Should sports involve body contact and inflicting force be encouraged?

Answer 1

Many sports by their nature are a demonstration of strength and involve physical contact. As long as that is controlled well with rules, there is nothing wrong with physical sports. If people are happy to play them, then they should be allowed to. If we had no physical sports, sports would not be so interesting. There is also a need for people to have some outlet for expressing their physical strength. If they are not allowed to do it in sport, they may do it in far less controlled ways, such as violence. We need all kinds of sports, for all kinds of people. So yes, physical sports should be encouraged.