The comfort of the shuffle.. or not?

[DeadLily]

If you have no realistic way of affecting which card is dealt next (and I emphasize the word "realistic"), why even worry about it? It's supposed to be a random card, and that's what you get in either scenario. Theoretically, a live dealer could deal cards out of the middle of the deck, and the game would still play the same.

[7n7]

Some people do ask these questions out of sheer curiosity ya' know.

Hopefully folks already understand that from a decision-making standpoint, it should be a non-factor, though I know some don't.

Ironically, I just got back from a trip to MN where I spoke with a gentleman at the Canterbury Center card room who spent about 30 minutes trying to convince the table that a person's thoughts could influence random number generators. I didn't say a word, but just listened. Interesting to say the least. I don't buy it, but interesting still.

[BengiBaalSapiens]

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Some people do ask these questions out of sheer curiosity ya' know.

Hopefully folks already understand that from a decision-making standpoint, it should be a non-factor, though I know some don't.

Ironically, I just got back from a trip to MN where I spoke with a gentleman at the Canterbury Center card room who spent about 30 minutes trying to convince the table that a person's thoughts could influence random number generators. I didn't say a word, but just listened. Interesting to say the least. I don't buy it, but interesting still.

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Thank you for the reply: asked & answered.