D'ya prefer the safety of being operated on by an experienced surgeon or the excitement of letting one operate on you who isn't?

Would you play Russian Roulette with your life? With your destiny? With what you will experience in terms of gains and losses based on the roll of the dice? If experience is what you seek to repair a car or fix an appliance or teach your child how to play an instrument why isn't it equally important when you need someone to run a country or fight a war?