To my American friends. You take our Stanley Cup, we take your Larry O'Brien. Or is it O'Brian. Who cares.
Things atheists say:
"Is it the case [that torturing and killing babies for fun is immoral]? Prove it." - Bust Nak
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"For the record...I think the Gospels are intentional fiction and Jesus wasn't a real guy." – Difflugia
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"Julius Caesar and Jesus both didn't exist." - brunumb
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"...most atheists have no arguments or evidence to disprove God." – unknown soldier (a.k.a. the formerly banned members Jagella & Paul of Tarsus)
As the Raptors remarked, they have an entire country behind them, not just a city or a region which is pretty cool.
Basketball has never been really big in Canada in spite of Steve Nash's success at the sport and in spite of the fact that it's a Canadian invention. It will be interesting to see if it spreads in my native land because of the Raptors' victory, but I have a feeling it will never replace hockey.
I, personally, am a baseball fan and follow the Toronto Blue Jays -- our only MLB team here in Canada. The team is in a re-building phase and a long way from winning the World Series however.