Do you believe in luck?

IKSA

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Palademon said:
Well, I don't believe that by some force people will own a consistent amount of luck, but I do believe that everything is just chance, as in "shit happens".
That sums up my toughts pretty well.
 

I Have No Idea

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Gamblerjoe said:
All hail Urthdat! May his dynasty lead us into the Zationth Age, bringing great prosperity!
thiosk said:
[HEADING=3]Urthdat be praised[/HEADING]
Spacelord said:
All glory to Urthdat
TheYellowCellPhone said:
HAIL URTHDAT
JokerCrowe said:
Like pretty much every one else has said: ALL HAIL URTHDAT!!
Himmelgeher said:
All hail Urthdat!
I hope I'm starting a meme here. That'd be pretty sweet. MAKE IT HAPPEN!
 

Astoria

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Not really. Things have got to happen to someone so why not you? Although my Aunty has a freakish amount of good things happen for her.
 

Dethenger

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Not in any superstitious way, no. I believe that people get lucky, but not that people are lucky. For example, a guy that wins big at a casino got lucky. If he thinks he's on a hot streak all of a sudden, or thinks that he is lucky, he's an idiot.
 

not_you

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I believe in luck...
I also believe that I have none of it...
 

fenrizz

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I Have No Idea said:
Gamblerjoe said:
All hail Urthdat! May his dynasty lead us into the Zationth Age, bringing great prosperity!
thiosk said:
[HEADING=3]Urthdat be praised[/HEADING]
Spacelord said:
All glory to Urthdat
TheYellowCellPhone said:
HAIL URTHDAT
JokerCrowe said:
Like pretty much every one else has said: ALL HAIL URTHDAT!!
Himmelgeher said:
All hail Urthdat!
I hope I'm starting a meme here. That'd be pretty sweet. MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Praised be Urthdat!
Praised be the age of Zationth!
 

The Lugz

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I Have No Idea said:
Luck doesn't exactly line up with my religious beliefs, but I know some part of me does believe in luck. It's just fun to, you know?

CAPTCHA: Urthdat lives.

All hail Urthdat!
I believe that nobody can know everything therefore the best way to appreciate some scenarios is to assign them probability's based on what you think should happen
and if something 'unusual' happens just call it bad luck or vice versa
so yes I believe in luck from a technical standpoint only, it's rather inaccurate but then so is rounding pi and we do that daily
 

crudus

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Well, it depends on how you define it. Good fortune? Yes, of course that exists. Random chance, good or bad? Yes, of course. If you want to think everything is predestined, that is fine. Just think what that means though.

I Have No Idea said:
Luck doesn't exactly line up with my religious beliefs, but I know some part of me does believe in luck. It's just fun to, you know?

CAPTCHA: Urthdat lives.

All hail Urthdat!
I heard a math grad student bring this up about a year ago. Luck is actually mathematically provable. I have no idea what it is, but all I know is that was said.
 

Ajna

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Whateveralot said:
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A bit of a silly one when you think sit back and think on it. But certainly an interesting one.
 

A Weary Exile

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I do believe that good/bad things happen to people for reasons outside of their control, but I do not believe that this happens because of some cosmic force like luck.

So no.
 

Krion_Vark

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Well this guy does and he is going to steal all of your luck and have you die in an accident.


No really thats pretty much the entire premise of the manga hes in.
 

Wuggy

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Luck is a substitute word for coincidence, in my head. In that sense, I do "believe" in luck. Every coincidence has a reason, as every effect has a cause. I don't believe it is guided by some sort of force or some other 'unexplainable' thing.

Oh.. and All hail Urthdat!