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On rituals (i.redd.it)

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Everyone over here being like "actually calling it a ritual is accurate". Meanwhile I'm like "Hold the fuck on. How exactly is baseball considered 'divination'?"

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

The absolute best MLB teams only win 60-70% of their games. Individual games are basically a coin flip, trying to discern skill and forecast future performance may as well be a divination ritual. We just decided that statistics is a better name than omens.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If a bird flying by gets obliterated by a 103-mph fast ball, it signifies a bad harvest.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

102-mph fastballs mean a good harvest. baseball is so complicated

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Divination is a delicate art, not a science.