mulls Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 What do you think "luck" is? Do you believe it? personally, i'm over the whole business about luck. if somebody says "i got in a car accident, i'm lucky to be alive," i say "no, you were blessed to be alive," or something to that effect. i do wonder about the small things, however. like if a i toss up a ridiculous shot while playing ball and it hits the rim and the backboard and the rim and goes in, is that lucky? i wouldn't call it a blessing, especially if somebody else loses the game due to that shot. i don't know, it's a lighthearted topic, i thought we could have some fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.SIGGA Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 [quote]personally, i'm over the whole business about luck. if somebody says "i got in a car accident, i'm lucky to be alive," i say "no, you were blessed to be alive," or something to that effect.[/quote] I'm all about this. All goodness must be attributed to God and I think everything happens for a reason because God knows best. Whole-heartedly believing in/relying on "luck" and "chance" is a little bit supersticious, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce S Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) I am PREDESTINED not to have any luck... [as an odd aside, when we go out to a chinese resturant I'm the ONLY one that won't 'do' fortune cookies...they think I'm weird ... guess I am. And the Witch of Endor is always on my mind... ] I wonder what Jesus would think about the Urim and Thummim, sort of like Jewish Vegas dice ... ] Edited March 31, 2004 by Bruce S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulls Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 my brother's fortune cookie the other day was..................... ready? it was....... "You will get new clothes" we couldn't stop laughing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I think there are coincidences which I guess you could call luck. For example, if I'm playing cards with my friends and get a good hand, I'm probably just going to call it luck, meaning that it was a nice coincidence. I don't think God is overly concerned about my Hearts hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 [quote name='mulls' date='Mar 31 2004, 12:17 PM'] personally, i'm over the whole business about luck. if somebody says "i got in a car accident, i'm lucky to be alive," i say "no, you were blessed to be alive," or something to that effect. [/quote] When ever some one says to me "good luck", I say that I do not need for I have the Grace of God. Then one of my good friends told me that she means by luck that by which you are blessed with Grace... Still Fortune was a pagan goddess that explained away free choice and took away meaning from suffering. [quote]Â I am PREDESTINED not to have any luck...[/quote] I like to dwell on the fact that we all are predestined to Heaven and all we have to do is give a yes. Yes is so much easier then no in the long run! [quote]Whole-heartedly believing in/relying on "luck" and "chance" is a little bit supersticious, eh?[/quote] My Whole heart is consecrated to God per sancta Maria! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Luck implies randomness. Well, there's no randomness about things that happen. Everything happens for a reason. Whether God causes something to happen or allows it to happen, God always has His reasons for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 [quote name='Dave' date='Mar 31 2004, 04:28 PM'] Luck implies randomness. Well, there's no randomness about things that happen. Everything happens for a reason. Whether God causes something to happen or allows it to happen, God always has His reasons for it. [/quote] Does "EVERYTHING" happen for a reason? For example, does me accidentally misspelling example (which I went back and fixed) have a reason? Does me getting delt three Aces in a friendly poker game have a reason? Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 [quote name='willguy' date='Mar 31 2004, 06:03 PM'] Does "EVERYTHING" happen for a reason? For example, does me accidentally misspelling example (which I went back and fixed) have a reason? Does me getting delt three Aces in a friendly poker game have a reason? Etc. [/quote] Well, misspelling "example" happened because you were careless. Getting dealt 3 aces in a poker game ... hmmmm ... good question ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulls Posted April 1, 2004 Author Share Posted April 1, 2004 right, look at my basketball example from my original post, same thing. i'm not sure what to make of things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willguy Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 [quote name='Dave' date='Mar 31 2004, 06:22 PM'] Well, misspelling "example" happened because you were careless. Getting dealt 3 aces in a poker game ... hmmmm ... good question ... [/quote] So could carelessness be a form of "bad luck" meaning something unfortunate that happens for no particular reason and without divine intervention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFrozen Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I don't believe that people have luck. I think that fortunate things can happen to people, but it's not necessarily luck. On the other hand, I'm of Irish heritage, and sometimes I have felt that luck is on my side! God bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFrozen Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 (edited) Woops, double post! Not so lucky after all, I guess. Edited April 1, 2004 by MrsFrozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFrozen Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 [quote name='willguy' date='Mar 31 2004, 06:03 PM'] Does "EVERYTHING" happen for a reason? For example, does me accidentally misspelling example (which I went back and fixed) have a reason? Does me getting delt three Aces in a friendly poker game have a reason? Etc. [/quote] Isn't it the Chaos theory that states that everything happens for a reason and starts a chain reaction that effects everything else? A bird flying over China effects the stock market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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