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Originally Posted by ArmenH
In a Bluff magazine article Illari Sahamies(Finnish) is quoted as saying “People are realistic in Finland, They(Fins) don’t believe so much in God or luck or magic… but the reason why there are so many good poker players among a population of only 5 million? I don’t know...I guess it’s a kind of miracle.”
It got me to thinking about religion in that part of the world and after looking up religious statistics in Sweden on Wikipedia I found this ,"Despite a high formal membership rate in the Church of Sweden, several studies have found Sweden to be one of the least religious countries in the world, with one of the highest levels of atheism. According to different studies, between 46% and 85% of Swedes do not believe in God."
Does lack of Religion in your culture and up bringing allow you to become more fearless at the tables? Does being brought up with a religious background disable and restrict you from being a world class poker player? Is there an inverse correlation between being devoted to your religious beliefs and success in poker?
Its meaningless, really. Mostly comes down to knowledge in poker, as knowledge is power. Than, its controlling your emotions, and playing your best at ALL times. Then, you have some luck mixed in.
The End.
As for the religion thing, I always though that it was wise to aim for heaven, and then you get earth mixed in.
but, the fool is the one that aims for earth...
and well, those Scandinavians that think they are so smart...its going be pretty ****ing silly playing poker with all that sweat and heat in the room.
cheers!