Has anyone been watching the comments section of this video? Aside from the usual trolls and non sequitur remarks, Teghead has been causing a bit of a fuss. At least him and those agreeing or arguing with him. I wouldn't normally bring up something like this but since Teg's pretty highly respected physically for his videos I figured this was worth mentioning.
Some examples...
Teghead - "I'm not commenting on doctrines but on the prevailing attitude that accompanies religion, that has been studied. Psychologists have set up trials and tasks for non religious people and people who rated themselves varying degrees "religious fundamentalists". They found that lack of humour (which is linked to)/and inability to cope with unpredictability.
Have you studied many major religions? The emphasis is adhering to the dogmas & teachings.
This is why I think it opposes individuals etc etc."
- "I'd so love to get back on topic. Like on the fueling of an "us vs society" mindset that causes practitionners to be a nuisance and vandals."
- "I have a lot of problems with what Danny says.
Creativity etc have been stripped away from us? By who, how, when? Speak for yourself; become a sociologist; or don't use words like "through history", don't refer to a national process.
I think free will does not exist. Having said that, of course we make choices, but not everything comes down to our choice, especially when ability is concerned. Just because you're talented, dosn't mean success is a choice for everyone."
- "Parkour is objective in some ways for a majority, in that it involves risks and physical stresses.
Of course what you train and why you do it is up to you, (although influenced by many things out of your control), I love this fact, and I think idolisation and religious thought oppose this.
Even if people train a badly thought out pseudo-sport, I hope they at least train well, don't get injured, and have fun.
I try to be the proportional response of logic vs sounding good."
- "What you need to realise is you're wrong and you're no authority.
What you need to realise is that I'm only conerned with the physical truths that leave you with chronic injuries or make you perform well.
You choose your own bs to frame it in. You can make no objective claims about whether Parkour is an art, but I can make all the objective claims in the world about injury, and it's reasonable to speculate about whether something increases the risk of noobs getting injured."
- "Btw, watch my videos, my lenses are full of creativity and overcoming obstacles.
Remember that creativity dosn't have to mean an aesthetic way of spinning on your bum.
Creativity is best when it's employed to tackle a real problem, not the problem of what would be the coolest way to 'flow' on some bricks."
- "And I'm not suprised you have the mentality you do, because a lot of people that do Parkour are idiots and kids.
Besides, what is the archetypal mentality that people have to subscribe to when they decide they want to do Parkour?
You'll find a range of people.
You'll find we're equally judgemental here. But there's only one person with nothing to say."
I left out responses from other people, you can see them yourself in the comments section. Thoughts?
