Reply To: Who cares about sports.

@Veltz Great reference, I’m afraid I set myself up for that one.

To be clear, I’m not coming from a religious perspective. I agree; sports is one of the last remaining “kosher” entertainments we have left, and I don’t see anything terribly wrong with it.

I’m not talking about watching a game (definitely enjoyable) or even following sports (questionably enjoyable). I’m talking about arguing about sports. I don’t think it’s a topic which makes sense to have an opinion about.

For instance, an argument about whether democracy, monarchy, or oligarchy is best for a country is a sensible argument. Each side can have valid opinions, proofs, and logical differences, obviously. It is an opinionated argument based on facts. But arguing about sports (or more specifically, sports players) is completely opinion – because the numbers are all on paper. The five rings and the two rings; the batting averages; the assists; the touchdowns; they’re all there to compare mathematically. So claiming that “Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA” is a meaningless, one-sided, completely opinionated statement. That’s it.

I bet none of this was clear from my original post.