fear is good. I am directly refuting that without resorting to specious argument or editorializing.
This semantic argument about "common sense" is also ignoring that a good deal of common sense is based on fear. Fear of discomfort, fear of confrontation, fear of death, fear of losing a child, fear of being found out... We all make judgments based on those little fears and call it "common sense," but make no mistake, the root emotion is fear for a large portion of what we term "common sense."
You need to take that up with Him. I’m sure He’s open to suggestions from a mere human being.
Might wanna start a new thread then. Because once a thread has been derailed, there's no going back.
Not only to fear, but dread even. I will be sticking to the fear (and dread) the lord argument because of how you worded your original argument in absolute terms.
Answer me this (preferably without resorting to yet another logical fallacy if you can help it): why is it wise to not stick your hand in a fire? Because you might get burned, right? I'll do this by fill in the blank: you are _ _ _ _ _ _ to get burned. That is wisdom motivated by a fear. Is everything that is wise or "common sense" motivated by a fear? No, but it really can't be argued that a good deal of it isn't. That is, it can't be argued logically.
Also, what in the world makes you think that we aren't motivated by reward and punishment? That is the very core of a free market economy! So are we or aren't we motivated by reward/punishment? You don't have to answer; it is a rhetorical question, since the answer is self-evident.
Abandon thread.
Not directed toward anybody in particular, but this board has clearly outlived its usefulness.
Excuse me!? This board is where we Doc Guys gather to relive the ole glory days! Give sage advice to the younger coaches and players! This board is plenty useful, you just dont like the material!
Bout the same time I converted to bourbon...Ah, who am I kidding. I converted to bourbon a long time ago.
