Slips, Draws, and Temper Tantrums...

Ok, so isn't it a part of bullet to make blunders/mouse slips?  And if you're higher rating, isn't it frustrating that the guy you're playing wants a draw, and cusses you if you don't accept because he blundered or slipped and expects YOU to forfeit some rating because of his mistake?

Curious what others think of this fallacy in logic, that 'oh, it was a mistake, let's start over!'

The Space Shuttle was just dumb.

Wait, let's start over...

Do people get mad-cow disease?

Wait, let's start over...

What do you mean I don't get the couch?

Wait, let's start over...

When it all comes down to it, its a rating.  Points....nothing more nothing less.  A tool to measure ones level of chess ability.  Though some treat it like there car...house... tv...some ill conceived idea that they think defines them as a person.

Tell you something boys. . .

I had in mind a post about the "cruelty" of chess. I will give you a short preview and know if you like its "spirit".

The problem with chess is that it is a one-player-team and, of course there will be a one-looser.

In football, baseball, basket.. . there are several players and you can usually (and usually do) blame a team mate for the losing.

In chess you can not do that. . .

Of course, you will argue that golf and tenis are also oneplayer team games. . . Who is to blame?

There is no need of a Who (the referre can be that "who"). All you need is a What. . . wet field, net to high, ball no perfectly balanced. . . and so on. . . but NOT you.

And WORSE. . . in any sport you may blame you body. Bit in chess what you blame is you brain. . . and losing means poor brain. . . and por brain means. . .

I let go now. . .good evening

I think as a matter of good sportsmanship, it would be acceptable to take a "draw" when it is obvious that a mouse slip occured.   You don't have anything to lose by it, and a lot to gain with the respect of other people.  Besides, if you really are a good player, you'll get the rating you deserve.   Do you really want a rating based on accidents, or on your actual abilities?

Biblical narrative?  What does it mean?