- NewRadical12
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Artes, Scientia, Veritas
Sapere Aude
"But I do not think we're invincible"
Posted by: DatDudeBV
Posted by: NewRadical12
I didn't say it did, though I would argue that music and other artistic pursuits are generally more important than sports just because art is a more intellectually rigorous process than sports.
I guess you havent played many sports.
Anyone can draw a picture and have it considered art.
Not many people can QB a football team. Even at the highschool level.
I'd also venture to say that it takes a lot more intellect to QB a football team than to paint on a piece of canvas.Lol. Strong ad hominem you got there. I've played sports my whole life, and have sacrificed both of my knees to soccer in the process. I love sports, but I recognize that they occupy an inordinately high stratum in American society, which has lead to serious cultural problems.
First of all, it is untrue that "anyone" can be a successful professional artist. The paucity of such and the relative abundance of aspiring-but-unsuccessful artists should make this abundantly clear. I do not know why this myth continues to be propagated.
Secondly, even if this were true, you are still conflating scarcity with value, which simply is not the case, either descriptively or normatively.
Thirdly, the intellectual rigor of being a professional QB absolutely pales in comparison to being a great novelist or poet. But it's not just about the rigor of being the producer of the product. More important is the product's ability to inspire ways of thinking and change cultural norms about how we treat each other, what we value, and how we perceive ourselves. Art can do that, and, historically, has. Sports, however, cannot.
Finally, all of this is largely irrelevant since I do not think any entertainment pursuit (such as sports or, to a lesser extent, music) has value near that of the pursuits that can improve the quality of life of the masses.