http://unveilingthereality.com/2015/10/3...k-exist-i/
EXCERPT: Luck is a concept that probably exists in all the languages, a concept with elusive definition which we refer to in multiple situations. However, most of the times we do not have a clear idea of either we aim to refer to a sort of external intelligence loading the dice, or to a random event playing for or against us by chance. So, the question to be formulated will be, is luck (in the sense of “something” sorting out events in a positive or negative way) an invention of the human mind, insisting on finding an intelligent purpose behind the chains of events, or it is something else deserving an objective analysis?.
There are two irreconcilable stands on this matter, on the one hand those people thinking that luck has not any scientific evidence, and on the other hand those ignoring any scientific approach and believing that luck is a kind of intelligence, guiding the events in the interest of a specific eventual result. I wonder if there is room for analysis turning our backs on all the existing prejudices on this matter.
In this post I take the challenge to address the concept of luck. To that end I will be proposing firstly a definition, followed by introducing the orthodox science’s stand on the matter. Next I will explain why the abuse of the probabilistic approach is incorrect and finally, I will tell a couple of real stories challenging our common sense.
I will leave for a second post on the matter the introduction of some processes capable of creating real patterns in Nature on the one hand, and other mechanisms tricking us and making us recognise non-existent patterns on the other hand. To conclude I will dare to outline a couple of models aimed at explaining series of correlated events in life (luck)....
EXCERPT: Luck is a concept that probably exists in all the languages, a concept with elusive definition which we refer to in multiple situations. However, most of the times we do not have a clear idea of either we aim to refer to a sort of external intelligence loading the dice, or to a random event playing for or against us by chance. So, the question to be formulated will be, is luck (in the sense of “something” sorting out events in a positive or negative way) an invention of the human mind, insisting on finding an intelligent purpose behind the chains of events, or it is something else deserving an objective analysis?.
There are two irreconcilable stands on this matter, on the one hand those people thinking that luck has not any scientific evidence, and on the other hand those ignoring any scientific approach and believing that luck is a kind of intelligence, guiding the events in the interest of a specific eventual result. I wonder if there is room for analysis turning our backs on all the existing prejudices on this matter.
In this post I take the challenge to address the concept of luck. To that end I will be proposing firstly a definition, followed by introducing the orthodox science’s stand on the matter. Next I will explain why the abuse of the probabilistic approach is incorrect and finally, I will tell a couple of real stories challenging our common sense.
I will leave for a second post on the matter the introduction of some processes capable of creating real patterns in Nature on the one hand, and other mechanisms tricking us and making us recognise non-existent patterns on the other hand. To conclude I will dare to outline a couple of models aimed at explaining series of correlated events in life (luck)....