I got to thinking about this. Players log on every day to 'worship' the poker gods. They study diligently to improve their knowledge and understanding of the game.
Their primary motive is profit, but they also talk about the game with passion and intelligence. They seek to convert non-players into players, as if poker itself were a religion that one can choose to join, or not.
They make donations to the cause (though obviously they would prefer to be recipients). People who never read books in their life begin reading about poker when they learn to play.
And I found this website, which is pretty incredible in the context of this thought process!
The Church of Texas Holdem:
http://www.church-of-texas-holdem.com/index.html
Any thoughts?
2006-08-21 13:43:09 · 4 answers · asked by Father Ashley 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
For me it is a job and it is my life's 4Th love besides my god, my girlfriend, and my kids. But i do not see poker as a religion, i deal poker full time and none of the people deal with would say its a religion at all. But i will say that it is a fun game to play and i do study all the time to get better at it, but not to get into a big discussion about god, but i only know one church and it is the church of our lord and Savior. I have read super system and it is the bible of poker but i try not to get to serious with it, i might pop a brain cell or two if i get focused on it. We'll good luck on your church, i wish you the best.
2006-08-21 18:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by sincity usa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think some similarities can be pointed out,
But religions generally seek to describe human existence, whereas Poker is a game which has no bearing on philosophic or spiritual notions.
It seems that both Poker and Religion have "fanatics"...and both seem to be driven by money. The only reason Poker players want new players to "convert", though, is because they make more mistakes...this could be considered a parallel if "converting" to a religion makes you the "sucker".
2006-08-21 17:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Will J. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno, you find me a church where I can make as much money on bonuses as in online poker and I will go to that church everyday.
Because if there is an http://www.ultimatereligionbankroll.com like http://www.ultimatepokerbankroll.com where I can get all the bonuses, someone needs to tell me!
2006-08-23 13:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by generationofswine1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what a joke
2006-08-25 04:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by mitchell_8_5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋