luck is everything ,why don,t people believe?
545037
I disagree. Hard work gives results, luck only helps.
1145668
I don't just believe, I "know" from deep within. I can't look at all of the good around me, all of the gifts I've been given, the lessons I've learned, and the "coincidences" that appear right as I need them and not believe. But, I also don't push my beliefs on others. I consider myself an "independent spiritual" as I do not lock in to one religion but take wisdom from numerous religions. God loves everyone whether they believe or not. I find that things go best when I remind myself to relax and trust in God's plan.
300707
I don't think anybody has bad luck.Most everyone has to deal with a difficult situation every now and then but I think everything is about attitude.As long as you can see the positive side in things no matter how much "bad luck" you think you have things will look up.\nIam also a pisces by the way.
987313
People get comfort from believing there is a reason for existence, that it's not all accidental or the product of a statistical probability. \n\nLook at it this way: if you are a believer and you die and there is no God, what difference does it make.  If you are not a believer and you die and there is a God, BIG SURPRISE!
1140018
I don't understand. Given what to GOD? There is no bad luck by the way only circumstances.
591350
It's possible to believe in anything.  The question is whether you make decisions on the basis of what you believe (i.e., on mere feelings) or on what you know.\n\nAs for free will, I suspect it's an illusion.  We are driven by our hormones and our fears and our desires; we are conditioned by our education and our environment; so when we make any decision we actually have less "freedom" than we imagine.\n\nHaving said that, we are nevertheless responsible for the consequences of whatever choices we make.  It's cowardly and dishonest to blame "fate" or "god" or "the movements of the planets" for what we've done or failed to do.
89160
It is purely coincidence.\n\nCoincidence has always given people thought.\n\n“It is no great wonder if in the long process of time, while fortune takes her course hither and thither, numerous coincidences should spontaneously occur.  If the number and variety of subjects to be wrought upon be infinite, it is all the more easy for fortune, with such an abundance of material, to effect this similarity of results” – Sertorius Page 678.
100842
coz, the it is vary rare and only beacuse it is rare people think it is true
51463
I believe it has nothing to do with luck. More like God ordained. I really like him. He has flaws like all people. But hes a good man. People expect for presidents to be perfect. Well the president doesnt have as much control as some people may think. And economy doesnt evolve over night. Many of the problems we face now are a result of past bad decisions of former governmental decisions. Im glad our president has a back bone. Im glad he stands behind his decisions.  Im glad he is rooted in Christ. And unlike most of the liberals, he respects the soldiers fighting for us. I am so thankful for the men risking their lives to provide safety for this country and others. \n\nWomen are no longer being raped on orders of a government deity over there anymore.... And I dont even want to go into the gruesome details of all the other problems.\n\nPresident Bush isnt afraid of a few hypocrite hippies who would have had a crazy liar, who cant decide what he wants his story to be for a president.\n\nI VOTE FOR maitreg2'S ANSWER\n\nWhat is up with the people who think this war is about oil? You cant take one tiny little piece of the puzzle and zoom in on it and still see the whole picture. Yes people are dying because of this war. When people join the military they know what they are in for. There has yet to be a draft in this war. These people have agreed to risk their lives for our safety...... Oh and by the way, to the asker of this question.... I live in TEXAS too!
634372
Luck is when there is a deviation from expectation.  For example, Flipping heads twelve times in a row is lucky as one would expect to see heads only 6 times, given the probability of a heads (assuming we are tossing a fair coin).  A chance, by definition is something that is random.  Note, however, that in your question you have written "luck/chance" as those they were interchangeable.  They are not.  Lucky is when an event occurs when the chances are in fact small as determined by probability.\n\nAlso, there is no scientific evidence to suggest anything like Karma or Worldy energies affect chances of an event or your luck.  That's all just mumbo-jumbo.
37070
definitely not. the reason why some of these superstions seems to be true is because people believe on it. when people start to believe on something, they actually based their actions and act according to what they believe unconciously. and when something happened according to the superstition, they usually explain things the way they believe on it.
279339
Everyone out there loves something. How much do they love,  depends on the object or person or place. You can deny it but you are wrong, most poeple love money it makes them happy. People love sex it pleasures them. You can love tv it entertains you. So I think everyone believes in love no matter what.
1067378
Yes I do. However, I also believe that alot of luck is built on what you do have control over. Your actions. Positivity breeds positivity, negativity breeds negativity, etc. An open mind will be more prone to good luck, and conversely, will handle bad luck in the best possible way.
291412
I have no religion, but most people believe in a god because it feels better, when times are hard, to think that there's someone looking out for you that cares, and can help you. It helps to think that if you're good, no wrong can come to you. It helps to think we are here for a reason, and when we die, we're going somewhere. It helps people get over lossed loved ones to think, "when i die i will see them", or that "they are looking out for us now". Because saying you could be tortured for every day for the rest of eternity, or you'll die and come back a rock or a sudra or even an untouchable, keeps (some) people in line. And because we all have the need to belong. People believe in God the way children believe in Santa or the tooth fairy. I'm not going to say that there is no god, that's not for me to deside. I'm just saying why some people believe that "God loves me, even if no one else does." Because it's comforting, and is all that keeps some people going. I even have some days were i say to myself how great it would be if there was a great being or power that guides me when i'm lost, to sheild me when i need sheilding, and to punish those who wrong me. But at the end of the day, it's like hopeing that santa's going to give me that bike i've always wanted.
811826
Because in the past, superstitious people attirbuted virtually everything to God or gods.\nEarthquakes, floods, storms, etc were all the work of God or the gods.\nOf course, most people are more reasonable and know it is mostly just natural disasters.
1167496
I find interesting the use of probability to explain god. I mean, they use well known (and limited) data to explain how unlikely (even if possible) it is for life to start as a mere accident. Even though, these people seem to forget to apply the same logic and known data to explain god, if the experiment is a fair experiment, that is, using known data in both experiments, the probability that a being like god actually exists is 0. ZERO probability.
971815
Because some of these people have been told from the day they were born that this is the way it is and not to ask questions.  When you are told something your entire life you tend to believe it.  If your parents, friend, family and everyone in your little world  all believe the same thing...why would you ever doubt it.  Have you seen The Island?  Why did everyone believe in and want to go to the Island?