Do you think that its morally wrong?
2006-08-17 07:59:14 · 19 answers · asked by Petrol Head 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Not if it's an occasional flutter. It is morally wrong to get into debt, or have your family do without as a result of it though.
2006-08-17 10:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by Thia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Morally wrong... bad question, really, because one person's morals are so different from another's.
Is it any less wrong, morally speaking, to talk on a cell phone while driving? In gambling, you risk a bet (could be pennies or hundreds of dollars). Driving without due care and attention puts your life, and the life of those around you, in danger. Yet plenty of people who believe gambling to be morally wrong would not think twice about driving on the phone.
If you're raised in an abusive environment, you grow up believing that violence and hatred are the norm. That's why education is so vital to a person's prospects. With good education, you have a chance to learn enough about the world to put your past into context and make a difference in your own life.
So, returning to the question... If you are raised in a home where people are regular churchgoers, who preach fire and brimstone about everything from pre-marital sex to gambling, then your view of it will vastly differ from mine. I was raised in a house of amateur alcoholics, heavy smokers and the occasional gambler. I am a social drinker, never touched cigarettes, but make my living playing online poker and advising others. I'm so passionate about it, I themed it as a religion: The Church of Texas Holdem.
That is the difference education makes. Had I grown up in a similar house but without the emphasis on learning and self-discovery, I might have become the kind of person you wouldn't want to socialise with. Perhaps, if any of you met me, you might like me -- whatever your views on my website are.
Complex issue, for sure. Addiction is another question entirely and I think out of the scope of a question about gambling morals. We all know alcoholics, but does their existence make drinking morally wrong?
2006-08-17 16:45:42 · answer #2 · answered by Father Ashley 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't think gambling is morally wrong, it cost people more than money a lot of the time, but its their life and their choice, maybe a lot of people who do the lottery each week would be the first to criticise gambling/gamblers but aren't they doing the same!
2006-08-18 08:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't believe it's morally wrong. For the most part, gambling is a self-imposed tax on people who didn't take statistics. For an unlucky few, it's a serious addiction.
2006-08-17 15:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No gambling is not morally wrong. Why should it be? However, I do believe that it must be regulated and help needs to be available fro addicts as well as things to stop people getting addicted in the first place
2006-08-17 15:05:44 · answer #5 · answered by Libby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have money to throw away at the casinos, you could just as well be donating it to a charity or save it and buy yourself a nice stereo, whatever. The gambling establishments wouldn't be in business if they weren't emptying out peoples pockets on a regular basis. It's much like smoking, an addiction, a weakness that unscroupulous people exploit.
2006-08-17 15:07:50 · answer #6 · answered by doktordbel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
morally wrong or not, it is wrong
Gambling makes you additive its a gamble, you pay some to get lum sum, and lose that some and your without nothing , really its quite a stupid risky act.
People become in greed , lets keep trying maybe Ill win , they pay more and more , lose more and more, ,while the gamblers have million, people who put theys bets pay them even more millions , and one we dont know where they spending that money than
Of course its wrong , totally , your taking a gamble , same as taking a risk , but a huge risk , its wrong and shouldnt be played
2006-08-17 15:45:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is not morally wrong as long as it is done in moderation. Now if your life revolves around gambling, then maybe it is.
2006-08-17 15:05:17 · answer #8 · answered by JJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Every penny you lose goes to a good cause. The bookies fags, his wife, his mistress his roller. And then Tony Blah gets his share. So no. Lets all keep on gambling for a good cause.
The lottery money is a farce. Give straight to the charity and wait for your reward by the circular route, ie. what goes around comes around. Love to all.
2006-08-17 15:19:20 · answer #9 · answered by Pan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not wrong but a lot of people get addicted and end up owing loads of money we all gamble 1 way or another
2006-08-17 15:06:46 · answer #10 · answered by ladybird 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋