What's the point of a tie in a game?

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 9 March 2008 by member timmyd

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If the idea behind playing a game is to take on a challenge and the goal is to always win, then what is the point of accepting the tie as a result in a game?

When you accept the tie as a result, does that mean the two teams are equal? What's the point of knowing that you can't beat the other and that neither he or she can beat you back either? Should ending a game in a tie be not acceptable as a final result? What do you think?

Goal detection sensors for soccer

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 19 February 2008 by member birand

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What about allowing goal detection sensors to be placed in goalposts that will flash a red light when the ball passes the line? I think that would help soccer referees make no mistakes and will remove suspicions of bribery on a close call.

I wonder why such technology is not used already. Other sports use it. Tennis for example. Can it be because in Turkey and Europe too our instinctive reaction is to put all the blame when our team is defeated on the referee?