of the passengers, or walking down a city street on your lunch break and being the victim of a sniper who decides he feels like going on a rampage for the hell of it, or if your child was kidnapped from the school playground when she was under the supervision of a teacher? If you don't believe in good or bad luck, or that people are victims of bad luck, how do you characterize random acts of violence, fatal car accidents or industrial accidents, or being in the wrong place at the wrong time and dying because of it, or events like 9-11? If you win a million dollars in the state lottery, what would you call that if it's not good luck?
2006-12-03 13:59:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
This question is for those who do not believe in luck, good or bad.
2006-12-03 14:18:59 · update #1
Chance. the chance that those things will happen to you is ever present, but the odds are quite high. They could happen though, and it is not luck but chance, just like gambling, the odds are there, just not easily stuck.
2006-12-03 14:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is called being at the right place at the right time or being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I believe somewhere in the back of those peoples minds or their intuition or their spirit whatever you want to call it, told them not to get on the plane, or walk down that particular street, yet they excersised their free will and did it any way and suffered the consequences. Same with getting that winnig lottery ticket, say for instance you have been paying your tithes, giving and not taking, and then something just tells you it is time for your return for your payback so you let your spirit guide you to that lottery ticket or to that stock. And if you choose to listen you may become the happiest person in the world but if you choose not to you may be missing out on your blessing.
2006-12-03 14:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Destiny
2006-12-03 20:48:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I was on a plane that killed all the passengers, I would be dead and not be thinking about luck.
2006-12-03 14:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Coincidence.
2006-12-03 14:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by Tyler P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do believe in bad luck, but I know many people who don't, and they usually say it's fate.
2006-12-03 14:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by KDC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called life!
All history books have disasters.
2006-12-03 14:07:38 · answer #7 · answered by May I help You? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's just very unfortunate!! =( and tragic and sad lol
2006-12-03 14:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋