So me, of all people, had a religious experience

by sabastious 363 Replies latest jw friends

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  sabastious

  "The odds of 1111111 coming up are exactly the same as any other seven digit number coming up."

  Your example lacks personal meaning since the crowd was just wowed by a simple pattern of one number over and over. My cards example contains heavy personal significance for two people: my brother and I. Therefore, I find it perfectly logical that you cannot accept my revelation since you don't take any personal significance from the cards that were dealt; to you it's just as significant as the "1's example"... and maybe that's a good thing, you are not swayed by a strong experience, on my part, and you are holding steadfast to your values and what is important to you. I applaud that kind of behaviour and would never criticize you for it...

  -Sab
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  sabastious

  Sab - I absolutely believe, based on my own experience that God reaches you however he can if you really want him to. It looks to me like he chose to reach you through the poker game.

  From my vantage point I cannot deny the possibility of God as it would confirm what millions, and posibly billions, of people allegedly have experienced.

  -Sab
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  sabastious

  Outlaw you play Texas Holdem'?

  -Sab
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  sabastious

  Yeah, HAD. I removed it like lightning and replace it with the comment above. I don't want to attempt to rain on your parade and stay involved in a debate over it.

  Cool, appreciated.

  -Sab
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  OUTLAW

  Hey Sab..

  Ya.. Texas Holdem is my favorite..

  I play on line..I win much more than I lose..

  I watch the tournaments on TV..

  I have friends who play in casinos and continuously win..

  The game is about patients,odds and the ability to read your opponent..Even on line..

  If you play international Texas Holdem on line..

  The players from Eastern Europe are usually really drunk,late at night..LOL!!..

  They bet wildly and can`t keep up with the rythm of the game..

  ........................ ...OUTLAW
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  sabastious

  Online is ok, but I love to play at a real table at higher stakes. There is an exhilarating psychological apsect to the game that is somewhat lost online.

  -Sab
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  Nickolas

  Your example lacks personal meaning since the crowd was just wowed by a simple pattern of one number over and over. My cards example contains heavy personal significance for two people: my brother and I.

  Actually, sab, the connection is statistical, personally interpretive and related. The same number coming up over and over in a lottery draw is similar in effect and perception to familiar card combinations coming up over and over in your poker game. Both are statistically explainable, however remarkable they may seem. When you go about figuring out the odds of those personally significant card combinations coming up, also figure out the odds of other discrete but unfamiliar card combinations coming up and you will find that the numbers are the same.

  If you and your brother watched as the deck of cards shuffled itself, you'd have a truly remarkable story to tell and I and others would be completely unable to offer plausible explanations that don't defy the laws of physics and mathematics. This particular recounting doesn't qualify as miraculous. By all means, believe and have faith if you wish, but be careful not to talk yourself into something that isn't there unless it is something you deep down really want to do. Then, well, go ahead. Enjoy the moment.
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  OUTLAW

  Hey Sab..

  Playing in person would be nice..It`s just not possible here..

  ........................ ...OUTLAW
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  sabastious

  This particular recounting doesn't qualify as miraculous. By all means, believe and have faith if you wish, but be careful not to talk yourself into something that isn't there unless it is something you deep down really want to do. Then, well, go ahead. Enjoy the moment.

  Good advice, remain grounded and have fun.

  -Sab
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  sabastious

  Outlaw, I am lucky I have a place just down the street that has a 24 hour $3/$5 No Limit. The table is always full and sometimes they get a second one going. They have a full bar and people come with a ton of money. If you are a good player there's thousands for the taking if your patient. :)

  -Sab