Niels BohrStop telling God what to do with his dice.
About This Quote
The person who said this was a gambler and they knew the meaning of the phrase. The gambling world is full of people who try to use religion to get ahead and keep themselves in one piece. What we fail to realize is that God has his own plans and does not need our favor or money in order to get what he wants. When we pray for things like winning the lottery, we are causing God to lose money.
If we win the lottery, we will always be reminded of all the prayers we did not make for ourselves. This is the crux of what the person who said this meant when they said, “Stop telling God what to do with his dice!”
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