FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Here I hope to answer all the questions which might arise in the open mind of someone coming into contact with the ideas of LUCKISM®.

• Is LUCKISM® a religion?

  It is designed to serve the purposes of a religion, namely, to be a complete life-guidance system for humanity based on principles which have practical, spiritual and paradoxical features. So it is up to you to decide whether to call it a religion, a philosophy, a belief system or simply a way of life. Much depends on your definition of “religion.” If you mean the ultimate system of guiding principles by which you conduct your life then the answer can be “Yes.” If you mean something originating directly from a god who created the universe, then the answer is “No.”

• If luck is unpredictable and uncontrollable how can it give us guidance?

  Just knowing that natural luck exists as a force of nature is enough to help us determine what “positions” to take with respect to all the important decisions and events of life. How much do you have to know about physics and gravity in order to avoid walking off a cliff? How did the magnetic compass help early navigators before they knew why it pointed in a certain direction? Merely knowing that some things are in harmony with nature and others are not shows us what to seek and what to avoid in life. LUCKISM® helps you determine the right way.

• What are examples of seeking natural luck?

  1. Obtaining unprocessed food and drink directly from an original source will always have more of what is unknowable and unpredictable. This puts you closer to natural luck both in the form of the substance and the transaction by which you get it. (Water from the well or faucet. Food from the farmer.) LUCKISM® consists of applying this idea in all areas of life.

  2. Preferring direct interactions and communications with other living things as opposed to using intermediary devices.

  3. Walking rather than using machines.

  4. Applying science to matters arising on Earth and not to outer space.

• Is there such a thing as "unnatural" or "artificial" luck?

  Yes. Think of a flat tire, a computer crash or any negative result brought about by the failure of a mechanical device.

• Are we supposed to give up all control and simply submit to the operation of chance?

  No. We become more aware of when we may be trying to control things when it it is wiser to harmonize with them. The main problem presently is that we have gone too far in trying to dominate things and control the uncontrollable.

• What problems are Luckism® supposed to solve?

  All the problems caused by human failure to bring its actions into harmony with the power of natural luck. Environmental problems, food problems, mental and physical health problems, economic problems, relationship problems (personal and public), political problems, war and crime problems - the list is long.

• How does Luckism® deal with bad luck?

  First, It can be theorized that it will help reduce bad luck arising from acts and situations which those who follow its precepts will avoid (overweening attempts to dominate natural luck). When, inevitably, bad things happen in life it will provide a measure of comfort by fostering acceptance of unpredictable, natural events. This important subject is one of the great questions in life and will be dealt with extensively.

• How simple and direct does Luckism want to make life? Is there a danger of nullifying the many benefits of science and technology?

  We have come so far from primitive ways that the risk of a dangerous retrogression is negligible.

  What is realistic to envision is a first stage of reevaluation of those practices at the “cutting edge” of our civilization, practices that are causing harm, ranging from soda and synthetic “potato chips” to space exploration and tech insanity; from communication techniques that reduce physical interaction to energy generation methods that ruin the environment. Is it really alarming to think that the cellphone has developed far enough so that further attention can be given to increasing face-to-face communication? Young has quipped that “in the future reality will be a rarity.” Perhaps the focus should be on endangered reality and the energy being lost through neglect of natural luck -the enlightened equivalent of disrespecting a god.