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Who is God's favorite to win the Super Bowl?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33578points) January 23rd, 2015

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Really? 25% of Americans think that God plays a role in the outcome of a football game?

How does God decide who should win? (The Patriots were sinners and cheaters last week, so maybe the Seahawks have a chance)

Would God really choose to disappoint half of the public watching the game?

Does God bet on the games? Isn’t that unfair?

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Tropical_Willie's avatar

God’s favorite is probably Budweiser. Just saying. ;>)

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

So that’s why God doesn’t have time to take care of the innocents and the oppressed. He’s dealing with important stuff like the Super Bowl.~

tinyfaery's avatar

25%. Can’t we round these people up and put them in mental health institutions?

Winter_Pariah's avatar

@tinyfaery I say taken out back and shot. Natural Selection has been slack in it’s work in recent decades. :D

As for the OP, As Lem, Strugatsky, and countless other thinkers, authors, etc. have stated, a true god would stay out of the affairs of its creations. I’m inclined to agree with them. If there is a god, I’m certain it would have much better things to do, like figure out how to make Andromeda and the Milky Way collide significantly sooner than predicted. lol

rojo's avatar

mom always says “God helps them that helps themselves” so I am going to go with the Patriots by 12

Cruiser's avatar

God would never support a team that outright cheats so he is going to be cheering on Seattle for sure.

ucme's avatar

Further evidence that at least a quarter of eeh-merry-kuns are batshit crazy.

BhacSsylan's avatar

Actually, I’m pretty okay with that. It’s way better than the 80% that wants to be warned that their food contains DNA. I would have thought it would be much worse than that.

Jaxk's avatar

If you look at it logically, God made Brady a pretty damned good quarterback. If he doesn’t win, that effort would be wasted. I’m going with the Patriots by 10. I would make the margin bigger but I assume God would not want to make anyone look bad. Well, maybe the Colts.

thorninmud's avatar

You’d have to tally how many times players on each team point heavenward after scoring during the regular season. I’m not sure who, other than St. Peter, keeps those stats.

ragingloli's avatar

I am waiting for some of those guys to be killed to death by a lightning strike when they do that.
Right through the raised finger.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Apparently God hates the KC Chief’s guts.

ucme's avatar

God’s fave has to be Janet Jackson’s tit.

dxs's avatar

He’s still rooting for the Saints. God can perform miracles, just so you know.~

janbb's avatar

Since G-d plays dice with the universe, I guess he can bet on a football game.

jonsblond's avatar

God deflated Brady’s balls. I’m sure of it.

kritiper's avatar

As if (a) God would give a flying fig about such a thing.

Darth_Algar's avatar

Football? As if. Everyone knows God’s favorite sport is NASCAR.

ucme's avatar

God’s favourite sport is Church Herding…what the flock?!?

filmfann's avatar

If He were, wouldn’t the Saints win more?

dxs's avatar

Attention! Repeated Joke Alert.
This Is Not A Test.
Attention! Repeated Joke Alert.
This Is Not A Test.

AshLeigh's avatar

God only cares about the Seahawks.

Berserker's avatar

We live in a society where scientific breakthrough has changed our lives and where knowledge can be constructive, up to a dramatically significant level, and yet we still believe shit like this?

You know man, I ain’t so crazy when I think we should live in some dark, non evolutionary world where we bash each other over the head with maces and hammers and stuff, cuz then at least retarded shit like this would be justified.

gondwanalon's avatar

If I believed in God I might think that He played a role in the Seahawks vs Packers NFC playoff championship game last week. HA! What a game!

Anyway a lot of people seem to think that what routines they do actually influence the outcome of football games. So I can imagine that religious football fans would also think that asking a special favor from God would not be too far fetched.

GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Jesus! Amen.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I think bungie jumping is his favorite sport.

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