Is luck an inherited characteristic?

[Mighty mouse]

Excuse my possible naivete (I am a computer programmer) but if luck exists and is an inheritable characteristic would it show as a skewing factor?
Can it therefore be said that it either does not exist or is not inheritable?

[alextemplet]

How could luck be inheritable?

[Mighty mouse]

It was once thought most psychological problems had their cause not in organic but spiritual areas.
I am not sure if luck exists (as say a field influence on quantum events) but what is to say if it does there are not physical factors involved?

[alextemplet]

I suppose it might be possible, but you're dealing with a lot more than just a field of influence. How does this field know what influences to cause? How does it know to help a gambler throw a seven instead of snake-eyes? How does it guide a tornado to demolish one house while leaving the neighbors intact? How does it determine if a person survives or dies in a car wreck? All of these would be considered luck, if luck did exist, but how would they be influenced and controlled?

[fluktuacia]

I would like to know what kind of luck you mean.. luck, that you won't suffer some serious disease (some kind of genetic disease e.g.) might be affected by genes that you've inherited from your parents:), but i cannot understand how your genes can affect anything in your surrounding (and this way brings you luck)..

[Mighty mouse]

I agree, it quickly becomes tenuous with numerous logical hoops to contend with. Thanks for the clarification