UM-Bot Posted May 13, 2003 #1 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Luck, says Richard Wiseman, isn't something to be left to chance. He should know. The British psychologist has spent 10 years studying lucky and unlucky people. And though luck is by definition unpredictable, his research findings have convinced him that people nevertheless can determine their own luck. It sounds paradoxical, but Wiseman insists it's not. View: Full Article | Source: Post Gazette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystify Posted May 13, 2003 #2 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Cool story Gareth, I found this intresting "Religious beliefs underlie some luck-associated superstitions. Knocking on wood was thought to bring good luck because of ancient beliefs in benevolent tree gods. The number 13 is thought unlucky because 13 people were at Christ's Last Supper. Walking under a ladder is unlucky, or so the thinking goes, because a ladder leaning against the wall forms a triangle and walking under it would break the Holy Trinity the triangle symbolizes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonboy Posted May 13, 2003 #3 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I always figured that ladders were unlucky because they're usually standing against a wall because someone is painting etc. Walking underneath someone who is painting increases your chances of getting splattered with paint. What's that Holy Trinity connection? People are soooo weird. I believe in luck. Luck is not being in the right place at the right time by unconscious manipulation... that is definitely psychology. Luck to me is having something happen to you that couldn't possibly have been in any way premeditated or arrived at by circuitous machinations. Eg. luck is walking down the road and finding a £10 note on the floor when nobody else is around... ...which rarely happens to me... so I guess I'm not that lucky. Pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Posted May 14, 2003 #4 Share Posted May 14, 2003 I do believe in luck esp after our 'lucky' escape earlier in the year...... as for the luck you describe LB, nope not had that but always looking out for it... I agree Holy Trinity! what ever next.......... Saint Neo? but this made me laugh silly cos my Dad says the same thing that ladders were unlucky because they're usually standing against a wall because someone is painting etc. Walking underneath someone who is painting increases your chances of getting splattered with paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceyKC Posted May 15, 2003 #5 Share Posted May 15, 2003 I've always wondered about the idea that black cats are unlucky. It's seems unlucky for the cat, since their black coat makes it hard to see them in the dark(like near the highway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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