Why do runners make a cross when they finish?

electron1661 wrote:

Is it because they are crossing the finish line and thus want to make a cross? Kidding. Runners are smart people. Smart people are not usually religious. Is it just coincidence that Galen, Dathan, Ryan, Meb, etc. makes crosses?

Catholics (Galen, Dathan, Meb, Lagat) and Orthodox (Kenenisa B and other Ethiopians) make the sign of the cross, though with a different touch pattern. Protestants (Ryan Hall?) rarely do.

electron1661 wrote:

. Runners are smart people. Smart people are not usually religious.

Strike one

Strike two

Publicity.

Chipkoge wrote:

Publicity.

They point to sky, as well.

They make crosses because they're superstitious.

There are many, many otherwise-intelligent people who behave irrationally when it comes to religion. In fact, most god-belief is explicitly founded on irrationality.

That's the way people are. You're not going to change many of them.

Ana Theist wrote:

They make crosses because they're superstitious.

There are many, many otherwise-intelligent people who behave irrationally when it comes to religion. In fact, most god-belief is explicitly founded on irrationality.

That's the way people are. You're not going to change many of them.

Nobody pushes their beliefs more than the atheists. Without fail. You can count on them.

John Utah wrote:

Ana Theist wrote:

They make crosses because they're superstitious.

There are many, many otherwise-intelligent people who behave irrationally when it comes to religion. In fact, most god-belief is explicitly founded on irrationality.

That's the way people are. You're not going to change many of them.

Nobody pushes their facts and evidence[b/] more than the atheists. Without fail. You can count on them.

Crossing the finish line twice?

John Utah wrote:

Ana Theist wrote:

They make crosses because they're superstitious.

There are many, many otherwise-intelligent people who behave irrationally when it comes to religion. In fact, most god-belief is explicitly founded on irrationality.

That's the way people are. You're not going to change many of them.

Nobody pushes their beliefs more than the atheists. Without fail. You can count on them.

Also, nobody has more faith than atheists, although they seem to feel insulted when told this.

Ana Theist wrote:

They make crosses because they're superstitious.

There are many, many otherwise-intelligent people who behave irrationally when it comes to religion. In fact, most god-belief is explicitly founded on irrationality.

That's the way people are. You're not going to change many of them.

Yeah, and you've identified a mere fragment of those works beginning with an "explicit" confession of irrationality.

-Sarcasmo

Because once you've been brainwashed into a cult from birth it's hard to let go.

CORRECTIONbot wrote:

John Utah wrote:

Nobody pushes their facts and evidence[b/] more than the atheists. Without fail. You can count on them.

See what I mean. On cue. Thank you. LOL

LMAO, atheists don't have faith. The vast majority of atheists would accept that a god exists if presented with any evidence. The religious people are the ones that choose to believe in something despite the lack of any evidence, i.e. have faith that it exists.

They are also morons because god isn't real.

John Utah wrote:

Nobody pushes their beliefs more than the atheists. Without fail. You can count on them.

Not true. Way more people will say "Merry Christmas" to you during that time than anyone will want to talk to you about atheism. Also, people on social media post Christian stuff all the time. Atheism pales in comparison to religious stuff in the medium.

God isn't real wrote:

LMAO, atheists don't have faith. The vast majority of atheists would accept that a god exists if presented with any evidence. The religious people are the ones that choose to believe in something despite the lack of any evidence, i.e. have faith that it exists.

They are also morons because god isn't real.

You are very predictable.

Like I said, nobody pushes their beliefs in a public way harder than the athiests. Look at their zeal and energy. I’ll bet this guy didn’t even read the post before he came running to this thread. He sensed it, smelled it, like a hound dog. Preach, brother!!!

Someone who knows wrote:

John Utah wrote:

Nobody pushes their beliefs more than the atheists. Without fail. You can count on them.

Not true. Way more people will say "Merry Christmas" to you during that time than anyone will want to talk to you about atheism. Also, people on social media post Christian stuff all the time. Atheism pales in comparison to religious stuff in the medium.

Yet here you are...

Everything that has been previously posted is incorrect.

The reason that people cross themselves after a race is to ward off the demons, since we know a human's soul is most vulnerable at then end of a race. Salazar forgot to cross himself before his heart stopped and he was dead for those few minutes as his soul was being taken by the demons, and while he is still alive today, we all know very well that his soul is long gone.

The sign of the cross is: a confession of faith; a renewal of baptism; a mark of discipleship; an acceptance of suffering; a defense against the devil; and a victory over self-indulgence.

I think I have seen Rupp and Ritz do it at both the start and finish. Catholics do this at the beginning and end of Mass also.

SoulessSalazar wrote:

Everything that has been previously posted is incorrect.

The reason that people cross themselves after a race is to ward off the demons, since we know a human's soul is most vulnerable at then end of a race. Salazar forgot to cross himself before his heart stopped and he was dead for those few minutes as his soul was being taken by the demons, and while he is still alive today, we all know very well that his soul is long gone.

POD