Politically Incorrect WSOP Post

[KingOtter]

I find this interesting in another aspect, which is kind of intimated, but not really spoken.

*Generalism alert* .. Christians for the most part believe that God will interfere on their behalf on this planet. God has a plan for them... God's desires, etc. They look at coincidental, random events and attribute God's hand to them. Things happen because God wills them to, not because they'd happen otherwise. God willing, etc.

So does that mean when a Christian makes a hand, or knocks someone out with a bad beat, that God willed it?

Do Christian players exhibit more favorable variance than non-Christian players (but still blow it, as Sklansky points out how few make it to the end)? Or do they suffer from more bad variance, since 'gambling' is a sin? I think Job had some pretty crappy variance.

Does the lack of Christian players in the final numbers (taking that 'fact' as an assumption, I haven't researched it to see if it is in fact a fact) prove that there is no God favoritism, skewing the numbers for his favored followers?

Or perhaps if a particular religion has more winners, that it would, in fact, be the preferred, and possibly 'correct' religion?

Lastly, if some top poker players are finding religion, are we going to hear the 'First I'd like to thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ' speeches after winning tournaments? Or people crossing themselves, kissing their medallions and pointing to the sky after a good hand?

KO

PS: I know the answer to my questions is 'No' ... but I found it interesting to consider. Or at least 'I hope not' in the case of the last paragraph.