Imagine what would happen if on the last play of the Superbowl the superstar wide receiver, who just made a spectacular catch for the winning touchdown, goes up to the referee and tells him that the ball actually hit the ground and it was not a catch. How might society deal with this kind of honesty? — synthesis
Because it's not about sports, but about entertainment. Truth and honesty would spoil the entertainment.In professional sports, why is it acceptable for athletes to attempt to deceive, e.g., the baseball or football player has obviously not caught the ball (yet contends that he has) and instant replay shows that it wasn't even close, yet nobody calls them out for this behavior? — synthesis
Can you be a little more specific? How are you assuming the referee reacts? Because if the ref doesn't act on this information (and it is likely that he won't), there won't be a reaction from society at large. So I'll assume that the catch is then ruled incomplete. Furthermore I'll assume that we somehow hear or learn about this conversation.
We would largely regard that player's honesty as a bad play decision. Players are expected to fake things this way. It is not outside of the rules or outside of ethics, but a part of the game. — Garth
Because it's not about sports, but about entertainment. Truth and honesty would spoil the entertainment. — baker
There are also technological advancements that have changed some aspects of sports. For example, instant replay on the spot so that a referee can look it up and only then make a decision, is a relatively recent thing. In soccer, for example, many opposed the use of instant replay. We can guess why.I get that and it's a great point, but it seems a bit in-your-face. Perhaps it's just that moral corruption is so deeply ingrained at this point that nobody really cares (similar to the political sphere where people expect the worst and that's exactly what they get). — synthesis
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