>>Pretty much like chess. There's a huge theory on it out there, and you can apply a lot of thinking to it. Does it necessarily affect our lives? No, unless you're a chess player.
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>Actually I'd disagree. What we think DOES affect the way we act.

Well we do agree - being a player/nonplayer or believer/unbeliever is a matter of what you think. Of course it affects your life. But then, how does an invention of a new gambit affect a life of a nonplayer? He may or may not notice the news somewhere, while perusing the newspaper. For players, however, it's a call for study.

>The problem is is that most folks simply do not have enough info, not for lack of info nut because they do not WANT it. It is a moral issue really.

There can also be too much info... did you read the internet?