A question for atheists: Do you feel hypocritical rooting for sports teams from Los Angeles, San Antonio, San Francisco, or other other cities whose names are religiously-based?

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• Well, sure, that's to be expected. ;)

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• Witty & hilarious! +5

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  by ScienceSwamy on October 28th, 2009

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• Good point, but I doubt you will convince anyone that does not care to be. +6

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  by dumdum on October 28th, 2009

• True, but I'm not trying to convince anyone here.

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  by MrJosh on October 28th, 2009

• Thanks Josh.

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• Zing!

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  by branciforte3241 on October 28th, 2009

• Zing?

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• Yes. Zing.

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  by branciforte3241 on October 28th, 2009

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• Is there something about the Calcutta Cricket Team that I don't know about?

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• Only that the city is named in honor of Kali, the same as your examples in your question. The team in particular is not distinguished.

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  by AntigoneRising on October 28th, 2009

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• I KNOW it's a stupid question, it's poking fun at those "A question for atheists - blah blah blah" questions that are intended to make atheists slap their foreheads and exclaim "You're right! I never thought of that! I've been living a lie!".

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• Sorry then.
  Humor sometimes escapes me here - and I have a nasty cold that makes everything look humorless.
  +5
  :-)

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  by 23Skidoo on October 28th, 2009

• No problemo.

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

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• Yeah, pretty weird, huh?

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• Not weird, just something I didn't know. Doesn't surprise me though, it was very common to name a city based off something religious. Just didn't know these three were included in that category.

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  by scorpinot on October 28th, 2009

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• According to some fundamentalists, maybe.

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• I for one don't let some fundamentists be my guide. +6

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  by dumdum on October 28th, 2009

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• Wow, whole hog there!

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

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• Humor. (Um, besides, Saint Anthony and Saint Francis were real people.)

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

• I thought you meant the names of the sports teams. Like the "Angels".

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  by Aquatic Eagle on October 28th, 2009

• Hadn't thought of that... or the "Padres" either, come to think of it.

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

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• LOL - I was trying to figure out what "ham" might have meant in an old-English religious sense.

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

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• Thanks man, I was beginning to wonder about the AB public.

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

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• My question was a joke, imitating those questions like "Atheists - if there's no God, where did the universe come from, huh?" which are simplistic at best, but which the askers imagine will make you realize that they're right.
  I used to watch the NFL is all, but can't stand that any more.

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  by Amorphous Blob on October 28th, 2009

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• Well, as long as he dont start eating the city ... ;-))

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  by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on October 28th, 2009