Is this so?

Is playing poker Immoral? lol ofcourse the poker-ers would say no but i want to see some sincere and honest replies

Thanks

My sincere, honest, well thought out and well articulated reply is no.

Nowhere in the bible is gambling condemned. And even then, I don't see poker as gambling. Churches run bingos, that is all luck / gambling and no skill at all.

Thanks for replying with full concern..Waiting for more replies on this critical issue

Why do I get the feeling that if sarcasm were water, this post would be flooded?

Immoral by whose standards? Are you asking because you feel an honest person would make a living by selling/creating goods and services? Poker is a zero sum game (less technically when you consider the rake?). The casinos or websites are providing a service and take their cut for it, the players aren't doing anything productive except earning money or having fun. When a poker player makes 50K in a year its not because anything useful was done for society its because he or she took the money from other people albeit in a series of voluntary contests. Is that what you mean by immoral?

If you spend your whole life playing poker, one could argue that you contributed no real value to the world, you just took money that was probably earned by someone at a job. If you happen to think you are your brother's keeper and owe some debt to society then perhaps poker is immoral. On the other hand, maybe you just want to play a game and have all these self righteous idealists leave you alone :P It should be up to you to decide, I'm sure most people here would agree with me when I say it is not immoral

I wouldn't consider it a "critical issue" by any means. To me, life is a gamble. Every decision you make can ultimately help or hurt you. For example, you gamble your money on putting your kid through college in hopes he can get out and make a good future for him/her self but you can't be certain things will work out

I'll have to ask the Pastor the next time I get down to the poker club to play with him

Well, I will be asking Father John at the parrish next week what his thoughts are on this subject.

Is being a stock broker immoral?

I guess you knew what the members of a poker forum would answer .

I dont know how anyone would consider betting as immoral. It depends on your level of morality and Id still only say 5% of the population would agree its immoral if that!

I still somehow think this needs to be merged with the joke thread...............

Funny thing... I drove up to a casino in West Virginia and got there early sunday morning. I was buying in for a Cash hold em table when I noticed a tournament at 1:00. I asked the cashier if I should go ahead and buy in for the tourney. She said that was a good idea because the lines could get pretty long once the church crowd got there. A little after 12 and she was exactly right.

playing poker is definetely not immoral unless you were cheating while you were playing(i.e cheating is immoral)

Not at all, no more than the bingo games at your local church, the lottery in your state or country or even a game of monopoly with your family.

The only thing immoral in poker are Bad Beats

IMO... Poker is a game of skill... Not a Sport

Morality is relative and therefore it's impossible to answer this question.

clearly not immoral .... playing poker is a sport using much the mind and feed your brain to be more agile. XD

Yes. Poker is the tool of Satan and playing it kills babies and puppies in 3rd world countries.

SHHHHHHHHHH dont let it out...............

TBH, this question is immoral (jk).
I don't think playing poker is immoral unless you steal or kill to support your poker.
You have to remember that moral values(IMO) are those set forth by the bible in the ten comandments, thou shall not steal, and thou shall not kill.
If you are not breaking those laws when playing poker then you are not commiting anything immoral.
IMO, all moral standards are writtten in the bible, if this makes any sense.

Is kind of get easy money :/ and less effort. Not immoral but not good way for realize your life, that's my honest answer.

I wish it was "Easy Money" for all of us here at CC.

Damn, stealing is immoral - I think I will NEVER steal a limped pot again .

Sarcasm, gotta love it
But ya'll know what I'm talking about.

Not the way I play it. More like Charity........

Don't you guys realize this is a critical issue? You all seem to be just joking about it!

It is immoral for a sucker to keep his money.

Definitely immoral. Every time you chase a draw and catch it, God kills a kitten!

Of course we will have fun with it. Anyone who can ask such a question is trolling for ammunition. Morality, and thus immorality are faith based equivalencies to ethical questions. So to ask about the morality of gambling/poker is unethical.

Question denotes an oxyMORON!

this ^

Also kinda interesting to read that some seem to suggest that church = morals.

Was about to say that.


The bible doesn't have a problem with slavery, so I guess you're ok with it too?

Amen.