Re: Poker is neither moral nor immoral - maybe
I’ll be the first to answer my own question. If my poker opponents were all rational people, where: they either win, or they quit as soon as they’ve derived sufficient entertainment or they quit when they realize they are way behind the learning curve and cannot conceivably win, then poker could not be seen as immoral.
But since, poker and gambling in general, attracts a great deal of irrational persons, then there is a question of moral duty on behalf of those that are irrational.
My new question would be: If my conduct of playing poker is completely rational for me, i.e. I enjoy it, it makes me money, I learn new and interesting things. And if my conduct allows me to be charitable, which I am and can afford to be for perhaps the first time in my life, and my conduct promotes peace and harmony among my friends, then does this justify those occasions where I cause some pain and suffering among irrational people?
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