Archive: 28 posts

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Personally, I do and don't. I do subscribe to the theory that everything in life hates me at one particular moment, for a time-span that varies from case to case. My current example is i'm playing Dragon Quest VIII and doing the casino stuff. In two hours I netted a healthy profit. In 4 hours after that, i'v BARELY broken even and am still at the same point... So currently I believe everything hates my life until I start winning again xD. Anyone else have thoughts or opinions on "luck" ?

2011-02-05 08:41:00 Author: oNinjaFisho Posts: 67

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Luck can be measured with precision based in your past experiences.

2011-02-05 10:10:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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There's always things in life that are so unlikely that their occurance is described as lucky/unlucky but they are things that just happen. You don't get things like lucky pants that magically improve your luck but people will believe anything even stuff they've made up themselves.

2011-02-05 11:25:00 Author: Rabid-Coot Posts: 6728

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There's no luck, just people and what they do.

2011-02-05 11:35:00 Author: Foofles Posts: 2278

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luck? both yes and no. luck can't exist, we have no proof or any kind of tools to test it. and logicaly- if luck would exist, just what the heck would it be? and why only some people?? though i've seen some really lucky people, REALLY lucky, and not just one time but for their entire life time. a coincidence? Now THAT'S un-logical. luck is a mystery. but exactly as good/evil. it's a illusion. We made it up. it doesn't really exist.

2011-02-05 11:55:00 Author: >er. Posts: 785

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Luck can't exist as a quantifiable or material thing but it is "real" in the same way stuff like time and emotions are real but, by nature, is completely random with only the law of averages to somewhat govern it. As much as I don't like to, I believe luck really does have a lot more influence on our lives then most would be comfortable; you can be lucky to be born into a wealthy family, you can be born unlucky with some sort of genetic defect, you could have the luck of being in just the right spot to pause and answer a phone call when a lightning bolt strikes just in the location where you were going, or you could have the misfortune of actually going to the very spot the lightning bolt hits, and none of these things you have any control over and can happen completely independant of your own actions or what sort of person you are. Not to say that luck completely governs anyone's life and people are frequently capable of overcoming misfortune but as they say, it's better to be lucky then skilled (though not exactly more admirable). Incidently, games of chance within a videogame are probably the least reliable thing to "gauge" one's own luck as they're often not really governed by luck insomuch that they are determined by random number generators that tend to favor "the house" over you; it can be like a real life casino, only worse. Just ask anyone who tried(emphasis on "tried") to get the GooKingSword in Breath of Fire 3 or 4.

2011-02-05 17:44:00 Author: Dapiek Absaroka Posts: 512

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Luck as in random events unlikely to occur but do so at specific times when in need, but contradicting the fractional values against you? Then yes I have spun scissors around a lot for fun on pencils, sometimes letting it go with accident and letting it fly. I would say that it is some kind of luck it never hit me, as I had no control over any of the spin.

2011-02-05 20:24:00 Author: moonwire Posts: 1627

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though i've seen some really lucky people, REALLY lucky, and not just one time but for their entire life time. a coincidence? Now THAT'S un-logical. I know I am

2011-02-05 20:37:00 Author: Nurolight Posts: 918

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Luck is an illusion based solely on the good/poor choices one makes.

2011-02-05 20:45:00 Author: KILLA_TODDZILLA Posts: 653

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Actually, there is one time I believe i luck - romance. It's just so wildly beyond your control for someone to be genuinely interested in you at the same time you are with them.

2011-02-05 20:50:00 Author: Foofles Posts: 2278

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I believe in miracles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C61olIkvoks&feature=related Watch at your own risk. Disco is a scary sight to behold.

2011-02-06 00:54:00 Author: Bremnen Posts: 1800

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I believe in miracles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C61olIkvoks&feature=related Watch at your own risk. Disco is a scary sight to behold. Did not see that coming. I tooooooootally thought you were gonna link ICP's 'Miracles' video. For those of you who don't study memes, Miracles is where "Magnets, how the **** do they work?" started.

2011-02-06 04:32:00 Author: Unknown User

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I cant really say for sure...but heck moving out from your childhood cause of family problems,,, going out to a new school, while going to school one day you get pooped by a bird on the way there, a truck speeds past you and splashes mud water all over you, a devil like bulldog chases you till you get to school, and then being late for a test, getting an F cause you forgot to study and being laughed at by other people...getting home living the same bull...life everyday, feeling lonely, regreting things wishing your older brother was still alive there for you...feeling stupid and worthless, things dont get better instead worse everyday... Heck idk if bad luck exist.. but if thats not bad luck someone tell me what the hell it is. but yes I believe in a luck, and I have a very very very good reason too believe in good luck right now.

2011-02-06 17:53:00 Author: Bloo_boy Posts: 1019

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To quote Mary Schmich: "Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else?s." I don't think luck is something you can or cannot believe in. Coincides and chance are what make up luck.

2011-02-06 18:01:00 Author: Mr_T-Shirt Posts: 1477

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I personally do not believe in any sort of luck. I may mention luck a few times, but I actually don't believe it.

2011-02-06 20:24:00 Author: FEAR Posts: 337

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Personally, I don't see how it's possible to not believe in luck, say you're spun around a bunch blindfolded, given a basketball, and told to throw it into a specific net, throwing in the general direction would be lucky. Say you put a bunch of names in a hat to draw for a prize, the person who wins is lucky. If you open a pack of cards and get exactly what you are looking for, you are lucky. Plain and simple

2011-02-06 21:25:00 Author: DeathJohnson Posts: 57

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Personally, I don't see how it's possible to not believe in luck, say you're spun around a bunch blindfolded, given a basketball, and told to throw it into a specific net, throwing in the general direction would be lucky. Say you put a bunch of names in a hat to draw for a prize, the person who wins is lucky. If you open a pack of cards and get exactly what you are looking for, you are lucky. Plain and simple No. That is chance. Chance can be measured by probability, luck is basically saying only certain people can do something even though they are no different than anyone else. Luck does not exist.

2011-02-08 03:28:00 Author: Bremnen Posts: 1800

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like you NinjaFish I also believe that everything has hated me at one point or another...you wouldn't believe some of the stuff that's happened to me......I have had some rare chances of "luck" though :3 So I guess I do/don't depending on the situation

2011-02-08 03:34:00 Author: Amigps Posts: 564

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When have luck and chance been different?

2011-02-08 12:01:00 Author: DeathJohnson Posts: 57

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When have luck and chance been different? ?fortune: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" ?an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" ?an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn ?Luck or fortuity is a belief in good or bad fortune in life caused by accident or chance, and attributed by some to reasons of faith or superstition, which happens beyond a person's control. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive" ?gamble: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" ?probability: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5" ?find: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" ?prospect: the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" ?casual: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Then ^^

2011-02-08 12:16:00 Author: Bremnen Posts: 1800

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The perception of luck is a form of Magical Thinking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_thinking); Such as thinking that wearing your "lucky underpants" could affect the outcome of a sporting match of your favourite team... because last time they won, you were wearing those same underpants! It is of course, superstitious nonsense... there is provably no such thing as luck... but there are solid psychological/evolutionary reasons why we have developed this sensory perception of luck. It is to do with how our brains interpret events and categorise these into patterns...

2011-02-08 12:24:00 Author: Macnme Posts: 1970

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Luck: "Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence."

2011-02-08 19:48:00 Author: DeathJohnson Posts: 57

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I do believe in luck, I don't think I'm a lucky nor unlucky person however I have noticed when a good thing happens usually a series of good things happens also when bad things happen a series of bad events happen

2011-02-10 21:32:00 Author: OriginalCreator Posts: 217

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After 9001 attempts of lottery, I say no.

2011-02-11 22:33:00 Author: Coconuts Posts: 384

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No, lolz. Don't

2011-02-13 16:30:00 Author: Unknown User

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I do believe in luck, I don't think I'm a lucky nor unlucky person however I have noticed when a good thing happens usually a series of good things happens also when bad things happen a series of bad events happen This all to do with your perception of events. When something bad happens you will look out for and focus on any other bad events (completely unrelated to the first event) and attribute it to "luck"; Likewise with "good" events. It's all to do with pattern recognition - something humans are hardwired for.. but we often misinterpret something as a pattern, when it is not. The truth is, they are all just events - good or bad - all completely unrelated to that supersticious notion of "luck". You will just categorise them differently based on your own perception. What about all of the events that happen in your life that you don't take notice of? Such as crossing the street without being hit by a car? Or going to the shops and finding the item you are looking for? Or realising you've ran out of milk? Are they "lucky" or "Unlucky" or are they just "Stuff that happens"? Which events do you choose to go into this "Lucky/Unlucky Streak" categorisation? Why only certain ones?

2011-02-13 16:34:00 Author: Macnme Posts: 1970

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I don't believe in luck. Pretty much everything that happens is improbable, so when something improbable happens it doesn't really mean anything.

2011-02-13 22:01:00 Author: innocentpasserby Posts: 4

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Luck doesn't exist. I may shout about it existing when something goes against me or my various sports teams that I support, but it isn't really luck. I did it, for example, while watching the Kings playing @ the Caps on Saturday. I was chatting with a Caps fan on Xbox live while we watched the game, and when Ovechkin scored on the first shot of the match for the Caps, I was quick to scream how lucky it was. Having watched the replay, however, I saw that Doughty couldn't focus on Ovy because it was 2v1 and he had to cover the pass as well, while at the same time Bernier was being screened by Doughty who was trying to block the shot from coming. At the same time, Ovy fired a perfectly placed shot. It looked lucky at first because it snuck through the smallest of gaps, but realistically it was just a variety of factors added together. It's either chance or just skill or whatever. It isn't luck.

2011-02-13 23:52:00 Author: Unknown User

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