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Agree- there is no such thing as luck?

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on Jan 12, 2009 at 3:03 am Permalink

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I do not agree at all. Whether you call it serendipity, synchronicity or fortuitous circumstances, there is "something" outside of hard work and planning that is a bonus in some lives..some unknown "additive" to the fuel of life..some people seem to have access to that additive more often than others. You can intellectualize all you want, the fact remains some of us are "luckier" than others. Now, perhaps there is a solid scientific reason behind that luck..but we're not smart enough to know what that is so we call it "luck". Maybe the "luck" starts with the configuration of our genes or those of our ancestors..I don't know. Happy Monday! :)
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by Old School - In Memory of Harley on Jan 11, 2009 at 10:48 am Permalink

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I disagree in the strongest possible terms. I think the evidence of life is that chance/luck plays a much larger role than people with to believe.
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http://www.gladwell.com/outliers/index.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooled_by_randomness
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by ..Strange1 is JUU on Jan 12, 2009 at 3:14 am Permalink

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agree-you make your own
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by Medusa on Jan 11, 2009 at 11:13 am Permalink

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No! I believe in luck.
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by Anonymous on Jan 11, 2009 at 11:08 am Permalink

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Disagree. I agree with luck good or bad.
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by Firebrand on Jan 11, 2009 at 10:40 am Permalink

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No I do not agree, some people are very lucky.
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by killdrphil on Jan 12, 2009 at 3:11 am Permalink

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There is definately such a thing as luck and people have specific patterns of luck. Some have a little good luck, then, a lot of bad luck; Some have a lot of good luck, then, a little bad luck, etc.
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by jamamiss on Jan 11, 2009 at 10:44 am Permalink

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Logically, I would say no. But I've seen some people who sure seem to be mighty lucky--like repeatedly finding 10 or 20 dollar bills on the ground, buying scratch-off lottery tickets that usually win, or stumbling upon some great deal when they weren't even looking for one.
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by SumoAZ on Jan 11, 2009 at 10:42 am Permalink

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I know I sure felt lucky when a car accident just missed me about a month ago so I'm going to have to say there is such a thing.
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by Anonymous on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:31 am Permalink

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Disagree, although luck is not what most people think it is.

The concept of luck is not something you possess. Rather, it describes a result. That is, when an improbable event occurs, it did not occur because of the force of luck. But the fact that it did occur can be described as luck.

Perhaps a solid example is in order. Suppose you pick the winning numbers in a lottery, and suppose the odds of doing so were 500 million to one. That is a highly improbable event. The fact that win is certainly lucky giving the high probability against you. But the fact that you win was not caused by being lucky, rather, it was mere chance.
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