New Posts For Thread: We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those..https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-thosewho have wonJean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)It depends what you mean by luck.Obviously there are fluctuations due to random chance, which are larger than we intuitively expect, leading us to see patterns which aren't really there.If by luck we mean a sticky kind of good fortune which is not duhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299558#419299558It depends what you mean by luck.Obviously there are fluctuations due to random chance, which are larger than we intuitively expect, leading us to see patterns which aren't really there.If by luck we mean a sticky kind of good fortune which is not duThu, 10 Dec 2009 10:17:11 -0600You can't dismiss luck. It's lucky you were born/raised and live in a 1st world country. Lucky you weren't born with a terrible disability. These are things which we cannot control. Circumstances and fate. Now, making the best of the hand you're dealhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299554#419299554You can't dismiss luck. It's lucky you were born/raised and live in a 1st world country. Lucky you weren't born with a terrible disability. These are things which we cannot control. Circumstances and fate. Now, making the best of the hand you're dealThu, 10 Dec 2009 10:08:29 -0600what a load of old cocteau.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299546#419299546what a load of old cocteau.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:31:09 -0600I know..was just saying luck can't just be in some walks of life and not others.If it affects one it's got to affect all.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299542#419299542I know..was just saying luck can't just be in some walks of life and not others.If it affects one it's got to affect all.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:53:43 -0600if the kid is taught the importance of crossing the road properly, kid survives , cancer is another story, but i was just chatting from a gambling point of view, that whats on peoples minds on here.but i get what ye is saying blade, have a nice dahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299538#419299538if the kid is taught the importance of crossing the road properly, kid survives , cancer is another story, but i was just chatting from a gambling point of view, that whats on peoples minds on here.but i get what ye is saying blade, have a nice daThu, 10 Dec 2009 05:47:22 -0600alfee 10 Dec 12:28 yep, my luck seems like hardwork, but i have more good luck than bad, the answer is in there somewhere. Hard work and luck are something to do with luck re gambling/work i would guess.If ,say, a small kid has cancer or run overhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299534#419299534alfee 10 Dec 12:28 yep, my luck seems like hardwork, but i have more good luck than bad, the answer is in there somewhere. Hard work and luck are something to do with luck re gambling/work i would guess.If ,say, a small kid has cancer or run overThu, 10 Dec 2009 05:35:33 -0600This is a very philosophical thread! Maybe we should consult that famous philosopher Mark Hughes?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299530#419299530This is a very philosophical thread! Maybe we should consult that famous philosopher Mark Hughes?Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:33:16 -0600yep, my luck seems like hardwork, but i have more good luck than bad, the answer is in there somewhere.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299526#419299526yep, my luck seems like hardwork, but i have more good luck than bad, the answer is in there somewhere.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:28:17 -0600L.U.C.K.Labour Under Constructive Knowledge.....https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299522#419299522L.U.C.K.Labour Under Constructive Knowledge.....Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:20:36 -0600Very good, Lonesome. Made me smile anyway.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23475726/we-must-believe-in-luck-for-how-else-can-we-explain-the-success-of-those?post_id=419299518#419299518Very good, Lonesome. Made me smile anyway.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:14:08 -0600