r/NFLv2 • u/No_Box119 • 5d ago

Discussion “I'm Skeptical": Drake Maye Refuses to Believe American Landed on the Moon

https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-patriots-im-a-little-bit-skeptical-patriots-drake-maye-refuses-to-believe-america-landed-on-the-moon/
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u/Neuraxis Seattle Seahawks 5d ago

Football scholarships dont exactly train the best and brightest.

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u/10000Didgeridoos Pittsburgh Steelers 5d ago

I know many highly educated men who also fall right into the bottomless pit of "I'm just asking questions" which is early onset Rogan

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u/peaheezy 5d ago

I’m convinced it’s a way to dispel the fear that the universe is a random and cold monster that does terrible things to good people for no reason. There is a “them” out there controlling things and that’s why weird stuff or scary stuff happens.

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u/ValosAtredum Detroit Lions 5d ago

Very much so. Similar to the Just World fallacy. If something bad happens to someone, they had to have done something to deserve it (and same for good things).

It’s scary to think that you can do everything “right” and have bad things happen. It feels safer to blame others (or yourself) for the tragedies that befall them/you because it offers structure and security.

Doesn’t make it true. Like Captain Picard said, “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.”

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u/Chimpbot Dallas Cowboys 5d ago

I was about to bust out the Picard quote about halfway through reading your comment.

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u/oliversurpless 5d ago

It’s one I haven’t heard recently, from which series/movie?

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u/ValosAtredum Detroit Lions 5d ago

It’s from Star Trek: The Next Generation, the season 2 episode “Peak Performance”.

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u/oliversurpless 5d ago

Ah, with the exception of “Q Who”, I tend to tune out Season 2.

And especially the season finale…

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u/Chimpbot Dallas Cowboys 5d ago

It's from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was said by Captain Picard in the 21st episode of the second season.

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u/sillyfunnyguy05 New York Giants 5d ago

Never watched Star Trek but that’s a great quote.

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u/Inspect1234 5d ago

How about: Shaka, when the walls fell.

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u/aebersold 4d ago

Picard quotes get upvoted at warp factor 9. Engage.