Mar 19, 2017 02:01 AM
For sports fans only
https://forthesakeofscience.com/2017/02/...fans-only/
EXCERPT: For as long as I’ve had a deep interest in sports beginning in 2005, I’ve been of the opinion that people who don’t watch or follow sports should remain out of the majority of discussions in that area. For instance, after news came out of Joe Paterno’s failure to act at Penn State, people were calling for the school to be stripped of a significant number of wins. That eventually happened, though once everything quieted down, it was reversed. Why? Because the huge number of non-sports fans demanded it. They applied pressure and got a result that made them feel good, but which held zero consideration for all the players, coaches, and staff that had nothing to do with the incident. Non-sports fans wanted to punish an entire school and every individual associated with a huge sports program because of the acts of a few. That was utter horseshit. Plenty of non-sports fans may think that sports are ‘just a game’, but that’s pure ignorance; just because something isn’t important to your life doesn’t mean it therefore isn’t important at all. Fortunately, those who are actually involved in college football saw fit to correct the mistake...
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Sports Philosophy: Golf as Meaningful Play at Central APA
http://blog.apaonline.org/2017/03/16/gol...ntral-apa/
EXCERPT: Shawn Klein was the chair of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport’s session at the APA Central Division Meeting in March 2017 in Kansas City. I spoke with Shawn about his reflections on the session. [...] Many of the criticisms focused on whether Schmid’s account of golf sufficiently made the case: (1) that the nature of golf itself can provide a basis for rejecting the exclusionary and discriminatory practices in golf’s history; and (2) that an understanding of golf based on Aristotelian conceptions of virtues and eudaimonia can be achieved that avoids those exclusionary practices. Acknowledging that more could have been said, Schmid pointed out that the book does attempt to address these concerns in various places and that he presents an extended critique of the exclusionary practices in golf’s past and present....
Seven native Texas bugs that should not be handled
http://blog.hmns.org/2017/03/dont-touch-...e-handled/
EXCERPT: Here at the Cockrell Butterfly Center, we make every effort to inspire wonder and interest in the natural world — especially in the under-appreciated area of insects and their relatives. Butterflies are a great ambassador for the insect world since they tend to be admired by most people. Many other insects rouse feelings of fear or repulsion (cockroaches, anyone?) But, we encourage you to see past those initial reactions and appreciate ALL insects and their relatives. That being said, it’s always important to use caution and common sense. In this article we list 7 native Texas bugs you should admire with your eyes but not with your hands!
https://forthesakeofscience.com/2017/02/...fans-only/
EXCERPT: For as long as I’ve had a deep interest in sports beginning in 2005, I’ve been of the opinion that people who don’t watch or follow sports should remain out of the majority of discussions in that area. For instance, after news came out of Joe Paterno’s failure to act at Penn State, people were calling for the school to be stripped of a significant number of wins. That eventually happened, though once everything quieted down, it was reversed. Why? Because the huge number of non-sports fans demanded it. They applied pressure and got a result that made them feel good, but which held zero consideration for all the players, coaches, and staff that had nothing to do with the incident. Non-sports fans wanted to punish an entire school and every individual associated with a huge sports program because of the acts of a few. That was utter horseshit. Plenty of non-sports fans may think that sports are ‘just a game’, but that’s pure ignorance; just because something isn’t important to your life doesn’t mean it therefore isn’t important at all. Fortunately, those who are actually involved in college football saw fit to correct the mistake...
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Sports Philosophy: Golf as Meaningful Play at Central APA
http://blog.apaonline.org/2017/03/16/gol...ntral-apa/
EXCERPT: Shawn Klein was the chair of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport’s session at the APA Central Division Meeting in March 2017 in Kansas City. I spoke with Shawn about his reflections on the session. [...] Many of the criticisms focused on whether Schmid’s account of golf sufficiently made the case: (1) that the nature of golf itself can provide a basis for rejecting the exclusionary and discriminatory practices in golf’s history; and (2) that an understanding of golf based on Aristotelian conceptions of virtues and eudaimonia can be achieved that avoids those exclusionary practices. Acknowledging that more could have been said, Schmid pointed out that the book does attempt to address these concerns in various places and that he presents an extended critique of the exclusionary practices in golf’s past and present....
Seven native Texas bugs that should not be handled
http://blog.hmns.org/2017/03/dont-touch-...e-handled/
EXCERPT: Here at the Cockrell Butterfly Center, we make every effort to inspire wonder and interest in the natural world — especially in the under-appreciated area of insects and their relatives. Butterflies are a great ambassador for the insect world since they tend to be admired by most people. Many other insects rouse feelings of fear or repulsion (cockroaches, anyone?) But, we encourage you to see past those initial reactions and appreciate ALL insects and their relatives. That being said, it’s always important to use caution and common sense. In this article we list 7 native Texas bugs you should admire with your eyes but not with your hands!