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Are Chess and Islam Incompatible?
- brownbat 11y agoAt the end, the author cites some personal angst over winning $666 in a chess tournament. For a cultural contrast, fear of the number 'four' is more prevalent in Asia, because it is a near homophone with "death" in some Asian languages. 'Tetraphobia' has its own wikipedia page, which notes a possible self-fulfilling prophecy, given that heart failure rates spike on the fourth of the month in these cultures.[0] It's startlingly sad that anyone should suffer emotional angst at what are essentially random numerical coincidences. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia#Research_on_tetraphobia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia#Research_on_tetrap...
- orionblastar 11y agoThey shouldn't be. Chess is just a game. When they add in gambling to it, then they can raise an objectionto it. But not because of the game but that people are placing bets on it.