That’s always my argument. How can you categorize something without defining it?
I always said sports are anything with points that anyone can watch and say ‘yes this person/team won because they scored more or had a faster time’ (like darts, chess, golf, speed walking)
I define things that the scoring can be open to interpretation by the judge at the time to be an art and not a sport (like ice skating, cheerleader, break dancing)
This definition gets a little messy in things like boxing where a judge can say one boxer was better that round and another judge interprets the other boxer was better. If one boxer gets knocked out then the winner is obvious and it’s more like a sport.
You have a fair definition of sports, although my own personal definition is a little different. And that’s my point: people define things like this differently, that’s all I’m saying really.
It wouldn’t matter. Everyone has their own definitions of sport. If I offer mine, everyone else will only say ‘oh you’re wrong’ despite the fact that the concept of ‘sport’ is not a fundamental indefatigable universal truth, but a matter of opinion/personal preference
Well you’re missing my point a little there. My point is that darts not being a sport is my opinion.
you need to back your argument up with why.
Why? It’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it, I don’t have to ‘back up’ anything to you.
Plus, even if I did, others would just say my definition is ‘wrong’ despite that there is no ‘right or wrong’ indefatigable answer to the definition of sports.
Ah, so you’re avoiding the fuzzy boundary problem by using a list definition. If it’s on my list, it’s within the definition. Anything not on the list is outside the definition. My favourite way to define complex things.
Biologists should use this approach when defining life.
Well no not really: I’m just pointing out the obvious really. I mean, it’s not like ‘sport’ is a fundamental building block of reality with a fixed definition. What I’m saying is: it’s a matter of opinion. It’s a human concept, not a universal one. Just because some bloke in charge of a sports committee or anyone else is of the opinion that sport is defined as so-and-so, the fact is I don’t have to agree. The same with the classification of whether darts constitutes a sport or not. I don’t have to agree just because ‘they’ say it is. If anything, I’m saying the list doesn’t exist and it’s down to the individual.
It would probably help if you would define what makes a sport a sport.
That’s always my argument. How can you categorize something without defining it?
I always said sports are anything with points that anyone can watch and say ‘yes this person/team won because they scored more or had a faster time’ (like darts, chess, golf, speed walking)
I define things that the scoring can be open to interpretation by the judge at the time to be an art and not a sport (like ice skating, cheerleader, break dancing)
This definition gets a little messy in things like boxing where a judge can say one boxer was better that round and another judge interprets the other boxer was better. If one boxer gets knocked out then the winner is obvious and it’s more like a sport.
I don’t really care though, I mainly watch AEW.
You have a fair definition of sports, although my own personal definition is a little different. And that’s my point: people define things like this differently, that’s all I’m saying really.
It wouldn’t matter. Everyone has their own definitions of sport. If I offer mine, everyone else will only say ‘oh you’re wrong’ despite the fact that the concept of ‘sport’ is not a fundamental indefatigable universal truth, but a matter of opinion/personal preference
Considering you’re the one making the assertion that darts is mot a sport, then you need to back your argument up with why.
Well you’re missing my point a little there. My point is that darts not being a sport is my opinion.
Why? It’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it, I don’t have to ‘back up’ anything to you.
Plus, even if I did, others would just say my definition is ‘wrong’ despite that there is no ‘right or wrong’ indefatigable answer to the definition of sports.
Ah, so you’re avoiding the fuzzy boundary problem by using a list definition. If it’s on my list, it’s within the definition. Anything not on the list is outside the definition. My favourite way to define complex things.
Biologists should use this approach when defining life.
Well no not really: I’m just pointing out the obvious really. I mean, it’s not like ‘sport’ is a fundamental building block of reality with a fixed definition. What I’m saying is: it’s a matter of opinion. It’s a human concept, not a universal one. Just because some bloke in charge of a sports committee or anyone else is of the opinion that sport is defined as so-and-so, the fact is I don’t have to agree. The same with the classification of whether darts constitutes a sport or not. I don’t have to agree just because ‘they’ say it is. If anything, I’m saying the list doesn’t exist and it’s down to the individual.
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