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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "You can say it's good for people of faith to have beliefs in time of trouble. Also I would worry about a certain amount of the population finding out they can do whatever they want because there is no punishment. I get that. But it's such a handy excuse for religious people to say God has given us free will and isn't interested in showing himself or sending a warning. God is willing to watch from above while children starve, die from disease or even be abused even by members of the clergy? Some god. But we are also led to believe that God and Mary have appeared to people but not in recent history, also very convenient. God is testing us apparently. Some craic."
You're now focusing on specific religions and their various tenets. That has nothing to do with my answer.
Your original point was that you find it unbelievable that people can have belief in a higher power. I was stating why it shouldn't be hard to believe at all, why people would have such faith and the fact that it's actually beneficial to have it in dealing with life's challenges.
My argument isn't about whether there is or there isn't a higher power, but why there's nothing remotely surprising about why people would believe in it. It can be a huge help for people in trying to deal with life's issues. The belief in a greater power and an afterlife are core parts of all of these belief systems.
The fact that such beliefs originated long before organised religion, in every corner of the earth among very different cultures indicates that it's an innate part of human thinking.

WanPintWin (National) - 11/11/2025 16:18:10

Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "It's telling you and the other lad are commenting on this but didn't have any interest in chatting about the Fox News case at the time?"
Is it telling you and the other chap won't address the current news and revert to either digging up something that happened a few years previous? or just throwing shade on trump.

I just provide balance like I've been saying trump is wrong on lots like not releasing files or talking nonsense at NFL game Sunday evening trying to get Washington team stadium in his name

You can't address anything in where he's been wronged

jm25 (National) - 11/11/2025 12:32:18

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
The BBC caught deliberately interfering and attempting to influence the Presidential election in America,
this is the BBC we are all supposed to trust to give us impartial news? I hope Trump sues them into bankruptcy.
Trump was spot on about the fake news after all.

Tirchonaill1 (National) - 10/11/2025 22:15:25

Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To McGuirk1985@:  "How did the cavan representatives get on?"
Cavan are victims of having a competitive championship. Teams rarely get a run of titles that allow them to navigate through Ulster. As the Mknaghan championship is so uncompetitive, county Scotstown are getting better at winning a few games. An active transfer market assists them even further.

KingdomofBreifne (National) - 10/11/2025 22:18:18

Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To HB245:  "Scullion a Derry man but maybe lives in Scotstown? Regardless, I reckon you could round up a few of us off this Hoganstand forum that could manage that Scotstown team to the exact point they are now. Maybe it'll matter who the manager is when they reach the Ulster final and play a top class team like Kilcoo, but until then, any man off the street could manage this Scotstown team to a county championship."
Seriously,we're praising Scotstown for only using from within their own (massive) resources? Diarmuid Scullion is a born and bred Derry man. Like Jack McCarron was born and reared in Scotshouse. A very good coach hence he has been with Derry Minors, Westmeath Seniors and now Cavan Seniors. He married a Corrigan girl from Scotstown. But he is not a Scotstown "club man".Nor is O'Brien. Nor is Jack They were all brought on board to try get an Ulster Club.Take Scullion and O'Brien off the ticket and you're left with David McCague,Donal Morgan and Fergus Caulfield. They're "club men".
Ps
Colin McAree, Kieran Donnelly,Mattie McGleenan,Peter Donnelly etc. if you want to go back a few years.

Matchwatcher (National) - 11/11/2025 14:52:18

Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To farneygael3:  "Would agree with this. Clubs hire outside because the club over the road did this and finished higher in the league than them."
Spoken like somebody not involved. There isn't enough quality coaches in clubs. If lads are going to train all year round, they want to be getting trained by somebody that can have them in the best possible position to compete. Local men are great to have involved, but how many clubs have credible men that could take over their senior team?

HB245 (National) - 11/11/2025 13:48:12

Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To MonaghanMan44life:  "It was pointed out on Sunday that the entire management team is made up of club men/women which is very rare at that level. The exception being Kevin O'Brien.."
Scullion a Derry man but maybe lives in Scotstown? Regardless, I reckon you could round up a few of us off this Hoganstand forum that could manage that Scotstown team to the exact point they are now. Maybe it'll matter who the manager is when they reach the Ulster final and play a top class team like Kilcoo, but until then, any man off the street could manage this Scotstown team to a county championship.

HB245 (National) - 11/11/2025 13:46:20

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "The BBC caught deliberately interfering and attempting to influence the Presidential election in America,
this is the BBC we are all supposed to trust to give us impartial news? I hope Trump sues them into bankruptcy.
Trump was spot on about the fake news after all."
Do ye think? I'm no fan of BBC nor RTÉ but I have to say BBC Ulster have shown more coverage of all things Donegal than RTÉ. I'd also give them credit for the GAA coverage in Ulster.

Saynothing (National) - 11/11/2025 11:35:40

Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To John Doe:  "If there's no relegation from Premier Junior what happens the Junior A winners next year ?"
Junior A to F is for second, third teams etc. It's a reserve team championship. The only exception I think is Tuam Hurling, but they wouldn't be strong enough yet to enter the Premier Junior. If they work their way up, I'm sure it would be looked at.

WanPintWin (National) - 11/11/2025 12:04:48

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Doylerwex:  "This conversation has taken a turn. That depends on whether or not you believe Mary was born with original sin which is the essence of my point.

We are all sinners.

I don't agree with the second part. How many people do you know that don't do bad stuff?

Try as I might I'm committing at least one of the 7 deadly sins every week."
This was playing on my mind a bit so I had to reply.

Yes, I do believe that Mary was born without original sin, if she was born with original sin she couldn't have become the mother of her son Jesus.

supersub15 (National) - 11/11/2025 19:14:20

Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Clonbonnyrabbitt:  "Who was the interested spectator spinx, would his initials happen to be DD?"
Didier Deschamps

backtoback2 (National) - 10/11/2025 22:15:22

Davy Fitz Suggestion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Claretandblue:  "So basically you have no specific examples. Enough"
Give me a couple of days and I'll do a review of all the tapes to get specific times, games and dates and players who solicited frees. If that is important to you.

Canuck (National) - 11/11/2025 13:35:26

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed:  "Serious class from Maigh Cuillin every single time, Dessie Connelly scored 1-10! Against a seriously sharp Shamrock Gaels team. Surely Galway need to have a good look at Ger Davoren, Sean O Connor and Mícheál Maughan for next year."
Also Peter Cooke's cat had kittens. Think they should get a run as well .

UtahBlaine (National) - 11/11/2025 13:23:08

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "I still find it unbelievable that people think there is a god overseeing all that happens in the world. If there is then he is some craic."
I think we're left to our own devices but it's perfectly logical for there to be a God.

I don't think God is interested in Jonnie's leaving cert for example.

I can also understand why a compassionate person would question it. There's an awful lot of suffering in this world that seems pointless.

Doylerwex (National) - 11/11/2025 12:59:24

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "It's telling you and the other lad are commenting on this but didn't have any interest in chatting about the Fox News case at the time?"
I was more taken interest as I like and listen to linekar a lot and he was treated completely hypocritically by bbc for speaking up on Gaza

jm25 (National) - 11/11/2025 12:21:10

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "I still find it unbelievable that people think there is a god overseeing all that happens in the world. If there is then he is some craic."
I don't find it unbelievable at all. It's no coincidence that cultures all over the world developed belief systems in a higher being, independently of each other, thousands and thousands of years ago.
It's simplistic to say that people would believe this means bad things shouldn't happen. In fact, it's to help deal with the trials, tribulations and tragedies of the world that the faith is relied upon.
There are many scientific studies which show that people with a stronger faith cope better with tough situations or tragedy than those with little or no belief in a higher being. From times in the past where families would lose very high percentages of their children as infants, and even basic survival was a challenge, you can see how people developed a belief system to help them cope.
Even if you were completely agnostic, you'd be better advising someone to have faith than not, if you wanted to give them a better chance of dealing with the challenges of life.

WanPintWin (National) - 11/11/2025 12:20:12

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "It's telling you and the other lad are commenting on this but didn't have any interest in chatting about the Fox News case at the time?"
I don't believe I was on forum at time from checking fox were fined in 2023 I drift in an out over years.

If I was I would say it was wrong and they were rightfully fined and not deflect to something that happened previously

jm25 (National) - 11/11/2025 12:19:05

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
lucky we have RTE which is fair and balanced

suckvalleypaddy (National) - 11/11/2025 12:03:27

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "I don't remember any Fox news lawsuit chat? Did you bring it up? Did the man from Donegal? If not then why?"
I was not aware of it have they impartiality like bbc ?

jm25 (National) - 11/11/2025 11:22:40

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
I still find it unbelievable that people think there is a god overseeing all that happens in the world. If there is then he is some craic.

TheFlaker (National) - 11/11/2025 10:54:51