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Re: Why are physical sports more popular than mental?

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NeneAnegasaki is not online. NeneAnegasaki
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25 Feb 2015 06:35 PM
Why do we value humans who are physically fit over mentally fit?
Humans are pretty pathetic when it comes to strength. Humans are the weakest of the great apes, and no human is stronger than a bear.

What makes us humans is our minds, we're the only species who is intelligent enough to understand the universe.

Yet... we value our crappy physical abilities over our exceptional mental capabilities.

Honestly, I think games that require using your mind should be much more popular than sports.
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coollime5 is not online. coollime5
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25 Feb 2015 06:36 PM
Maybe one day they will be. They're getting closer and closer to being equally popular.
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Tappier is not online. Tappier
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25 Feb 2015 06:38 PM
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NeneAnegasaki is not online. NeneAnegasaki
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25 Feb 2015 06:39 PM
Eh, I don't think so. I see no evidence of mental sports becoming very popular at all. The closest thing we have is game shows, but those are a lot of the times based on luck and not true strategy. Plus, those are nowhere near as popular as things like football.
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VedatPasha is not online. VedatPasha
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25 Feb 2015 06:40 PM
Why do you think people play this game on their phones, Trivia Crack, or whatever it is? There seems more appreciate for video games, including ones that exercise your mental abilities, then there is of sports. I think we should promote sports more, being fit and healthy is important. We have to balance mental and physical fitness, instead of focus only one.
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coollime5 is not online. coollime5
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25 Feb 2015 06:41 PM
@NeneAnegasaki

Watch the League of Legends 2014 world championship, that's pretty popular right? League may not be the best eSport, but it certainly is popular and competitive.

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NarutosRasengan1 is not online. NarutosRasengan1
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25 Feb 2015 06:41 PM
mental sports aren't as action packed or entertaining for that matter


"The Sauza so malo...", and then she said "You need to grow up."
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Dreamlike is not online. Dreamlike
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25 Feb 2015 06:41 PM
why would i ever watch people play chess
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pokemonareugly2 is not online. pokemonareugly2
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25 Feb 2015 06:41 PM
I think being healthy and fit is important yes. But I always love a game of chess when it can come by.

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coollime5 is not online. coollime5
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25 Feb 2015 06:41 PM
Plus normal sports have been around for much longer. eSports only really started to become a thing a couple of years ago.
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Skellor is not online. Skellor
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25 Feb 2015 06:42 PM
"Watch the League of Legends 2014 world championship, that's pretty popular right? League may not be the best eSport, but it certainly is popular and competitive."

league isnt a mental game really

its more mechanical
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coollime5 is not online. coollime5
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25 Feb 2015 06:42 PM
@NarutosRasengan1

Watch a competitive game of Super Smash Bros. Melee, pretty action packed...
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coollime5 is not online. coollime5
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25 Feb 2015 06:43 PM
@Skellor

What exactly does "mechanical" mean...?
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Giantsashavor is not online. Giantsashavor
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25 Feb 2015 06:43 PM
it doesnt matter if your smart if you are unhealthy
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cpmoderator12345 is not online. cpmoderator12345
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25 Feb 2015 06:43 PM
support, time to end the jocks who thinks muscle > brain
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NarutosRasengan1 is not online. NarutosRasengan1
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25 Feb 2015 06:44 PM
"Watch a competitive game of Super Smash Bros. Melee, pretty action packed..."

But those are video game tournaments
I think OP is referring to purely mental activities


"The Sauza so malo...", and then she said "You need to grow up."
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Skellor is not online. Skellor
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25 Feb 2015 06:45 PM
"What exactly does "mechanical" mean...?"

you need to be able to understand how the game works, what calls to make, what champions do and counter etc, you need to know the mechanics of the game

plus it has to do a lot with reflexes and hitting the right buttons in the right order, which is also physical
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NeneAnegasaki is not online. NeneAnegasaki
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25 Feb 2015 06:45 PM
@Vedat

Well, I guess that's true. A lot of people enjoy mental activities these days.
But my point still stands that nobody's impressed by them.

We're all incredibly impressed if someone can kick a football into a goal or run a handegg passed a line, but there's no equivalent thing to this when it comes to the mind.

Humans just... aren't impressed by their own minds.
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ZachHelms is not online. ZachHelms
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25 Feb 2015 06:45 PM
they are more popular because they are more entertaining and more intense
it's also widely broadcasted on television
physical sports aren't bad
and mental sports aren't neglected
go away op
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pokemonareugly2 is not online. pokemonareugly2
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25 Feb 2015 06:45 PM
On this topic, anyone up for a game of chess?

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NeneAnegasaki is not online. NeneAnegasaki
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25 Feb 2015 06:46 PM
@Zach

That's exactly the point. Why is watching people do physical activities more entertaining than mental activities, when the mind is the most complex, unique, and important thing about humans?

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cpmoderator12345 is not online. cpmoderator12345
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25 Feb 2015 06:47 PM
yep sure

sports = boring
scripting = fun
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coollime5 is not online. coollime5
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25 Feb 2015 06:47 PM
@OP

Are you including eSports, or is eSports too physical/mechanical to count?

@ZachHelms

Yeah, I think it's just more showoff and flashy then a mind game.
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Giantsashavor is not online. Giantsashavor
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25 Feb 2015 06:47 PM
Humans are also smart enough to realize that superiority in strength over other humans is more important than other animals.
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ZachHelms is not online. ZachHelms
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25 Feb 2015 06:50 PM
humans find physical sports intense and exciting
mental sports are good, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with physical sports
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