%% Funny FranT; no such thing as a genius, or precise person that believes in luck. Of course some could confuse luck + hard work/profitable work..... But related slightly to that pattern - Imagination is more important than intelligence- Albert Einstein
Being born rich is an edge. Being born intelligent is also an edge. Both are more luck than skill. Luck plays a much larger role in life than most people are ready to accept. Even in the bible, Salomon says it: "Time and chance happen to all". And he was the luckiest. I think it is true. It is written.
%% I agree with about 95% or 97 % of that, always double check my math,LOL.Merri am Websters defines luck with the example[a] ''the loser muttered something about bad luck'' I had no luck finding an apartment[ NO wonder ,I am not looking for an apartment; blessed with paid for land/home[c]......''had greatt luck growing orchids [+ apples]'' ; crop failure can occur but no crop is made with luck LOL. Intelligence is not an edge; smarter you are, the longe it takes as they warn in Chicago .Good point on Solomon; spell checker not used...........
In my Latin/Spanish bible the name is Salomon. King James version is wrong in many other places too. Not substantially enough to start a crusade though.
he fact that it is not the true spelling in the Aramaic, and this is wielding off to a tangent into religion, I would suggest this tangent stop at this point. We can have the mods redirect the latter part of this thread to a different forum (R&S). No worries, they are astute with that bit. If you guys wish to lament the bleating of the Bibles of the world, do it there, not here. Hey, I would not mind discussing it either. Just here is not the place to do it. No worries.
%% I agree with that; about 95+/ %%. My mom asked me,once meaning 96%?? LOL; no that means 95% more or less. I do NOT agree inTTelliigence is an edge; but its more of an edge than stupidity.LOL Like they say/warn in Chicago , the smarter you are , the longer it takes..................................................[Meaning to learn to trade; that does not mean every one is supposed to use quarter candles/3 month candles LOL=LOL]
IMO, the bottom line is this: in general, if successful/rich/etc people will claim skill over luck, if unsuccessful/poor/etc people will claim bad luck. In the first instance, "successful" people will immediately feel experts enough to excrete their opinions in other fields as if they were more likely to be right. This is wonderful in trading, as doctors, engineers, bankers, zebras, gnus, caffers and whatever else, will bring their hard earned money and lose it to traders like me, true rarities, who never issue any refunds, for any reason.