I am writing this in the Pantheism DIR because Omnitheism as I understand it is very similar to Pantheism.
I would like to discuss with my fellow Pantheists about the change that I started to suspect will happen in the distant future. What I see this natural, pantheistic reality, where nature...
How to find friends and catch a bluebird of luck by the tail?
Don't search at all. Fear rejection and failure. Do not accumulate losses, but act for sure.
The one who offends you makes you a loser.
Failures and troubles threaten your
charm, luck, and charisma. It's like the Theory of Natural...
To pass the appointed job interview (or to make a good impression on a date) is
easy: the chance is about 70 % based on your skills in CV. But the previous
100 analogous interviews were fallen through (without a known reason), then
your expectancy to get the dream job is just one percent 1/100=1...
I am, successful scientist Dmitri Martila, am asking you: God is Luck?
Please look my arguments for this "mind-blowing" idea.
Luck does not contradict the Science of Statistics, because the latter always allows very rare events - statistical wonders.
Recall Dr. Kurt Gödel's second...
The following article is about losers in general. There is such a word. Here is an article about them. It shows why any loser became a loser. It has been shown that even an absolute genius and the kindest person can become a loser. Everyone has a dream. Any loser fails to achieve a dream.
1...
A reviewer insults my scientific talents: ``I cannot make heads or tails of
this word salad, I cannot recommend the paper for publication. You are evading
the key points. Your logic is flawed, you have failed to demonstrate anything
here.''
I would reply with the following note.
My sense of...
I always raise an eyebrow when people cite luck or divine intervention when they find themselves or others survive a tragic event.
As I see it, if one is lucky, one wouldn't have been associated with the tragedy to begin with. If the divine has the ability to intervene, wouldn't the divine had...
I'm feeling good today, and I'm gonna post some of my normal prayers I do for the day here, so that other people can enjoy them as well. I like to pray to Feyhan for luck before I go out on walks, or even shopping and I feel he helps me find little fortunes I would not otherwise. I hope this...
I define luck as one's personal success or failure brought forth by chance in lieu of one's own actions. My definition will be used or the purposes of this thread.
Are you a believer in luck? Do you believe that chance has a greater influence on your life than your actions? Why or why not?
Luck is attributed to circumstances and/or events in one's life, be it 'good luck,' 'bad luck,' 'dumb luck,' etc. A few questions...
What it luck to you?
Do you believe in luck? Why or why not?
The questions below are for those that answer yes to the second question:
Do you believe that...