Can you justify competitive eating?

[aspawloski4th]

It sounds like you live in an interesting neighborhood. I do hope you get the chance to talk with your neighbors from time to time!

I have a book recommendation for you and for everyone who thinks we live in such an evil time. It’s called Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on Innocence by Michael Medved. In fact, I suppose I would recommend it to anyone who cares about children! In the last couple chapters he goes over the ways that we’re better and/or worse off now than in times in the past, with crime statistics and so on. A lot of it is our perception and the fact that crime is reported a lot more than before. There are more people afraid of each other now.

Well, it’s been a while since I read it but he makes a lot of good points and it’s well researched. I definitely would not say it’s the worst time and culture in the last 1000 years! Where did that come from? I’m sure a lot of us can think of a handful of examples at least, of times and cultures more evil than our own. (Isn’t this judging again?)

Have a wonderful night!

Know all the comparisons one could make. Many would say that bullying might have been worse back in the day. But back in the day the big 6 foot 2 nun at school would of belted the bullyer a good one in the chops and the parents would have accepted it as it should be. Now that happens there is no punisment system amungst school or in the home to put an end to that. And the list goes on.

 

[PeterMuz]

When traditionism is attacked I do get very stubborn. This was not a big deal 50 years ago therefore it shouldn’t be now. Tiny issues are being wined and sniveled about when the big ones are being let go. Jesus didn’t agree to disagree with the selfritous pharissees.

So you are comparing yourself to Jesus and anyone who disagrees with you as the self righteous pharisees?

 

[aspawloski4th]

So you are comparing yourself to Jesus and anyone who disagrees with you as the self righteous pharisees?

It is meat to imply that Jesus didnt agree to disagree with the selfritious, so why should I?

 

[PeterMuz]

It is meat to imply that Jesus didnt agree to disagree with the selfritious, so why should I?

I have to say, nobody yet has made a comment that even approaches being as self righteous as your response above.

I think Jesus would look at the big eating competition and condemn the people participating. I would guess he would say something like “how dare you waste all this food when there are people starving in the world”.

Anyways, I think I am done. You obviously have already made up you mind and are not open to any opposing points of view, no matter how valid they may be.

I’ll tell you this, I’m 26 years old. It was not that long ago I was in college. Even a year ago, I probably would have agreed with you. When I first saw this thread I was very much on the fence. But as I thought about it a read some of these comments I am convinced that these competitions are nothing more than a gluttonous pride seeking events.

Maybe if you were a little more open minded we could have a real conversation about it, but you just see anyone who disagrees with you, as self righteous pharisees.

 

[Newbie2]

I don’t think the “waste” is meaningful–taking the relatively small amount of food eaten in such contests and putting it to better use would do little to solve the problem of hunger.

But I agree that it reflects a horribly distorted view of the body, just as our culture’s obsession with sexual prowess does.

Edwin

I’m on your side, too - I think it’s stupid.

You could probably feed lunch to all of the homeless children in your city with the amount of hot dogs and pies that are consumed at these things. Not that those kids are necessarily starving, but they could probably do with a change from baloney sandwiches and canned peas, now and then.

Some of these contests generate donations to feed the poor. Example is the hot-dog eating contest on the 4th of July (I forget who sponsors it)

 

[aspawloski4th]

I have to say, nobody yet has made a comment that even approaches being as self righteous as your response above.

I think Jesus would look at the big eating competition and condemn the people participating. I would guess he would say something like “how dare you waste all this food when there are people starving in the world”.

Anyways, I think I am done. You obviously have already made up you mind and are not open to any opposing points of view, no matter how valid they may be.

I’ll tell you this, I’m 26 years old. It was not that long ago I was in college. Even a year ago, I probably would have agreed with you. When I first saw this thread I was very much on the fence. But as I thought about it a read some of these comments I am convinced that these competitions are nothing more than a gluttonous pride seeking events.

Maybe if you were a little more open minded we could have a real conversation about it, but you just see anyone who disagrees with you, as self righteous pharisees.

In this thread I have seen the most of selfritiousness that I have even seen in my life. As I often do I qwuestioned my self and ran lots of scenarios through my head. I gave a look at this thread to my wife, who is far from al ways agreeing with me and tons more oldfashioned than I will ever be. All she said is the people who are strongly disagreeing with me need a hobby, or a second job, which I honestly wasn’t expecting. I’m 41 years old, I have plkenty of knowledge of wha the oldtimes were like through my parents and because I had a great relationship with 3 of my 4 grandparents, and a couple of my great grandparents I have plenty of oldfashioned background to which to judge modertimes by. I know from that background that your reaction to eating contests would get a ton of eye rolling. By the way, yes all of my family is Catholic.

 

[PeterMuz]

In this thread I have seen the most of selfritiousness that I have even seen in my life. As I often do I qwuestioned my self and ran lots of scenarios through my head. I gave a look at this thread to my wife, who is far from al ways agreeing with me and tons more oldfashioned than I will ever be. All she said is the people who are strongly disagreeing with me need a hobby, or a second job, which I honestly wasn’t expecting. I’m 41 years old, I have plkenty of knowledge of wha the oldtimes were like through my parents and because I had a great relationship with 3 of my 4 grandparents, and a couple of my great grandparents I have plenty of oldfashioned background to which to judge modertimes by. I know from that background that your reaction to eating contests would get a ton of eye rolling. By the way, yes all of my family is Catholic.

Dude you are 41 years old, not 60. There are a lot of things that people thought were ok 40 years ago, that we now know is completely unhealthy for us. Asbestos, smoking, trans fat, etc.

You can run ideas though your head all day long, but if you are not truly open to being wrong or realizing that there might be a better idea out there than the one you come up with, you are incredibly close minded.

Do you think Jesus would take part in these eating contests??

Also, I beg you… please show me one comment in all these posts that is more self righteous than your response to this question I asked:

So you are comparing yourself to Jesus and anyone who disagrees with you as the self righteous pharisees?

It is meat to imply that Jesus didnt agree to disagree with the selfritious, so why should I?

 

[JoeJetson]

Do you think Jesus would take part in these eating contests??

Not always easy to figure out what Jesus would do, especially in the context of a different period of history, but I can’t imagine anyone thinking that Jesus might participate in an eating contest.

 

[JoeJetson]

Some of these contests generate donations to feed the poor. Example is the hot-dog eating contest on the 4th of July (I forget who sponsors it)

It would make more sense to donate money or food directly to where it is needed, than to participate in a game of gluttony in the name of hungry people. How offensive is that?

 

[jmcrae]

It would make more sense to donate money or food directly to where it is needed, than to participate in a game of gluttony in the name of hungry people. How offensive is that?

I agree. I think I remember my mother telling me something about it being rude to eat in front of hungry people.

 

[PeterMuz]

Not always easy to figure out what Jesus would do, especially in the context of a different period of history, but I can’t imagine anyone thinking that Jesus might participate in an eating contest.

I agree!

 

[ashka]

I think competitive eating is kind of gross. And it’s got to be bad for you. Apparently their stomachs are stretched a lot, and it can cause digestive problems, Not the pleasantest “sport”. Yeccchhh. I guess one enjoys it, it’s fine, kind of pointless, but fine.

 

[aspawloski4th]

I think competitive eating is kind of gross. And it’s got to be bad for you. Apparently their stomachs are stretched a lot, and it can cause digestive problems, Not the pleasantest “sport”. Yeccchhh. I guess one enjoys it, it’s fine, kind of pointless, but fine.

Humanbeings are hard wired so that every once in a blue mood they need to do something pointless. It’s part of the human condition.

 

[CWBetts]

Humanbeings are hard wired so that every once in a blue mood they need to do something pointless. It’s part of the human condition.

Another saying I want to do what I want to do, and on one, not even the Church, can tell me otherwise"

 

[aspawloski4th]

Another saying I want to do what I want to do, and on one, not even the Church, can tell me otherwise"

The church doesn’t micro manage our lives for us, or that would be denying us free will granted by God. The church gives a set of mostly genderal and a few specific rules to guide or lives by. Even Jesus himself had a little leasure and rest time, remember the wedding where he did his first mericle? He even gave the patron a treat and gave them the best wine for last, which he didn’t have to do. Next thing thing Ill be looking for you tell me I cant go to my refridgerator for a drink without the church’s approval.

 

[jmcrae]

The church doesn’t micro manage our lives for us, or that would be denying us free will granted by God. The church gives a set of mostly genderal and a few specific rules to guide or lives by. Even Jesus himself had a little leasure and rest time, remember the wedding where he did his first mericle? He even gave the patron a treat and gave them the best wine for last, which he didn’t have to do. Next thing thing Ill be looking for you tell me I cant go to my refridgerator for a drink without the church’s approval.

Gluttony has not been removed from the list of the Seven Deadly Sins, that I know of.

 

[aspawloski4th]

Gluttony has not been removed from the list of the Seven Deadly Sins, that I know of.

Gluttony is also a sin that has a definition that is open to interpetation to an extent. We will have to agree to disagree I let tradition guide how define good and bad and you obviously don’tI don’t woryy about small issues as much as you do. I learn from history well, and know that if we fashioned our selves after the decade of the 1950s we would be much better off.

 

[jmcrae]

Gluttony is also a sin that has a definition that is open to interpetation to an extent.

I think stuffing yourself as fast as until just before the choking point would fit into any definition that exists.

We will have to agree to disagree I let tradition guide how define good and bad and you obviously don’t.

There is nothing in the Holy Tradition that includes anything positive about eating contests, so I have no idea what you are talking about, with regard to “tradition.”

 

[aspawloski4th]

I think stuffing yourself as fast as until just before the choking point would fit into any definition that exists.

There is nothing in the Holy Tradition that includes anything positive about eating contests, so I have no idea what you are talking about, with regard to “tradition.”

I’m talking about general tradition. I put it to you this way if my grandparents would not of thought of it as bad I won’t think of it as bad.

 

[CWBetts]

The church doesn’t micro manage our lives for us, or that would be denying us free will granted by God. The church gives a set of mostly genderal and a few specific rules to guide or lives by. Even Jesus himself had a little leasure and rest time, remember the wedding where he did his first mericle? He even gave the patron a treat and gave them the best wine for last, which he didn’t have to do. Next thing thing Ill be looking for you tell me I cant go to my refridgerator for a drink without the church’s approval.

“Free will” does not mean that you can do whatever you want and it is ok. It means that we have the freedom to either choose to do right or wrong and accept the consequences. We all know what the consequenses of sin is.