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Luck or fortuity is good fortune which occurs beyond one's control, without regard to one's will, intention, or desired result. There are at least two senses people usually mean when they use the term, the prescriptive sense and the descriptive sense. In the prescriptive sense, luck is the supernatural and deterministic concept that there is a force which prescribes that certain events occur very much the way the laws of physics will prescribe that certain events occur. It is the prescriptive sense that people mean when they state that they "do not believe in luck." In the descriptive sense, luck is merely a name we give to events after they occur which we find to be fortuitous.
Now that I am thoroughly confused, in answer to your question, not any more. :D
12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
Yes, but I havn't had much good luck lately, apart from good health,I suppose that could be counted as lucky, so yes I'm lucky.
12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
I believe intelligent people are generally luckier people. The reason is they are usually better prepared and more often than not, positioned themselves to be in a winning or "lucky" position. As the former Indiana University basketball coach, Bob Knight, once said, "Luck means Preparation Meets Opportunity." Yes, smart people are usually lucky people.
12 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
I have a question for you, mycatsmom. My cat licks herself a lot lately and the fur on her legs are starting to come off. What's causing her to lick herself so much and why is she losing her fur?
no the way my luck is going if it were raining money i'd get hit with a brick...
12 years ago. Rating: 13 | |
not really. Altho, there are people who seem to consistently win at door prizes, raffle tickets and all that.---- and 3 digit lottery tickets. Those tickets are just chance, not skill. But , for some reason, my late husband won the 3 digit lottery ticket quite a few times. He and another man played the 4 dig and they won and split it.
12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
this is how luck was explained to me... ;luck is measured in odds/numbers. sometimes it is all in timing, right place at right time, which can also be altered by researching your odds to ----- this or statistics. good gamblers should remember to take look at the odds of different games/bets or even ask the casino to tell you which tables,games,machines have the best odds.
when you find a four leaf clover it doesnt mean youll have good luck it means you were lucky to find it.
12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
Luck can mean many things to different people. Being in the right place at the right time. Involved in a nasty traffic accident and having no injuries. Winning a lottery. Strictly speaking luck is random and has nothing to do with intelligence or preparation. In sport, as in life generally, things are won, gained or achieved on merit.
12 years ago. Rating: 10 | |