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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
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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
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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
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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".
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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
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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
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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
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To preddan: "was just thinking earlier this evening tommy doyle when in his prime was one of the best full backs in the country and still surely had a few years left to give for westmeath, and there now i just see hes retired, a massive massive loss for westmeath hurling and a void left difficult to fill. i wish him all the best but a sad day" A wonderful servant to Westmeath hurling.For me between 2016 and 2022 he should have won at least 1 All star.
His dedication to the Maroon jersey was unsurpassed and we will miss him massively.
Rumours also about other players as well.
Won't be an easy start for Kevin O Brien
jobber (National) - 12/11/2025 08:57:22
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "I doubt if you were at the game. Eleven point winning margin certainly flattered Moycullen . With eleven minutes left on the clock the margin was just 3 point. Gaels had an easy opportunity for a point but they inexplicably hit the post and they also had an excellent opportunity for a goal but it was the wrong player the chance fell to and the keeper got a toe to the ball and deflected it out for a 45. Missed opportunities !!!! As alluded to by another poster the pitch yesterday was also very heavy. All our hopes now rest with Coolaney this Saturday or our Connacht adventure is over for this year" Flattering or not most wouldn't call a 11 point beating where one of Moycullen players scored more than the whole Shamrock Gaels team as a missed opportunity.
Fine margin contest and losing narrowly is a missed opportunity and that twice happened with Tourlestrane in recent years against Mayo opposition.
Wouldn't be as heavy of a pitch as Markievicz Park last year whereby the pitch needed to be closed and redone.
Rested Coolaney playing a Kilmeena side off the back of extra time with a 6 day turnaround so a possible opportunity there.
Gaa_lover (National) - 12/11/2025 10:58:34
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Oddball: "I see John Twaddle is managing Athlone next year.
They seem to have a good batch of young players coming through.
Will he awaken the sleeping giant in Westmeath?!!" Managing Athlone, sleeping giants in Westmeath. What has this got to do with Longford football matters which this forum is for.
B&G (National) - 12/11/2025 12:52:34
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