2008 - Do you believe on the luck that it brings?

@senses (840)
Philippines
January 5, 2008 6:12am CST
8 is a lucky number and a lot of fortune teller are telling that this year will be a lucky year since it's 2008. Do you believe on this prediction?
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@mummybec (685)
• Australia
5 Jan 08
It would be really nive to believe this but how can it be a lucky year for everyone?? not everyone in the world can be lucky all at once... there may be a few people that this happens to but I think that it would just be purely coincidence that it happened to be 2008 that was thier lucky yeat. That is my opinion anyway....
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@senses (840)
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
you have point indeed... not everyone could be lucky. maybe to some, we just hope that we are on of them... :)
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5 Jan 08
I don't believe in luck, as corny as it sounds I only believe in Chance and Probability, Chance because something might happen and Probability because things wont always 100% truthfully happen.
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 Jan 08
Hello! I am sorry, but I do not believe that people can predict things. Also, I don't believe in luck numbers. For me, luck are opportunities on the right moment. So, well, I guess we cannot know when are the opportunities arriving. However, I'll do my best to make this year an enjoyable one, and live it to the most. I'll try to make the difference on this 2008. Respectfully.
@senses (840)
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
well... in some case lets just be positive on our thinking that this year will bring good luck so that things would happen positively...
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Jan 08
Yes, let's do it!
@roberten (3128)
• United States
5 Jan 08
Never heard this but I suppose it will be luck for some.
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• Halifax, Nova Scotia
5 Jan 08
i dont really know if i believe in luck.. or fate or any of that.. i know stuff happens for but i dont think its part of any divine plan or can be predicted with accuracy.. i believe that if enough people think it will bring luck and believe that 8 is a lucky number (such as many chinese) that it brings enough positive energy and thought in peoples life that better things happen and people are more productive and happier and more hopeful etc.. but talk to those people in 2009 and see if theyre as happy after new years :D
@senses (840)
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
will if we believe or see things in positive way, things might turn out great, thus, just be positive always that a new year would bring another chance to all of us. :)
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@senses (840)
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
thanks for actively participating in this discussion. you really help. :)
• Halifax, Nova Scotia
5 Jan 08
ya for sure ;) i think it applies even with religion.. if people had as much faith in themselves as they do their respected gods the world would be a much better place.. its all about mindset and thinking positive and having others around you doing the same things.. get in where you fit in right ? :D but ya more people definately need more positive thoughts!
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@ClarusVisum (2163)
• United States
5 Jan 08
There are no such things as lucky numbers. In fact, numbers aren't even technically 'real' as concepts--they are just a tool we invented so that we could do math. Numerology has been proven time and time again to be the kind of pseudoscientific nonsense that causes a lot of people to waste time and money (especially paying 'psychics'). It has zero credibility, and the concept of "lucky numbers" in general is a sham. Don't waste your time with fallacies like this, I say. And look at the practical side of it. Our numbering system for the years is completely arbitrary! There is no univeral clock that designated this year to be "2008" in the first place--the universe has been around for billions of years! That just makes it more obvious that these "fortune tellers" are full of it. Events on Earth will not magically become more 'good' or 'bad' (to our limited perception, anyway) just because the arbitrary year that's been assigned to THIS particular revolution around the sun happens to have a decimal "8" in it (what if we used the binary number system for years? Then there would never be an 8 in ANY year, just ones and zeros. Would that mean "bad luck" every year? Honestly, now).
@senses (840)
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
hmmn... i don't definitely believe on luck ( sometimes ) but most ofte, it's always in the determination and hard work that we get what we want. :)
• Halifax, Nova Scotia
5 Jan 08
speaking of there being no universal calendar making it 2008 id just like to add that the calendar year we go by didnt always had 365/366 (leap year) in it.. the pope as on more than one occasion altered the calendar year to add a day etc.. so if you were to say go by nostradamus predictions, which are the debatably the most accurate predictions ever.. no doubt some of the most well known anyways.. his timing would be off after 400 years of there being an extra day that puts us a year ahead and then some.. so yah predictions are a flawed false hope at best..
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@lols189 (4742)
16 Feb 08
not really because number 8 is not really a lucky number for me. My lucky numbers are 7 and 27. I will stick with them i think
@senses (840)
• Philippines
16 Feb 08
oh, honestly my lucky number for me is 2 & 7...
@shinjiao (1457)
• China
5 Jan 08
I hope 2008 is a good year for me. In Chinese culture,8 is a lucky number and people believe 8 will bring them good luck and wealth. I consider 2008 as a special year coz the Olymipic Games will hold in my hometown Beijing.It is a cherished time and good chance for the whole world to learn Beijing,learn China.
@senses (840)
• Philippines
6 Jan 08
being optimistic would bring a positive outcome. :)
@mollyrose (414)
• United States
5 Jan 08
Well this is actually fascinating because I didn't know that 8 is a lucky number. I am actually very into numerology and numbers but haven't researched lately. I don't think that every single day will be lucky but their will be some lucky good days for some people. Its like that every single year we have our good days where we are on top of the world and we have our bad days where we don't want to get out of bed. Thats just part of life. If it were possible for this year to bring about a great deal of luck then I hope those fortune tellers are right because my son is going to be born in 2008 however for me it will be a year of struggles so I have to wait it out and see what takes place.
@senses (840)
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
it's a blessing that you will have a son. Congrats!