Tuesday, August 23, 2005

God,Religion etc

Does god exists or not?Everyone is ready to voice his/her opinion when confronted with this question.Before attempting to answer the question , i invite your attention to the psychological aspects related to the subject under discussion - GOD.
Its only when you look closely into the matter that you see how a certain set of people are taking advantage of others in the name of God.These people who do not have to work for a livelihood eats into the hard-earned money of others.It would have been understandable if it were left at that.But it never stops there.They segregate people,teach them to hate those people who practises a different religion.And in some worse cases provoke them to kill all others.In whole,they turn people into slaves mentally.Mere slaves who would do anything at the command of their masters.
It is easier at this point to say that a single God can solve this issue.some people tend to say that they and their religion believes in one-God theory.But do anyone know that this comment itself brings out the speaker's religious fanaticism?So it is better to lay off such a ridiculous theory.
Spreading the concept of God is a necessity for the religious leaders and all preachers of God.It is their way to earn their bread.And it is time those who have the ability to think gave these mongers a whiplash they deserve.It is time we told them to go and live on their own.It is time we thought whether we really need this epidemic called God to live on this planet.

Monday, August 08, 2005

Is Formula1 the most rigged sport?

This is in reaction to the comment made by a friend of mine that the Formula1 racing is the most rigged sport.Before making such allegations one has to look into certain factors regarding professional sports in general.
Every sport federation/council/organisation provides funds to teams which find them in a difficult position to compete against the mightier ones.FIFA provides a hefty sum to nations,including india,where soccer has only a few takers.So does the ICC.How else could teams like Papua New Guinea or Cayman Islands play cricket?We have Major League and Minor League Baseball in the US which as the name implies is seperated in terms of the money involved.This does not mean the results of the matches are fixed or the sport concerned is rigged.
If the Formula One Management is putting up a show on TV, do anyone have answers to why a cricket match which could have very well ended at 35 overs is stretched to the 48th over without dismissing the tail enders?Or why a World Cup football final is projected as a tussle between Nike and Adidas rather than Brazil and Germany?
There are a lot of things at stake as far as any professional sport is concerned.Organising a sporting debacle is not the easiest job on earth.In the end everyone has to come out with smile on their faces.This may include the federations,corporate honchos,television moguls,players,coach/managers and finally the spectators.One must not forget that it is the popularity of the sport that brings in the money,not the sport itself.One can either be content with this or resort to lesser known sports.Even then I doubt if it will be free from sponsors and others who are have vested interests other than the sport.